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ASMEnews features ME alum Nathan Johnson

Dr. Nathan Johnson is a National Science Foundation/American Society for Engineering Education Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellow at HOMER Energy LLC, in Boulder, CO. He has seven years of experience working in corporate, academic, and nongovernmental organizations, including two years of research and development in eight developing countries. Johnson has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from …Continue reading “ASMEnews features ME alum Nathan Johnson”

Terpenny named 2012 ASME fellow

Janis Terpenny, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering department (IMSE) chair and Joseph Walkup Professor, has been named a 2012 ASME Fellow. Her selection as Fellow follows an impressive career wherein Terpenny is known nationally as a leader in engineering design education, research, and practice. ASME Fellows are nominated by their peers and have had ten …Continue reading “Terpenny named 2012 ASME fellow”

CoE alumnus performs pioneering research, assists developing nations

Combining a deep passion for engineering with a strong desire to support advancement in developing nations, Nathan Johnson, a 2004 graduate of the College of Engineering, uses his technical skills to aid development in some of the poorest regions in the world. It’s a pattern that started early in his academic career. After completing a …Continue reading “CoE alumnus performs pioneering research, assists developing nations”

MacDonald receives ASME young investigator award

Erin MacDonald, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State and affiliated researcher at the U.S. Department of Energy Ames Laboratory, recently received the ASME Design Automation Young Investigator Award. The award recognizes an outstanding young investigator who is making noteworthy contributions in the area of design automation, including research in design representation, design optimization, …Continue reading “MacDonald receives ASME young investigator award”

Kirpes named 2012 Tau Beta Pi Laureate

Each year, graduates of the College of Engineering leave with countless academic and research experiences that help propel them into the next chapter of their lives. Carl Kirpes, senior in mechanical engineering and industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, will have just that when he graduates in August−leaving with not only a diploma, but with the …Continue reading “Kirpes named 2012 Tau Beta Pi Laureate”

Kirpes named 2012 Tau Beta Pi Laureate

Each year, graduates of the College of Engineering leave with countless academic and research experiences that help propel them into the next chapter of their lives. Carl Kirpes, senior in mechanical engineering and industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, will have just that when he graduates in August−leaving with not only a diploma, but with the …Continue reading “Kirpes named 2012 Tau Beta Pi Laureate”

ME professor named 2011 ASME Fellow

Ted Heindel doesn’t use x-rays the traditional way. He wouldn’t be interested in checking to see if someone has a broken bone, but he could easily check for voids in a bucket of sand with a gas moving through it—a device commonly called a fluidized bed. Heindel, interim chair for the Department of Mechanical Engineering …Continue reading “ME professor named 2011 ASME Fellow”

Terpenny will lead industrial and manufacturing systems engineering at Iowa State

The College of Engineering has selected Dr. Janis Terpenny to chair the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE).  She will also be the inaugural holder of the Joseph Walkup Professorship in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering. Terpenny is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and in the Department of Engineering Education …Continue reading “Terpenny will lead industrial and manufacturing systems engineering at Iowa State”

ME student wins ASME paper award

Tim Morgan, a concurrent BSME/MBA student, recently won the ASME Fluids Engineering Division 2010 Young Engineering Paper Contest with his paper titled “X-ray Particle Tracking of Dense Particle Motion in a Vibration-Excited Granular Bed.” He presented the paper at the 2010 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in Vancouver, BC, November 12-18. The award was …Continue reading “ME student wins ASME paper award”

Vance is first recipient of newly established professorship

Iowa State University’s College of Engineering has received a gift commitment from Elizabeth (Betty) Anderlik of St. Paul, Minn., to establish the Joseph and Elizabeth Anderlik Professorship in Engineering through a current commitment and deferred gift totaling $2.7 million. The inaugural holder of the position will be Judy Vance, professor of mechanical engineering and a …Continue reading “Vance is first recipient of newly established professorship”

Vance receives ASME Design Automation Award

Judy Vance, professor of mechanical engineering, was recently selected to receive the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2010 Design Automation Award. She will be honored with a certificate and $2,500 during ASME’s 2010 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences in Montréal, Canada, which will be held August 15–18. The conference is the flagship international meeting …Continue reading “Vance receives ASME Design Automation Award”

Wanted for Ignite Ames: Computer pros, entrepreneurs or ‘just big geeks (like us)’

The global Ignite movement does all it can to live up to its motto: “Enlighten us, but make it quick.” And so speakers at Ignite networking events around the world have to work with 20 PowerPoint slides that automatically advance every 15 seconds. That means speakers have exactly five minutes to share an idea, a …Continue reading “Wanted for Ignite Ames: Computer pros, entrepreneurs or ‘just big geeks (like us)’”

Accomplishments for Iowa State engineering teams

From developing a hardware hacking device for a cybersecurity competition to designing and building a human-powered vehicle, Iowa State engineering students successfully demonstrate their knowledge, ingenuity, and teamwork at a wide range of national and regional competitions. In the last two years, Iowa State University engineering teams have won a national cybersecurity competition in New …Continue reading “Accomplishments for Iowa State engineering teams”

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