College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

Concrete Canoe Leadership Focuses on Goals while Hosting Regional Competition

ISU Concrete Canoe Co-Captain Abdullah Abdullah knows how to inspire recruits. “We have a project, a due date,” Abdullah said. “We have to finish it before the due date. We are representing [Iowa State University], so we have to have a really good final product.” This spring, the ISU chapter of the American Society of …Continue reading “Concrete Canoe Leadership Focuses on Goals while Hosting Regional Competition”

Iowa State professor wins ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Construction Management Award

Douglas Gransberg, a professor of Iowa State’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, recently accepted the ASCE Construction Management Award. The award is given to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of construction management as a practitioner, educator or researcher.

Alleman selected as ASCE Fellow

With 40 years of experience in environmental engineering, James Alleman has been given one of the highest recognitions a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) can receive. Alleman, a civil, construction and environmental engineering (CCEE) professor at Iowa State, was among the five percent of distinguished ASCE members named as Fellows this …Continue reading “Alleman selected as ASCE Fellow”

Female civil engineering students work to create outreach program

Civil Ladies, a diverse female club, is teaming up with the American Society of Civil Engineers to secure a grant to develop an energy-related outreach program. One aspect of the program has the group working with third and fourth graders across the state, showing them the ins and outs of wind turbines. Read the Iowa State …Continue reading “Female civil engineering students work to create outreach program”

Steel Bridge Team advances to national competition

Success is nothing new to the ISU Steel Bridge Team. After placing third at the Midwest North Conference Regionals in March, the team will advance to compete in the 2011 National Student Steel Bridge Competition in College Station, Texas. Read the full story.

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