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ISU CCEE alumna Sandra Larson retires from leadership at Iowa Department of Transportation

June 20, 2017 Kate Tindall

While summing up duties as systems operations bureau director for the State of Iowa, alum keeps university collaboration top priority This month, Sandra Larson (B.S. CE’88) will retire from her position as the Iowa Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Systems Operations Bureau Director. She has spent 29 years managing the smooth facilitation of day-to-day traffic on … Continue reading ISU CCEE alumna Sandra Larson retires from leadership at Iowa Department of Transportation

Drones take off as trend in engineering industries – a CCEE alumni feature

May 24, 2017 Kate Tindall

Technology is changing the way engineers tackle challenges in the field. Iowa State civil, construction engineering alums weigh in. Editor’s Note: This past winter, the department of civil, construction and environmental engineering at Iowa State University (ISU) released a survey to construction engineering alumni concerning possible changes to a program publication. In that survey, alums … Continue reading Drones take off as trend in engineering industries – a CCEE alumni feature

Pepper Construction’s Dave Pepper named 2017 inductee to Iowa State University Construction Engineering Hall of Fame

May 16, 2017 Kate Tindall

Ames, Iowa – Dave Pepper, a 1985 graduate of Iowa State University, is this year’s inductee into the Iowa State University Construction Engineering (ISU ConE) Hall of Fame. Pepper is chairman of Pepper Construction Group. He accepted the nomination during the ISU Associated General Contractors Banquet on April 21 at the Gateway Hotel and Conference … Continue reading Pepper Construction’s Dave Pepper named 2017 inductee to Iowa State University Construction Engineering Hall of Fame

Chemical Engineering alumna Gayle Roberts joins CBE Hall of Fame

April 13, 2017 John Burnett-Larkins

Gayle A. Roberts, P.E., an Iowa State University Chemical Engineering alumna, was officially inducted into the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Hall of Fame during a banquet April 12. Since 2007 Roberts has been president of Stanley Consultants, a global engineering firm that provides planning, design, consulting, construction and management services to clients around … Continue reading Chemical Engineering alumna Gayle Roberts joins CBE Hall of Fame

Ken Iliff and Jack McGuire inducted into AerE Hall of Distinguished Alumni

April 4, 2017 Clay Paciorek

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

ECE alumnus Greg Casey now a board member of the PCI-SIG

February 21, 2017 Emily Boyd

Greg Casey (MBA, ECE) now serves on the Board of Directors for Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG). Casey works as a Senior Architect and Strategist in the Server CTO team of Dell/EMC. He has worked with technologies such as T11 Fiber Channel Technical, IEFT Task Force, and GenZ. To read more about Casey, visit … Continue reading ECE alumnus Greg Casey now a board member of the PCI-SIG

Johnson, Vaughn fellowships for CBE professors announced

February 2, 2017 John Burnett-Larkins

Two Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering faculty members have been appointed the recipients of fellowships. Assistant Professor Zengyi Shao has been named Jack and Carol Johnson Faculty Fellow; and Assistant Professor Tom Mansell will be the Karen and Dennis Vaughn Faculty Fellow. Jack Johnson, who received a B.S. in computer science from Iowa State … Continue reading Johnson, Vaughn fellowships for CBE professors announced

Lanny Robbins set to lend expertise to CBE faculty, students

January 30, 2017 John Burnett-Larkins 1 Comment

Iowa State chemical engineering alumnus and noted member of the National Academy of Engineering Lanny Robbins has arrived on campus to begin his new position with the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Originally announced in the fall of 2016, Robbins joins the department as a distinguished faculty fellow. As a faculty member in the … Continue reading Lanny Robbins set to lend expertise to CBE faculty, students

Civil engineering alumnus Andrew Smith recognized for work with WKKS & Co.

January 23, 2017 Emily Boyd

Civil engineering alumnus Andrew Smith (B.S.’93) works for WHKS & Co., an engineering, planning and land surveying company, as a municipal project manager. Smith is involved in planning and designing things from streets and roadways, to water and waste management systems. To read the full story by Tom Thoma of the Globe Gazette, click here.

Aerospace engineering alumni Scott Brown works to improve virtual healthcare technology

January 23, 2017 Emily Boyd

Scott Brown (B.S. aerospace engineering ’96) is the vice president of product and engineering at Zipnosis, a virtual care platform and health-technology firm. Brown is involved in developing new products, introducing them to the market and continuing to improve virtual care to help practitioners and patients alike, and to boost Zipnosis’ customers and sales organization. Zipnosis … Continue reading Aerospace engineering alumni Scott Brown works to improve virtual healthcare technology

CBE alumna Korin Reid receives prestigious Forbes magazine honor

January 6, 2017 John Burnett-Larkins

Korin Reid (B.S.ChE’08), a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering alumna, has been honored by Forbes magazine as part of its annual “30 Under 30” leaders in science awards. Reid, who is employed as a Senior Data Scientist with McKesson in Atlanta, GA, was singled out for her work using big data technologies to scale … Continue reading CBE alumna Korin Reid receives prestigious Forbes magazine honor

CCEE celebrates fall class of 2016 graduates

December 20, 2016 Kate Tindall

More than 90 graduates were recognized during the department of civil, construction and environmental engineering’s (CCEE) Fall 2016 Pre-commencement Celebration. The celebration, held on Saturday morning at the Iowa State Center Scheman Building, commended the success of the fall class of 2016. Both civil and construction engineering graduates were honored during the event. Each student present … Continue reading CCEE celebrates fall class of 2016 graduates