Written by William Ellingson (BSAerE’62) with input from Neil Woodley (BSEE’61 and MSEE’65) Most of us witnessed the 2013 floods that devastated Colorado by watching TV news. However, one Iowa State engineering alumnus was a first-hand observer and also one of the first responders. Neil Woodley, BSEE’61 and MSEE’65, is a full-time resident of Estes …Continue reading “Iowa State electrical engineering grad helps get power back to Estes Park”
Maybe it is because of his last name or his long history in the energy industry, but Tom Wind (BSEE’74) is bullish on the future of wind energy in Iowa. “Wind power is on a path to reach 20 percent of the U.S. energy needs by 2030 — in Iowa, it already is at 25 percent,” …Continue reading “EE alumnus sees job opportunities ahead in wind, renewable energies”
When Casey Nelson sits down, you can tell he’s a student with a lot on his plate. It’s not that he seems overwhelmed. It’s more like he’s assessing a checklist in his mind that is constantly changing but never fully going away. As he starts in about his experience as a student in biological systems …Continue reading “Engineering scholarship paves way for new experiences”
The following is an excerpt from Tennessee State University News Service, dated Sept. 4, 2013: The College of Engineering at Tennessee State University recently named Dr. Gouranga Banik as head of civil and architectural engineering. He assumed his current position August 15. Most recently, Banik served as President and CEO for Bencons LLC, a private engineering …Continue reading “Civil engineering alumnus becomes department head at Tennessee State”
A 2001 mechanical engineering graduate, Ben Nimmergut was always fascinated with airplanes, getting to know them while his father worked as a pilot for United Airlines. But it wasn’t until he devoted his last two years at Iowa State to the solar car team that he took an interest in Boeing. Nimmergut—originally from the suburbs …Continue reading “Ben Nimmergut’s Iowa State adventure comes full circle in his career”
Mary Krumboltz Hurd, a female engineering pioneer and 1947 Iowa State civil engineering alumna, died Friday, Sept. 27. She was 87. Hurd, a woman in an almost male-exclusive profession, authored a book, “Formwork for Concrete,” in 1963 that would be broadly used in the construction industry and at universities. In fact, she listed her name …Continue reading “Mary Hurd, women-in-engineering pioneer and Iowa State alumna, dies at 87”
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has selected Paul Giroux, 1979 Iowa State University construction engineering alumnus and district quality manager with Kiewit Corporation, as the recipient of the 2013 Civil Engineering History and Heritage Award. Giroux will personally accept this award during the ASCE Annual Conference in Charlotte, N.C., on Oct. 12. The …Continue reading “Construction engineering alumnus Giroux wins ASCE history award”
Traveling, fishing and duplicate bridge are all hobbies Jim Daughton has taken up since retiring in 2006, but his writing became more than a hobby. After self-publishing two books with more on the way, he says it’s become his new job. Daughton, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in …Continue reading “Retired electrical engineer Jim Daughton becomes self-publishing author”
Brandon Williams has three degrees in aerospace engineering (BSAerE’04, MSAerE’06, PhDAerE’09) and his wife Kelly Tanghe Williams has a bachelor’s degree and Ph.D. in food science and human nutrition. The couple, originally from Maple Grove, Minnesota, came to Iowa State in 2000. Both were involved in the Greek community, graduate research and were leaders of …Continue reading “Catching up: Two young alumni have 5 ISU degrees between them”
The laboratories and centers within the College of Engineering bring together forward-thinking minds and great entrepreneurial spirits. Dreams of startup companies and innovative technologies are often born in these collaborative spaces, and sometimes they even become reality. Although they serve very different purposes, WebFilings and Mechdyne, two Iowa companies, share many commonalities in their histories—starting …Continue reading “Merging engineering and business: Companies start and thrive with Iowa State alumni leading the way”
A new online degree program, Master of Engineering in Engineering Management, is now available through Engineering-LAS Online Learning. Increasingly, employers seek engineers who can work and lead in a multi-disciplinary environment, and who are able to solve both technical and business problems by applying a systems approach. The ISU Master of Engineering in Engineering Management …Continue reading “New masters program in engineering management now available”
Graduates of the College of Engineering find careers in many parts of the world, but it’s not often three from one class take jobs with the same company, start at different locations and travel around the country before settling down in the same human resources department. That’s the story of Jim McWhirter, Steve Bean and …Continue reading “Three industrial engineering alumni take separate paths, find themselves together in human resources”
Dan Niebuhr, an agricultural engineering alumnus, developed an interest in golf at age 12, but his home in Fairbank, Iowa, didn’t have a course. When he joined his high school golf team, he dreamed of designing a course himself and began sketching. Niebuhr spent most of 1991 and 1992 planning and designing the course and, …Continue reading “Alumnus works to keep Fairbank golf course going strong”
Troy Carmann, a 1997 graduate of the College of Engineering, has worked with ICON Engineering Inc. since he graduated, starting as an intern and holding positions from technical and administrative roles to resident engineer on two large projects. Despite all the success he’s found in the last 15 years as a full-time engineer, Carmann says …Continue reading “Civil engineering alumnus says biggest accomplishment is yet to come”
Milt Dakovich, president of Waterloo-based asphalt paving company Aspro, Inc., received bachelor’s degrees from Iowa State in both civil engineering and construction engineering. Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Dakovich—a Des Moines native—to the Iowa Board of Regents in June. Dakovich’s term as a Regent expires in 2019. We asked him a few questions about his time …Continue reading “Civil and construction engineering alum appointed to Iowa Board of Regents”
