- Dean’s Student Leadership awardee: Soren Hellyer, materials engineering
“As an engineer, I want to make positive impacts on my communities and help the world by promoting environmentally friendly practices.”
- Dean’s Student Leadership awardee: Keith Urmie, agricultural and biosystems engineering
“I hope to be able to say that I did my part in feeding the world. Agricultural engineers, like myself, are tasked with creating ways to grow more food with fewer resources. We must do this by increasing efficiency, but also ensuring that we are improving the environment around us.”
- Dean’s Student Leadership awardee: Shiarette Contreras Rivera, aerospace engineering
“I hope to inspire others who share my passion for innovation to dream big and work hard toward their goals.”
- Chemical engineer Katie Quinn: Creating community through mentorship and music
Katie Quinn, a senior in chemical engineering and a guitar player in her band, got involved in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering early on as a peer mentor and continued in that role throughout her college career. Here’s what she learned along the way, and what she’ll remember most from her Cyclone Engineering experience.
- Iowa State University dedicates new Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building
Iowa State University’s Therkildsen Industrial Engineering building offers industrial engineering students a technically-enhanced research laboratory and learning space where they can gain knowledge to design tomorrow’s innovative, safe and nimble production processes across all industry sectors.
- Exploring drinking water solutions and gaining industry-applicable experience through research
Undergraduate researcher Lauren Spaete, junior in environmental engineering, is researching nitrate levels in drinking water and building skills she’ll use in her future career.
- Cardinal Electric is gearing up for the 17th annual ECIC, 16th appearance in competition
Cardinal Electric has been working all semester toward their proposal submission, building real-world skills, and acting as electrical contractors for a net-zero building.
- Engineers using ‘digital twins’ to improve agriculture, health, manufacturing and more
Iowa State researchers are building “digital twins” that are regularly updated with data from their physical twins. A national committee said digital twins have “immense promise in accelerating scientific discovery and revolutionizing industries.”
- Cy Launch is taking the rocketry world one 3D print at a time
M:2:I’s Cy Launch rocketry team has taken a key step with innovation by creating rockets made totally of 3-D printed pieces.
- Celebrating student success at the 13th annual CCEE Research Symposium
The 13th annual research showcase held 72 civil, construction and environmental engineering undergraduate and graduate student research presentations. This year featured projects in a broad range of subjects, like the use of VR in construction training, defining solutions for wastewater treatment, finding answers to erosion challenges, and many more.
- Cheng Wang receives NSF CAREER Award to develop scalable, energy-efficient AI hardware
Cheng Wang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for the project, “Scalable and Robust AI Computing with Stochastic Processing Ensembles.” CAREER awards are the NSF’s most prestigious awards given to early-career faculty.
- James Meggitt: ‘Engineering Career Services played a massive role in my success’
Just eight weeks from when James Meggitt stepped onto campus as a first-year electrical engineering student, he had already secured an internship in the field. Read his take on how he made it happen, with support from Cyclone Engineering resources.
- Alyssa Peck: Careful planning, Engineering Career Services support helped land early internship
Just eight weeks from when Alyssa Peck stepped onto campus as a first-year construction engineering student, she had already secured an internship in the field. Read her take on how she made it happen, with support from Cyclone Engineering resources.
- Strong mentorship and hands-on learning helped Sarah Stewart turn her dream into reality at Iowa State
Iowa State’s strength in engineering and space programs influenced her decision to become a Cyclone. “By going to Iowa State, I was immediately able to work on hands-on projects I was passionate about through classwork, student organizations and research opportunities.”
- NSF CAREER Award for Roling’s nitrate pollution research
Assistant Professor and Jack R. and Carol A. Johnson Faculty Fellow in Chemical and Biological Engineering Luke Roling has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
- Heads up! M:2:I student team exploring augmented reality astronaut helmet innovation
A group of nine students recognized a need for innovation in astronaut helmets to help optimize operational efficiency on space missions and detect hazards.
- Pivots, prototypes, and persistence: How two Cyclone Engineers are solving an age-old ag challenge
Dakota Belling (’23 civil engr) and Eugene Meyer (’22 industrial engr) launched an agtech startup, Bovi-Jet, with the help of Iowa State entrepreneurship programs.
- Peter C. Collins named fellow of Alpha Sigma Mu
Peter C. Collins, professor of materials science and engineering and The Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering, has been named a fellow of the Alpha Sigma Mu, an international professional society for the field of materials science and engineering.
- Four State Science & Technology Fair of Iowa Participants Awarded $500 IMSE Scholarships
Four participants were awarded $500 IMSE scholarships at this year’s State Science & Technology Fair of Iowa (SSTFI).
- M:2:I Design/Build/Fly team preps for national competition
The M:2:I (Make to Innovate) team Design/Build/Fly (DBF) is perfecting and finalizing the latest design of a hand-built plane and autonomous drop glider to compete in the annual DBF competition
