- ‘We should all think like entrepreneurs’: Timilehin Ayanlade, engineering AI innovations in cyber-agriculture systems
“My work in multimodal AI for cyber-agricultural systems pushes me to think beyond academic results and consider real-world deployment for farmers and agricultural stakeholders.”
- Faculty-led startups grow at Iowa State University Research Park
The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering.
- Aerospace engineering’s ground school offering helps range of students soar
Aerospace engineering (AE) is one of the most in-demand majors at Iowa State, and one of the ways AE students can stand out in the job market after graduation is possessing a private pilot license. To help make that possible, the aerospace engineering department has offered ground school instruction as a course, one of the main requirements to secure a license.
- ‘Imagine a better way forward’: Olivia Cramer, athlete and adaptive sports innovator
“Through products like RUGGD and the community I hope to build around it, I want amputees and others with disabilities to feel empowered to explore, compete, and experience the outdoors without hesitation. My goal is not just to create a product, but to help create a culture where accessibility and activity are normal and encouraged.”
- ‘Embrace challenge, take risks, provide value’: Benjamin Adams, drone developer, technology entrepreneur
“Embrace the challenge of knowing people and recognizing opportunity and then don’t be afraid to take a risk. I hope to embody that not just in my career but in my life overall; embrace challenge, take appropriate risk, and provide value to others.”
- ‘Think outside conventional paths’: Merlick Mongbo, AI-powered basketball training ecosystem creator
“I’m currently working on a basketball training ecosystem for beginner to advanced level players that uses computer vision and an AI-powered app to generate custom and precise analytics for real-time feedback and adjustment.”
- Students gain experience, perspective in Ghana through Engineers Without Borders
Mechanical engineering students Connor Theisen and Abbey Vezina were selected to be part of a small group of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) students to travel over winter break to the EWB-ISU chapter’s partner community in Ullo, Ghana.
- NASA Artemis engineers talk teamwork, collaboration during department visit
The Iowa State alumni were asked: What is one skill you developed here as an undergraduate that you use today in your career?
- Karina Rief: From undeclared to environmental engineer
Karina Rief, senior in environmental engineering, began at Iowa State as an undeclared engineering student. Soon, she will be protecting waterways on active construction sites.
- Soy-based pavement technology replaces, renews 24 miles of rural Iowa roadways
Soy pavement technology developed by Iowa State engineers helped fix 24 miles of rural roads in northeast Iowa.
- The facts of PFAS: Understanding forever chemicals in groundwater
Ruadhri Deans, a concurrent environmental engineering undergraduate and master’s student, is diving into the study of “forever chemicals.”
- Biological systems engineering student finds his ‘why’ working in Iowa Wetlands
Senior in biological systems engineering, Eli Gannon, is wading into Iowa’s wetlands, collecting data and finding the “why” in his degree path.
- Renewable materials build low-cost batteries to store wind energy
Iowa State engineers are using Iowa-sourced materials to build “ultra-low-cost, ultra-high-performance” batteries capable of storing Iowa wind energy. A grant from the Iowa Energy Center is supporting the project.
