Tag: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

ISU ABE grad studies environmental impact of cannabis regulation

April 24, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Iowa State young alum shares his experience working for the California North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board in the wake of changing marijuana regulations and legislation Maurice Washington spends his days analyzing the environmental impact of legal marijuana cultivation in the largest cannabis-producing region in the U.S. Washington (’17 PhD agricultural and biosystems engineering) … Continue reading ISU ABE grad studies environmental impact of cannabis regulation

Ask a Cyclone Engineer: Steve Hoff

April 17, 2019 • joclynbu 11 Comments

After years with Iowa State University’s Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ISU ABE), Professor Steve Hoff answers questions reflecting on his career at ISU prior to his retirement in July 2019 With 29 years of ISU experience, Steve Hoff has defined his life work by the skills and knowledge he has shared with his … Continue reading Ask a Cyclone Engineer: Steve Hoff

Testing performance soil equipment, an opportunity for students at Iowa State

April 11, 2019 • joclynbu

Iowa State University’s Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering (ISU ABE) has a unique opportunity for students interested in soil-machine interaction. The ISU Soil-Machine Dynamics Laboratory (SMDL) is located at the ISU Agricultural Engineering and Agronomy Research Farm in Boone, Iowa. Mehari Tekeste, an assistant professor in ISU ABE, leads the laboratory teaching and research … Continue reading Testing performance soil equipment, an opportunity for students at Iowa State

ISU ABE young alum named Iowa Statement Maker

April 4, 2019 • Kate Tindall

ISU ABE alum weighs in on setting goals and working to achieve them

March 27, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Raised on a farm in Monona County in western Iowa, Larry Buss earned a degree in ag engineering from Iowa State University. Before graduating in 1968, he worked three summers for the Soil Conservation Service in Sioux City. After graduation, he worked for the U.S. Navy in California for two years as an engineer, and then took a job with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, Neb. All of this enabled Larry to “come home.”

First woman ABE undergraduate reflects on time at Iowa State

March 20, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Jill Fratini forged a unique path as an engineer and a working mother. Fratini is the first woman to graduate from ISU with an undergraduate degree in agricultural and biosystems engineering.

Film capturing the science and beauty of seeds set for festival debut

March 18, 2019 • Kate Tindall

A new film about seeds that takes viewers across the globe and onto Iowa farms will make its debut this weekend. The film, helmed by the director of the ISU Seed Science Center, is meant for a wide audience and captures the science and beauty of seeds.

ISU ABE alum Norman Friedrich nationally recognized by Natural Resources Conservation Services

March 12, 2019 • Kate Tindall

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) recently selected Norman Friedrich, P.E., civil engineer, with the Iowa NRCS in West Union as the agency’s nominee for Federal Agency Engineer of the Year (FEYA). Friedrich was one of 32 finalists for the award which was announced Feb. 22 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

ISU ABE alum Camille Nelson featured as one of POET’s women in STEM

March 12, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Camille Nelson, Research Scientist at POET, grew up on an acreage in Minnesota, where she was always curious about agriculture.

ABE graduate student awarded the David L. Calderwood Fellowship

March 11, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Alyvia Steenhoek, a graduate student studying sustainable agriculture, is the recipient of the David L. Calderwood Fellowship.

ISU ABE alum Rachael Barnes earns Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award

March 4, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Leadership has been Rachel Barnes’ specialty at Iowa State. Through ISU’s Program for Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE), she has served as a student role model, student role model coordinator – a position that reaches more than 7,000 K-12 students every year, leadership studies peer mentor, and residential peer mentor.

ISU ABE alum named top honoree in New Faces of ASABE

February 13, 2019 • Kate Tindall

Justin Schuster, EIT, was chosen as the top honoree among class and will represent ASABE at Engineers Week activities in Washington, DC, beginning February 17. Nominated by engineering colleagues and fellow ASABE members, the 2019 class was formally announced this week, at the 2019 Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville. Through their professional and extracurricular pursuits, New Faces of ASABE, all 35 years of age or younger, represent the best of a profession that endeavors throughout the world to improve quality of life and make sustainable use of precious natural resources.

College of Ag and Life Sciences recognizes ABE faculty, staff for teaching, advising, research and extension

February 8, 2019 • Kate Tindall

ISU CALS has announced recipients of its 2019 awards in teaching, advising, research and extension.

2019 Guy Fellowship awarded to three ag and biosystems graduate students

January 24, 2019 • Kate Tindall

This year’s Harold and Katherine Guy Graduate Fellowship has been awarded to three graduate students in Iowa State University’s Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department (ISU ABE). The Guy Graduate Fellowship was established to promote research in soil and water conservation. Emily Waring is in the second year of her doctoral program. She is advised by Matt … Continue reading 2019 Guy Fellowship awarded to three ag and biosystems graduate students