Department News

From forest to farm: Using woodchips from crowded forests in sustainable water quality practices
By working together, the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and the Department of Natural Resource Ecology Management are studying the process behind weeding out certain species of trees in forests to help other trees grow, and using those weeded-out trees for water quality practices. The underutilized trees will be chopped into woodchips, a common media for water quality improvements. Read More

January 5, 2023
Vitalij Pecharsky, Ames Lab Scientist and Distinguished Professor at Iowa State University, dies
Vitalij Pecharsky, Ames National Laboratory Scientist and Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Iowa State University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, died on Tuesday, Dec. 20, aged 68. Read More

January 4, 2023
“It’s all about making a difference,” construction engineering alum Paul Giroux’s advice to Cyclone Engineers
Paul Giroux graduated from the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in construction engineering. Now, after nearly five decades in industry with the Kiewit Corporation, Giroux pays his education forward by sharing his insights into modern and historical construction lessons with engineering students all over America. Read More

December 28, 2022
Ringing to the tune of innovation, Iowa State team designs mini version of “Bells of Iowa State”
The sound of Iowa State pride has a nice ring to it in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE). Housed in the Sukup Atrium is a mini version of the ISU Campanile and the Stanton Memorial Carillon, created by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Music & Theatre and ABE. Read More

December 21, 2022
CBE alumnus, Hall of Fame member G. Paul Wilhite passes away
Paul Wilhite, a 1959 B.S. graduate of Iowa State’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and a member of the department’s Hall of Fame, has passed away. Read More

December 20, 2022
Flow state: Jake Knuerr builds new MRI to visualize fluid mechanics
Jacob Knuerr is building his one-of-a-kind multiphase flow research skills and connecting with multiphase scholars from across the world as an undergraduate research assistant working with faculty mentor Ted Heindel, CoMFRE director, University Professor, and the Bergles Professor of Thermal Science in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Read More

December 19, 2022
Apply now for CBE’s 2023 BioMaP undergrad research program
The application period for the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s 2023 BioMaP REU program is now open. The program will be held from May 30 – August 4. Read More

December 14, 2022
Mary Ann Fox: Farmer, Cyclone Engineer … and fair queen
As the Iowa State Fair Queen crown was placed on Mary Ann Fox’s head in August, she realized the unique opportunity she now has: combining her reign with what she’s learning as an Iowa State agricultural engineering major to make farm life better. Read More

December 13, 2022
Iowa State selected for Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale (FARMS) funding program
The Foundational Agrivoltaic Research for Megawatt Scale (FARMS) funding program examines how agrivoltaics can provide new economic opportunities to farmers, rural communities, and the solar industry. Read More

December 13, 2022
Merging modeling and manufacturing classes, students turn designs into reality
From design theory to hands-on manufacturing, students in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) are experiencing the entire design and development process through the teamwork of two new faculty members in ABE. Read More

December 12, 2022
Zachary Bunch: Outstanding senior in cyber security engineering
Zachary Bunch is the fall 2022 outstanding senior in cyber security engineering. Read More

December 6, 2022
Brooks Boie: Outstanding senior in construction engineering
Brooks Boie is the fall 2022 outstanding senior in construction engineering. Read More

December 6, 2022
Hannah Blumhoefer: Outstanding senior in aerospace engineering
Hannah Blumhoefer is the fall 2022 outstanding senior in aerospace engineering. Read More

December 6, 2022
Justin Dillon: Outstanding senior in agricultural engineering
Justin Dillon is the fall 2022 outstanding senior in agricultural engineering. Read More

December 6, 2022
Blake Clark: Outstanding senior in industrial engineering
Blake Clark is the fall 2022 outstanding senior in industrial engineering. Read More

December 6, 2022

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