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Two ME faculty receive Professor of the Year honors
Two mechanical engineering (ME) faculty members are recipients of the 2019-20 Mechanical Engineering Professor of the Year award presented by Pi Tau Sigma. Margaret Mathison, associate teaching professor, and Paola Pittoni, assistant teaching professor, have been recognized as the department’s top educators for this award issued annually by the Iowa State chapter of the national …Continue reading “Two ME faculty receive Professor of the Year honors”
ME’s Padalkar uses metal-oxide nanomaterials deposited on cloth to wipe out microbes
Secor brings family history and expertise in aerosol jet printing to Iowa State
Ethan Secor’s family has a long history with Iowa State. This includes his grandfather, Gerald Secor (B.S. ‘48), along with 15 living ISU alumni, and extends back over a century. Secor will continue this family tradition when he joins the ME faculty as an assistant professor in fall 2020. Secor grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota, …Continue reading “Secor brings family history and expertise in aerosol jet printing to Iowa State”
ME alum Edgar Stanton helped to lead Iowa State through 1918 flu pandemic
More than a century ago, Iowa State’s campus grappled with a pandemic that it had never seen before. In August 1918, a Spanish flu outbreak hit at a time when the world was already engulfed in the final months the First World War. Even Ames, Iowa, saw the economic and cultural impact caused by both …Continue reading “ME alum Edgar Stanton helped to lead Iowa State through 1918 flu pandemic”
From Nicaragua to Senegal, ME alum is helping around the world
Helping people has always been a personal mission of Iowa State alum Patrick Ward. It was part of the reason he chose to study mechanical engineering. It was part of the reason he traveled abroad to Nicaragua as a student. And now it is part of the reason he left his full-time engineering job to …Continue reading “From Nicaragua to Senegal, ME alum is helping around the world”
Using X-rays and high-speed imaging to examine sprays
Iowa State University is part of an inter-university research project examining the intricacies of sprays. Ted Heindel, Bergles Professor of Thermal Science and university professor in mechanical engineering, is the lead researcher at the Iowa State site. Within Heindel’s Experimental Multiphase Flow Lab, the researchers are using X-rays and high-speed imaging to experimentally study the …Continue reading “Using X-rays and high-speed imaging to examine sprays”
Incoming ME faculty member returns to his roots
Some kids grow up wanting to be an astronaut or a doctor or any other number of careers. This wasn’t the case for Cody H. Fleming. He admits that growing up he was more interested in sports than his schoolwork. However, because of the persistence and encouragement from some of his teachers and mentors, he …Continue reading “Incoming ME faculty member returns to his roots”
Naval experience paved the way for ME alum
While many college students gain first-hand engineering experience through internships and co-ops, Ryan Williams was gaining this experience before he even stepped foot on campus. Williams served as an aviation structural mechanic for the U.S. Navy after high school which taught him how hydraulic systems and flight control components work together to put an aircraft …Continue reading “Naval experience paved the way for ME alum”
Li wins Rising Researcher award from international professional society
An Iowa State University mechanical engineering faculty member is among 13 from across the globe recognized as a distinguished young professional by a professional society in his field. Beiwen Li, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was named a 2020 DCS Rising Researcher by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The Rising Researchers …Continue reading “Li wins Rising Researcher award from international professional society”
Innovative mindset takes Iowa State student on the ride of his life
Bringing Captain America’s shield and other movie memorabilia to a living room near you
At just 23 years old, Grayson Burgess’s company has already generated more than a quarter million dollars in sales. Burgess, senior in mechanical engineering, founded Comic Sandwiches, an Iowa-based company that designs and manufactures movie-quality replicas, props and memorabilia for fans of comic books and superheroes. His customers range from diehard comic book and superhero …Continue reading “Bringing Captain America’s shield and other movie memorabilia to a living room near you”
Engineering research project studies active shooter situations in schools
Researchers at Iowa State University are using their expertise to create a system that will provide students, teachers, police officers and others with accurate, real-time information in the event of an active shooter situation in a school. Soumik Sarkar, associate professor of mechanical engineering, is serving as the Primary Investigator (PI) at the Iowa State …Continue reading “Engineering research project studies active shooter situations in schools”
Kolar Named All-American By PFF
Bringing research expertise in fluids and energy
Incoming mechanical engineering faculty member looks to establish a research niche combining fluids and energy at Iowa State University Returning to Ames and conducting research at Iowa State University will be something of a homecoming for incoming mechanical engineering faculty member. Todd Kingston grew up in North Bend, Nebraska, about three hours west of Ames. …Continue reading “Bringing research expertise in fluids and energy”