News and annoucements

“People come here, they see it, they realize what we’re all about, and they stay,” says Ryan Godin.

“Iowa State and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering offered me opportunities to pursue my interests, collaborate with industry partners — and even run a startup business while finishing up my graduate studies,” says Adam Carr (’22 PhD).

Learn more about each new member of the Cyclone Engineering community. 

The broader impacts of this project include advancing science-based tools for wildfire mitigation, supporting public dialogue on the trade-offs of prescribed fire, and enhancing STEM education and workforce development in Iowa, an EPSCoR designated state.

Shana Moothedath’s research develops multi-task learning algorithms that leverage problem structures to enable efficient, privacy-preserving learning in dynamic systems while addressing data heterogeneity, communication efficiency, scalability, and safety constraints.

Finding ways to predict the unpredictable, Mahtab Goudarzi is using data to enhance intelligent infrastructure in traffic signage for intense wind events.

Awarded by the United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) in recognition of the quality of a recent research paper.

Presentation title – “Integrating Fermentation and Electrocatalysis: Regenerating Platinum Catalysts Poisoned by Sulfur-Containing Biogenic Impurities”.

The honor is awarded annually to a Member or Fellow of the Iowa Section ASCE who is judged to have contributed substantially to the status of the engineering profession.

His research focuses on microwave and millimeter-wave instrumentation and measurement and its application for nondestructive testing and 3D SAR imaging. He is also active in antenna design, electromagnetic image reconstruction, metamaterials, numerical electromagnetic analysis, and electromagnetic material characterization.

Best Paper Award at the 28th International Conference on Information Fusion held in Rio de Janeiro, July 7-11 2025.

Iowa State University is offering a new, online undergraduate certificate in cybersecurity to help strengthen the skills of workers and build the state’s workforce.

Todd Kingston, with the help of a federal grant, has equipped his lab with a unique instrument that allows him to test battery safety and performance. Yes, he said, “This allows us to safely blow up batteries.”

The CELT Teaching Excellence Award in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is presented annually to recognize and celebrate one to three ISU faculty, staff, or administrators.

For Namrata Vaswani, the Joseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professor in Engineering, improving college students’ success in STEM fields starts long before freshman year.

Alexander Goldman hopes by adding just the right elements to magnesium he can make a lighter and stronger, more malleable metal option for manufacturing.

Engineers and plant scientists worked together to improve a basic tool of plant research.

The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering embraced the challenge when alumni from the Iowa Barn Foundation had a vision for a 1910 glazed tile silo to appear at the Iowa State Fair.

Wyatt appreciates the flexibility and the competitive but collaborative culture on campus that made his path possible; “I’m definitely proud to say that I got my engineering degree at Iowa State.”

Colin Livesay’s job in the Boyd Lab has provided “the enjoyment of working with your hands and seeing a project through.”