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  • Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
    Studying innovations in steel building design

    W. Samuel Easterling, James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering, and Onur Avci, research assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, are members of a research team investigating modular steel plate floor framing and diaphragm systems in steel building structures. The new project is funded by the Charles Pankow Foundation. Read More

    March 29, 2022

  • CCEE Faculty Inspecting a bridge in Madison County, IA
    Testing Bridge Safety: CCEE’s Brent Phares Designs Framework to Enhance Bridge Load Rating Efficiency

    With over 600,000 bridges in the United States, bridge safety and longevity is critical to safe transportation in America. By mandate, each bridge is evaluated at least every two years through a process called ‘bridge load rating,’ testing things like endurance and deterioration. But when considering the work put in to inspect every single bridge in the U.S. every two years, bridge load rating as we know it is very labor intensive and potentially costly. Read More

    March 28, 2022

  • Engineers From Ghana Visit ISU for Collaborative Research

    This semester, Iowa State University’s Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering professor Dirk Maier and doctorate student George Obeng-Akrofi hosted fellow members of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB-KNUST) student organization in Kumasi, Ghana.  Read More

    March 21, 2022

  • CCEE Provides Hands-On Undergraduate Research Opportunities

    For many students, it can be difficult to gain real-world research experience while attending classes at the same time. Because it can be hard to balance learning and research, Director of Graduate Education (DOGE) and professor Omar Smadi in the Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) started a new, hands-on undergraduate research program in the department. This will be the second year of the program, after a year of many positive experiences from students. Read More

    March 7, 2022

  • Cyclone engineers advance fluids research at Argonne National Lab

    A team of mechanical engineering researchers were able to advance their research in the field of atomization and sprays by utilizing the resources available at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory. Read More

    March 7, 2022

  • PhD student Cicero Pola part of 2022-23 Brown Graduate Fellowship Program

    Cicero is currently doing research on the design and analysis of graphene-based electrochemical sensors for the detection of relevant food safety and public health targets including virus, foodborne pathogens and food allergens. Among his achievements is his number of peer-reviewed publications. He has already published 22 peer-reviewed articles in high impact journals, 15 peer-reviewed articles since he joined Iowa State University, five book chapters, [and] one patent. These are all a testament of his dedication and research excellence. Read More

    March 3, 2022

  • Hongwei Zhang standing on top of a building with blue sky behind him. There is hardware behind him for CyNet, an advanced wireless networking system that's a predecessor to the new ARA rural broadband project.
    Board of Regents Approves new Center for Wireless, Communities and Innovation at Iowa State University

    The Board of Regents, State of Iowa has approved formation of the new Center for Wireless, Communities and Innovation (WiCI) at Iowa State University. The mission of the WiCI Center is to advance the frontier of wireless and applications as well as the platforms and practice of research, education, innovation and community empowerment. Read More

    March 1, 2022

  • Rehmann and Ikuma
    Addressing Environmental Injustice with Pathogen Exposure Research after Floods

    Throughout years of floods from natural disasters, research has mostly focused on the impact of dangerous bacteria that are released from municipalities or agricultural fields and swept along in floodwaters. But what happens to the pathogens (contaminants that cause disease) that were released and stick around when the flood waters are no longer there, and how does it impact the communities exposed? Read More

    February 21, 2022

  • Rizia Bardhan and Gregory Phillips
    CBE’s Bardhan, Nanovaccine Institute cohort Phillips, receive Barry award for cancer research

    The research team of Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering associate professor Rizia Bardhan and professor of veterinary microbiology Gregory Phillips has received funding from the 2022 Margaret B. Barry Cancer Research Program. Read More

    February 18, 2022

  • CoMFRE impacting peer-reviewed journals

    CoMFRE researchers serve on editorial teams at the top peer-reviewed journals in the field. Read More

    February 16, 2022

  • AerE teaching, research awards honor three grad students

    Three graduate students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering have been honored for their work with Teaching Excellence (TEX) and Research Excellence (REX) Awards from Iowa State University’s Graduate College. The awards are presented each fall and spring semester to graduate students who demonstrate excellence in their scientific research or their performance in teaching. Read More

    February 14, 2022

  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers logo
    CBE’s Mallapragada, Narasimhan elected AIChE fellows

    CBE's Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, Carol Vohs Johnson Chair and Iowa State Associate Vice President for Research Surya Mallapragada; and Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and Vlasta Klima Balloun Faculty Chair Balaji Narasimhan have both achieved the position of fellow in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Read More

    February 14, 2022

  • Hanna Stec Brooke Owens Fellowship recipient
    AerE undergrad Hanna Stec views Brooke Owens Fellowship as inspiration for all female students

    Hanna Stec, a Department of Aerospace Engineering junior is one of 51 women selected for a 2022 Brooke Owens Fellowship. More than 1,000 applications from around the world were received for this year’s honor. Read More

    February 4, 2022

  • Photo of the tentacle
    CCEE’s In-Ho Cho and ECpE researchers receive U.S. Patent for Microsoft Robotic Device Gentle Enough to Lift Human Egg

    CCEE professor In-Ho Cho has just been issued a United States Patent in collaboration with ISU’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECpE) for a multidisciplinary, microsoft robotic device controlled through air. Read More

    January 26, 2022

  • Headshot of mechanical engineering associate professor Adarsh Krishnamurthy. He is wearing a suit and a red tie.
    ME’s Krishnamurthy joins Plant Sciences Institute

    Mechanical engineering associate professor Adarsh Krishnamurthy joins Iowa State University's Plant Sciences Institute as part of its newest cohort. Read More

    January 21, 2022