Mechanical Engineering

Smart electromagnetic thermite research on cover of ASC Applied Materials and Interfaces
Research led by Cyclone Engineers appears on the cover of ASC Applied Materials & Interfaces. The findings are the first report of an energetic material whose electromagnetic ignition properties are tunable and may lead to a new class of “smart” electromagnetic energetic materials. Read More

September 1, 2021
Honoring excellence: 2021 College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, named faculty positions, and new patents
Recognizing College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, new named faculty positions, and patents received. Read More

September 1, 2021
Emily Johnson: From Cyclone Engineering Ph.D. to Notre Dame faculty
Emily Johnson completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and wind energy science, engineering, and policy this summer. This fall, she started at… Read More

August 27, 2021
ME researchers take second place in national Hackathon competition
A mechanical engineering (ME) team of two graduate students and a postdoctoral researcher took second place at the national Hackathon competition hosted earlier this… Read More

August 26, 2021
$20 million federal grant launches AI institute for better crops, agricultural production
The researchers behind a new artificial intelligence institute say their work can accelerate the productivity and sustainability of agriculture. The National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture are supporting the researchers’ idea with a five-year, $20 million grant to establish an AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture based at Iowa State University. Read More

July 29, 2021
Meet the engineer behind MasterGrass

July 6, 2021
Serving his country by teaching armed service members
Lt. Ben McFarland Ben McFarland was inspired by the good teachers he had as a student at Iowa State University and now he’s looking… Read More

June 28, 2021
Meet the engineers behind City City Bang Bang

June 25, 2021
Meet the engineer behind Instrument Lights

June 24, 2021
Iowa State University’s solar car team unveils its newest car
A shot of the Team PrISUm’s newest solar car model: Eliana. The team unveiled their new car during an event at the Student Innovation… Read More

June 18, 2021
Engineers aim to improve oil extraction using acoustic sound waves
Mechanical engineering researchers at Iowa State University are studying ways they can use acoustic sound waves to improve the efficiency of extracting oil from rocks. Read More

June 10, 2021
NIFA Invests $7M in Digital Agriculture Technologies

June 3, 2021
ME alum Jocelyn Jackson to serve as judge for Microsoft’s Imagine Cup World Championship

May 13, 2021
Cyclone Engineering staff honored for learning community contributions
College of Engineering staff were named winners of 2021 Iowa State University Learning Communities achievement awards and recognized for years of service. Patrick… Read More

May 11, 2021
College of Engineering Graduation Celebration moving to Hilton

May 7, 2021