Mechanical Engineering

Bastawros awarded for advances in packaging electronic devices
Ashraf Bastawros has been named recipient of the prestigious 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division (EPPD) Excellence in Mechanics Award. Read More

September 16, 2024
Grass to gas: Exploring the win-win of grass-powered energy production
Mark Mba-Wright, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is co-author on two recent studies, modeling the impact of using anaerobic digestion to produce renewable natural gas from grass biomass in different settings and from varying perspectives. Read More

July 26, 2024
Hailey Negley: Dean’s Student Leadership Award winner and outstanding senior in mechanical engineering
"I want to help the next generation of female engineers reach their full potential." Read More

May 1, 2024
Mechanical engineer finds future in heart work
While life has presented challenges, it hasn’t stopped Abby McCormick, mechanical engineering major, from following her heart. Read More

April 29, 2024
Two mechanical engineering faculty recently named ASME Fellows
Two mechanical engineering faculty, Adarsh Krishnamurthy, associate professor, and Eliot Winer, professor, were recently named Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Read More

February 7, 2024
Lee receives NSF CAREER award to research how salt solution structure changes affect final crystal formation
Jong Lee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research on how salt solution structure changes affect final crystal formation. Read More

January 31, 2024
NSF CAREER Award will support Secor lab develop multi-material additive manufacturing technologies for electronics
Ethan Secor, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for research on additive manufacturing technologies for electronic materials. Read More

January 25, 2024
Welcoming Sayani Maity, new assistant teaching professor of mechanical engineering
"In the classroom, my teaching focus is to develop an engaging learning environment and promote thinking skills. I also aim to focus on connecting real-life application with theoretical knowledge." Read More

January 5, 2024
Alumni gift establishes the John and Nancy Hayes Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering
John and Nancy Hayes of Davenport, Iowa, have made a gift commitment to Iowa State University, establishing the John and Nancy Hayes Department Chair in Mechanical Engineering. The initial chairholder is Caroline Hayes (no relation to John and Nancy Hayes), who has led the department since 2012. Read More

December 20, 2023
Robert C. Brown elected to National Academy of Inventors
Robert C. Brown, who has many inventions involving the thermochemical conversion of biomass to biofuels and biochemicals, is Iowa State's ninth fellow elected to the National Academy of Inventors. He's still in the inventing business, including competing in an XPRIZE Foundation effort to remove carbon from the atmosphere. Read More

December 12, 2023
Aaron Schoon: Outstanding senior in mechanical engineering
"Engineering like a Cyclone Engineer means effectively using the skills and knowledge you have gained as an engineer while also realizing the importance of collaborating with others towards achieving success. At Iowa State, opportunities to work within teams for classes, research, and clubs better prepare us to make a mark on history." Read More

December 12, 2023
New Soft Matter Electrostatic Levitator makes possible world’s first neutron scattering on levitated salt solution droplets up to extreme supersaturation
John Jonghyun Lee, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, led research that demonstrated the world’s first neutron scattering on levitated salt solution droplets up to extreme supersaturation. The team used a novel instrument they designed called a Soft Matter Electrostatic Levitator (SEL), integrated into the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High Flux Isotope Reactor’s WAND2 facility. Read More

December 1, 2023
Advancing “placenta-on-a-chip” with sensing and imaging technology
Nicole Hashemi and her students will advance a "placenta-on-a-chip" – which models how medicines, nutrients and other substances are passed from mother to fetus – with a new, three-year, $350,000 National Science Foundation Mid-Career Advancement grant. Read More

November 28, 2023
Alumnus Subra Suresh receives National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest scientific honor
Subra Suresh (M.S. '79 mechanical engineering) was recognized for his "pioneering research across engineering, physical sciences and life sciences, and particularly for advancing the study of material science and its application to other disciplines." Read More

November 1, 2023
“Revolutionary” multi-material for light-based 3D printing
Adarsh Krishnamurthy co-leads a new $800,000 project to identify and study single resins that can create different materials and properties – such as stiffness – when exposed to different light wavelengths. “We want to produce two material properties with the same resin. That’s revolutionary in terms of materials for Digital Light Processing 3D printing,” said Krishnamurthy. Read More

October 23, 2023