College of Engineering

Engineering history: Iowa State collaboration caps off historic farm State Fair exhibit
The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering embraced the challenge when alumni from the Iowa Barn Foundation had a vision for a 1910 glazed tile silo to appear at the Iowa State Fair. Read More

June 24, 2025
Geogrids for gravel roads strengthen Iowa’s rural transportation infrastructure
“My goal is to develop sustainable and resilient transportation infrastructure by using waste materials, helping conserve natural resources for future generations" Read More

June 2, 2025
Graduate student Metrid Okumu is advancing the future of hypersonic speed analysis
Graduate student Metrid Okumu and her research team are finding ways to analyze data from aircraft moving faster than the speed of sound. Read More

May 29, 2025
Six graduates recognized with AerE department honors
Six graduates recognized with AerE department honors Read More

May 21, 2025
Cy Launch is taking the rocketry world one 3D print at a time
M:2:I’s Cy Launch rocketry team has taken a key step with innovation by creating rockets made totally of 3-D printed pieces. Read More

April 30, 2025
NSF CAREER Award for Roling’s nitrate pollution research
Assistant Professor and Jack R. and Carol A. Johnson Faculty Fellow in Chemical and Biological Engineering Luke Roling has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award. Read More

April 24, 2025
Product ‘launch’: Rocket team makes entrepreneurship part of the plan
A group of rocket-building students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering has turned a class activity into a customer-focused business. Read More

April 3, 2025
Big ideas need specific tools — Walter Glockner found them in industrial engineering
Pursuing his passion to build and to solve problems led him to industrial engineering and eventually into IMSE assistant professor Jakob Hamilton’s lab as an undergraduate research assistant. Read More

February 28, 2025
Andrew White’s materials engineering journey lays foundation for innovation
Andrew White’s Cyclone Engineering experience has been full of research, mentorship and networking in pursuit of innovative solutions. Read More

February 28, 2025
Nigel Reuel leads College of Engineering graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and faculty entrepreneurial program
Nigel Reuel has been named professor in charge of deep technology venture creation. Read More

February 27, 2025
Mentorship helps undergrads, grad students grow their research know-how
“My time at Iowa State has been defined by my research experience, and it has prepared me well for a career in chemical engineering." Read More

February 26, 2025
Alumnus Rao Surampalli receives ASCE OPAL award
Cyclone Engineer Rao Surampalli has received a 2025 American Society of Civil Engineers Outstanding Projects and Leaders Award. Read More

February 25, 2025
Robert C. Brown elected to National Academy of Engineering
Robert C. Brown, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering and the Gary and Donna Hoover Chair in Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering, one of the most prestigious recognitions in the field of engineering. Read More

February 21, 2025
Racing, rivalry, innovation: Erick Shoesmith on what drives Iowa State’s Formula SAE team
Each year the Iowa State University Formula SAE team designs, builds, tests, and competes with an open-wheel, formula-style race car. Read More

February 3, 2025
National Science Foundation supports Iowa State “cyber talents” learning to protect critical infrastructure
The NSF recently announced $15 million in grants to Iowa State and others, to support the CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program. The scholarships support students studying cybersecurity and committing to work in cybersecurity for federal, state, local or tribal governments, or other qualifying entities. Read More

January 23, 2025