Research

Nigel Reuel named Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) associate professor Nigel Reuel has been named the Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering. Read More

June 15, 2023

Valery Levitas appointed Murray Harpole Chair in Engineering

Department of Aerospace Engineering faculty member Valery Levitas has been appointed Murray Harpole Chair in Engineering. Read More

June 14, 2023

Micro scale, macro impact: Adina Howe studies interaction between microbes and crops to reduce carbon footprint

The impact of microbes goes beyond the micro scale - and Howe is ready to enhance our environment using the interaction between microbes and agriculture. Read More

June 12, 2023

Fynn Reinbacher fires up oxy-fuel combustion project in Gas Turbine Industrial Fellowship

Fynn Reinbacher, a Ph.D. candidate in mechanical engineering and a graduate assistant in CoMFRE affiliate James Michael’s research group, was a Gas Turbine Industrial Fellow at Southwest Research Institute. Reinbacher focused on three projects in oxy-fuel combustion, contributing unique multi-phase flow research expertise he developed at Iowa State. Read More

June 7, 2023

BioMaP undergrad research program underway

Twenty-one undergraduate students from Iowa State and around the nation are ready for a summer of hands-on research in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) with the Biological Materials and Processes Research Experiences for Undergraduates (BioMaP REU) program. Read More

June 5, 2023

Iowa State University researchers lead two of five BioMADE bioreactor innovation projects

Iowa State University's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering researchers are leading two of five new projects announced by BioMADE to advance the United States bioeconomy and biomanufacturing goals. These projects were funded through a special BioMADE Project Call on advancing bioreactor design and development thanks to support from Schmidt Futures. They aim to use innovative technologies in bioreactor hardware, software, sensors, modeling, and automation to produce biobased products more efficiently at a commercial scale. Read More

May 19, 2023

Building tools to improve quality, production of disease-fighting cells

Nigel Reuel and two of his doctoral students – Yee Chan and Sakib Ferdous – are developing advanced tools for cell manufacturing that could improve the cost and availability of therapeutic cells capable of fighting diseases such as cancers, heart disease, lupus and other autoimmune diseases. Read More

May 16, 2023

$20 million project grows Iowa biomanufacturing

Cyclone Engineers lead a state-wide effort to make Iowa a leader in advanced biomanufacturing. Researchers will use microbes and other biological systems to produce plastics for 3D printing, fibers for flexible and rigid materials and proteins for medical diagnostics and therapeutics. Read More

May 11, 2023

The Conversation: Ted Heindel, fluid flow expert, on why peanut butter is a liquid and the physics of this and other unexpected fluids

"When the TSA recently confiscated a jar of Jif under the rule that only liquid under 3.4 ounces can be carried on a plane, peanut butter lovers were up in arms. Just like Americans’ favorite legume-based sandwich ingredient, the story – and the outrage it inspired – began to spread. However, I’m a mechanical engineer who studies fluid flows, and the TSA action made sense to me. By the scientific definition, peanut butter is indeed a liquid." Read More

May 4, 2023

Aimar Negrete receives National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

Aimar Negrete, a graduate student in the Department of Aerospace Engineering (AerE) at Iowa State University, has been named to the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Read More

April 28, 2023

Three CBE students awarded NSF Graduate Research fellowships

Three students in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) at Iowa State University have received awards from the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Read More

April 25, 2023

Simon Laflamme co-develops a revolutionary sensor for bridges that changes color when fatigue cracks form

Simon Laflamme has been at Iowa State University for over a decade and has contributed with different research projects through the years.  Read More

April 20, 2023

Students gain hands-on experience presenting in poster competition

Every year, the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Council hosts the CCEE Student Poster Competition and Research Showcase. Students are welcomed to present their research to a broad audience and spread their message, while also learning valuable presentation skills. Read More

April 14, 2023

Food, fuel, medicine: Grain is everywhere and evolving, Kurt Rosentrater says

If you need to talk to an expert on grain, Kurt Rosentrater is the expert for you. Read More

April 13, 2023

Researchers receive $1.35 million from EPA, collaborate with Alaska Native community to reduce water insecurity due to climate change

A team of engineers and scientists at Iowa State University is conducting research to empower an Alaska Native community and reduce the burden of water insecurity accelerated by climate change. Read More

April 12, 2023