Category: Students

Xinchun Tian receives ISU Postdoctoral Research Excellence Award

June 30, 2020 • Anna Toot

Xinchun Tian, a postdoctoral scholar in the Materials Science and Engineering department, was awarded the ISU Postdoctoral Research Excellence Award for his research on in situ biasing TEM studies. Tian graduated from Iowa State with a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering under the supervision of Prof. Ludovico Cademartiri. Tian now works as postdoctoral scholar … Continue reading Xinchun Tian receives ISU Postdoctoral Research Excellence Award

Aerospace Engineering graduate students honored for research, teaching

June 26, 2020 • John Burnett-Larkins

The work of four Department of Aerospace Engineering graduate students has been honored with Teaching Excellence and (TEX) and Research Excellence (REX) Awards from the Iowa State University Graduate College. The awards are presented to graduate students who demonstrate excellence in their scientific research or their performance in teaching. Fangwei Hou and Xingeng Wu have … Continue reading Aerospace Engineering graduate students honored for research, teaching

Multiphase flow course offers unique hands-on learning and research experiences

June 10, 2020 • Martha Haas

ME/ChE 632: Multiphase Flow gives students unique hands-on education and experience in multiphase flows, backed by the exceptional expertise of Iowa State’s Center for Multiphase Flow and Research Education’s (CoMFRE) faculty members.

Iowa State graduate student receives Alan Gent Distinguished Student Paper Award

June 9, 2020 • Anna Toot

Ravi Tutika, a materials science and engineering Ph.D. student, won the prestigious Alan Gent Distinguished Student Paper Award for his paper entitled “Soft Multifunctional Composites Enabled Through Programmable Liquid Metal Microstructures.” The Alan Gent Distinguished Student Paper Award is an award dedicated to graduate student research in adhesion science, given by the Adhesion Society. The … Continue reading Iowa State graduate student receives Alan Gent Distinguished Student Paper Award

EPRC Student Scoop: Ph.D. candidate Alok Kumar Bharati

June 9, 2020 • Jared Coady 1 Comment

In the midst of a six-year career at General Electric (GE) working in research and development of low voltage switchgear, Alok Kumar Bharati felt it was time for a change. After already earning a bachelor’s degree in 2009 from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India, as well as a master’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology … Continue reading EPRC Student Scoop: Ph.D. candidate Alok Kumar Bharati

Cognitive engineering: The brain behind innovative work systems

June 5, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

Guliz Tokadli, Ph.D. candidate in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human Factors Programs, is part of the ever-evolving cognitive engineering discipline.

Joseph Filbert receives prestigious Rickover Fellowship

June 2, 2020 • Martha Haas

Joseph Filbert, graduate student in materials science and engineering, was awarded the prestigious Rickover Fellowship.

Iowa State alum turns passion project into a reality with the help of Boyd Lab

May 29, 2020 • Sierra Hoeger 2 Comments

When Sebastien Mueller (‘19 mech engr) was young, his dad told a story about his quest to “save the Dahu,” a goat whose legs are shorter on one side than the other, making it so Dahus can only walk in circles around their mountain homes. The story was the inspiration behind the name for the … Continue reading Iowa State alum turns passion project into a reality with the help of Boyd Lab

ME student hopes NASA internship will propel her to career in aeronautic or automotive industry

May 21, 2020 • Nick Fetty 2 Comments

From New Jersey to Australia to Michigan to California and back to Ames, Sara Mayne has done a lot during her short time as a mechanical engineering student at Iowa State University. Mayne grew up in South New Jersey, east of Philadelphia. She was attracted to STEM at an early age because of her parents, … Continue reading ME student hopes NASA internship will propel her to career in aeronautic or automotive industry