Category: Students

Iowa State University College of Engineering launches new environmental engineering major for fall 2020

April 6, 2020 • Kristine Perkins

Iowa State University’s College of Engineering is introducing a bachelor of science degree program in environmental engineering. The new major – approved by the state’s Board of Regents at its April 1 meeting – will begin in the fall of 2020. The environmental engineering program will be part of the college’s Department of Civil, Construction … Continue reading Iowa State University College of Engineering launches new environmental engineering major for fall 2020

Cyclone Engineers inducted into Cardinal Key Honor Society

April 2, 2020 • Cyclone Engineering

Nine College of Engineering students were selected as members of Iowa State’s most prestigious honorary, Cardinal Key Honor Society.

Q&A with 2020 Goldwater Scholar Divyesh Kumar

March 31, 2020 • Madeline McGarry

Divyesh Kumar, a junior in chemical and biological engineering from Ames, has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar. The nationally renowned scholarship recognizes exceptional sophomores and juniors who aspire to work in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering research fields.

ME alum Edgar Stanton helped to lead Iowa State through 1918 flu pandemic

March 27, 2020 • Nick Fetty

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

Iowa State University named exemplary program for diversifying engineering education

March 27, 2020 • Kristin Clague

The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has named Iowa State University a top institution for diversifying engineering education based on admissions policies, practices and processes. According to a press release from the organization, NAE received nominations from accredited four-year undergraduate schools with engineering or engineering technology programs. The submissions were reviewed by an NAE-appointed committee … Continue reading Iowa State University named exemplary program for diversifying engineering education

Agricultural and biosystems engineering graduate program takes top ranking

March 18, 2020 • bbeach

ME student named finalist for prestigious Truman Scholarship

March 13, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

Juan Bibiloni-Rivera, junior in mechanical engineering, has been announced as a finalist for the national Harry S. Truman Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to high achieving, student-leaders in academia, research and healthcare throughout the United States.

From the classroom to the aerospace lab

March 13, 2020 • Laurel Tiedeman

How Amy Wieland’s co-op with Collins Aerospace is adding to her Iowa State experience

Construction engineering students receive national community service award

March 12, 2020 • Emily Zahurones 1 Comment

Iowa State students in the Associated General Contractors student chapter are breaking boundaries in construction engineering on a national level. Club members traveled to Las Vegas for the AGC national convention to accept a community service award on March 12 – one that has never before been awarded to a student chapter. “We were surprised … Continue reading Construction engineering students receive national community service award

PHOTOS: IMSE Faculty-Staff-Student Volleyball Tournament (Spring 2020)

March 9, 2020 • Nick Fetty

An Adventure in Confidence

March 6, 2020 • Travis Ballstadt

Take a look inside Iowa State’s mentoring program designed to provide professional development for international students and build community between international and domestic graduate students.

Senior Bailey Righi: Running toward a future with Nike

March 5, 2020 • Sarah Hays

Growing up in Missouri and attending college at Iowa State University, software engineering senior and student athlete Bailey Righi has spent most of her life in the midwest. As a senior, Righi has a lot to look forward to and many moves to make in her last year at ISU. But one move is already … Continue reading Senior Bailey Righi: Running toward a future with Nike

International partnership with Shandong University

February 27, 2020 • Emily Zahurones

A recent cooperative agreement was signed between researchers in from the Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) department at Iowa State University (ISU) and the School of Civil Engineering at Shandong University in Jinan, China.

Winners announced for 2020 engineering pitch competition

February 26, 2020 • Nick Fetty

Winners have been announced for the College of Engineering pitch competition that took place inside the Student Innovation Center on Feb. 21. In the Existing Business Idea category, Cole Jensen (senior, mechanical engineering) took first place while a team including Nathan Kopp (freshman, mechanical engineering) was runner-up. In the New Idea category, Charles Cremault (sophomore, … Continue reading Winners announced for 2020 engineering pitch competition