When it comes to energy-efficient buildings, Kristen Cetin looks for a balance between comfort and cost. “The controls that you can propose might save energy but might not make the occupants feel too comfortable,” Cetin said. “If you just turn off the A.C. (air conditioning), yes, you save a lot of energy. But nobody’s going …Continue reading “CCEE professor earns grant for developing energy-efficient, comfortable buildings”
Leaky roofs, chipping paint … Jack Viverito paints a vivid picture of houses devastated by storms in Oklahoma City. “You could just see, some of the houses were a complete mess,” Viverito said. “You couldn’t believe [people] were still living in them, when you look next door and [the house] is perfectly fine.” The construction …Continue reading “CCEE students substitute AGC service trip for spring break”
Simon Laflamme knows both his study and the place in which he works. “We do a lot of work on energy in Iowa—wind energy—and at Iowa State,” Laflamme said. For about six years, the Iowa State University assistant professor has been researching soft elastomeric capacitors, or SECs. This May, that research was recognized. Laflamme, along with students …Continue reading “CCEE collaborative research recognized in Measurement Science and Technology’s “Highlights of 2015””
This week, students and faculty of Iowa State University’s Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering Department presented their research to the top minds of their field. And they never had to leave campus. ISU’s CCEE Department hosted the Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability’s (PEGASAS) Fourth Annual Meeting. More than 100 participants attended the event, …Continue reading “CCEE Graduate Research Takes Off at PEGASAS Annual Meeting at ISU”
They may be from across the globe. But the four new members to this year’s faculty at Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering are coming to the Midwest for one goal: to solve challenging problems in modern engineering. Ashley Buss, Assistant Professor Do you get excited about a department of transportation internship? What about …Continue reading “New CCEE Faculty Solve Current Engineering Challenges”
Students in the College of Engineering and Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) have taken top honors for work in aviation and big data. This spring, the Federal Aviation Administration and Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS) chose Ikkyun Song as a Centers of Excellence Fellow. Song is a CCEE Department …Continue reading “Engineering Students Receive FAA Honor, Earn Aviation Research Opportunity”
Senior Lecturer Larry Cormicle has a message for the spring 2016 graduating class of the Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. “On graduation Saturday, you are now one of our peers,” Cormicle said. And he has a question. “You are now one of over 2,600 ConE (construction engineering) alumni…You are part …Continue reading “CCEE Graduates Celebrate Success during Commencement”
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”
In one week, Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering opens its doors to researchers from across the nation. The Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS) has chosen Iowa State University to host its annual meeting June 7-9. PEGASAS works to partner researchers, educators and industry leaders with …Continue reading “CCEE Department to Host Federal Aviation Researchers on National Scale”
What happens when buildings are put to the test? Professor Matt Rouse created the CCEE Reinforced Concrete Beam Contest to show his students exactly that. “As engineers, a lot of times we design things but we don’t get to see how they fail. Hopefully not, anyway,” he said with a smile. This spring, Rouse’s engineering …Continue reading “CCEE Competition Tests Beam, Skills”
The Iowa State AGC student chapter recently received its 10th first-place finish as Outstanding Student Chapter. The award recognizes work the group completed in the Ames community, Tennessee and Nevada.
Iowa State University transportation engineering researchers build upon a national program that aims to improve highway safety and sustainability. Four research faculty members and their student teams were recently awarded four substantial projects from the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2). SHRP 2 combines resources from the National Research Council, the American Association of …Continue reading “Iowa State advances expertise for national highway research program”
Fifty Iowa State University graduate students showcased their research Dec. 3 at the 5th Annual Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) Graduate Student Research Showcase and Poster Competition. About 100 fellow students, faculty, staff, family, friends and alumni attended the event, which was held on the entire second floor of Town Engineering Building. Since 2011 …Continue reading “Iowa State civil engineering graduate student showcase puts on greatest performance yet”
The following is an excerpt from Go!, an online magazine produced by the Iowa State University Institute for Transportation intended for teens on education and career opportunities in transportation. Jacqueline Nester writes: “Science is not a boy’s game, it’s not a girl’s game. It’s everyone’s game. It’s about where we are and where we’re going,” …Continue reading “Women Engineers Today: Meet Shauna Hallmark”
The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University celebrates the life of E. Robert “Bob” Baumann – international educator, engineer and pioneer of Iowa State’s environmental engineering program. He died in Ames on Oct. 23, 2015, at age 94. Baumann, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor Emeritus in civil and construction engineering, brought …Continue reading “Iowa State remembers environmental engineering pioneer Bob Baumann”
