The Science Center of Iowa welcomed the Department of Aerospace Engineering to speak to children at the SCI Take Flight Summer Camp. Teaching laboratory associate, Carolyn Riedel, and graduate program assistant, Sara Goplin, spoke to the children, ages 3-5, about rockets and space. Riedel and Goplin spent time with two different classes, taking questions and … Continue reading AerE talks rockets at Science Center of Iowa
Graduating aerospace engineering students were honored at a reception on Saturday morning. The students enjoyed breakfast with their families and professors before a ceremony in Hoover Hall to recognize the graduates as well as several exceptional honorees. The reception featured a surprise visit from aerospace engineering alum Dennis Muilenburg ’86 who is this year’s commencement … Continue reading AerE graduates receive surprise visit from Dennis Muilenburg
Dennis Muilenburg (AerE ’86) will deliver the Spring Commencement address on Saturday, May 4 at Jack Trice Stadium. Muilenburg, who serves as chairman, president and CEO of The Boeing Company, will address a record 4,322 graduates. The world’s largest aerospace company, Boeing employs approximately 150,000 people across the United States and in more than 65 countries. … Continue reading AerE alum, Dennis Muilenburg to deliver commencement address
Valery Levitas, Schafer Professor and faculty member of aerospace engineering and mechanical engineering as well as faculty scientist at Ames Laboratory, and his postdoctoral researcher Biao Feng (currently, at Los Alamos National Laboratory) suggest a new approach for increasing the highest achievable pressure for scientific research. Currently, the highest possible static pressure is produced by … Continue reading Levitas and Feng suggest new approach for high pressure research
The Department of Aerospace Engineering celebrated the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Dinner on Monday night at Reiman Gardens. The department inducted Ken Iliff ‘62 and Jack McGuire ‘63 into the Hall of Distinguished Alumni for the years of work and dedication to aerospace engineering. A 1962 Aerospace Engineering graduate, Iliff was Chief Scientist at the NASA … Continue reading Ken Iliff and Jack McGuire inducted into AerE Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Mitchell Harger graduated with a degree in Aerospace Engineering in the Spring of 2016. However, before he left Ames, he still had one more thing to do. As a member of the Iowa State football team, Harger wanted to finish his final year of eligibility with the team before pursuing a career in aerospace engineering. After … Continue reading From the gridiron to the galaxy
This article was first published on iowastatedaily.com. To view the article in it’s entirety, click here. By Mitchell LaFrance A group of students from the Make to Innovate program (M:2:I) has recently been chosen by NASA to participate in the CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI), which aims to enable universities and other institutions to learn more about … Continue reading Team CySat selected for NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative
Team CyFly, the lone United States team remaining in the global Airbus Fly Your Ideas Challenge, is in the midst of Round 2 as they refine their concept and construct mockups. The team is is one of 50 teams remaining in the competition to develop ideas for how to change the future of aviation. If they … Continue reading Team CyFly finalizing prototype for Airbus competition
Akash Vidyadharan and Tyler Carter spent the first part of last summer applying for jobs in anticipation of receiving their master’s degree in the spring of 2017. For the second half of the summer, they worked on a project that has caught the attention of investors, corporations, as well government officials. “One year ago, this … Continue reading Graduate students’ startup makes a strong first impression
By Jill O’Brien. This article was published on iowastatedaily.com. Click here to read the article in its entirety. As part of the Women’s Leadership Series, Kathryn Thornton spoke about her time working for NASA on Monday night in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. Thornton worked at NASA for 12 years, participating in three … Continue reading Kathryn Thornton lecture inspires STEM students, space lovers
Ashraf Bastawros, professor of aerospace engineering, has received a $300,000 grant from the Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHSMA). Along with Dr. Kurt Hebert from chemical engineering, Dr. Pranav Shrotriya from mechanical engineering, and Dr. Leonard Bond from the Center of Non Destructive Evaluation, Bastawros will develop advanced detection methods to … Continue reading Engineering researchers collaborate to study pipeline corrosion
Kristin Yvonne Rozier was profiled recently by the Department of Computer Science at Rice University, Rozier’s alma mater. Rozier discusses her dream jobs, the first one being at NASA and her second one at Iowa State. Click here to read the full article on Rice’s website. Kristin Yvonne Rozier applied for the Computer Science Ph.D. … Continue reading Kristin Y. Rozier on her dream jobs
Spring 2017, Volume 6