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Smart electromagnetic thermite research on cover of ASC Applied Materials and Interfaces
Research led by Cyclone Engineers appears on the cover of ASC Applied Materials & Interfaces. The findings are the first report of an energetic material whose electromagnetic ignition properties are tunable and may lead to a new class of “smart” electromagnetic energetic materials. Read More

September 1, 2021
Emily Johnson: From Cyclone Engineering Ph.D. to Notre Dame faculty
Emily Johnson completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and wind energy science, engineering, and policy this summer. This fall, she started at… Read More

August 27, 2021
From CoMFRE Grad Student to Notre Dame Faculty
Emily Johnson completed her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering and wind energy science, engineering, and policy this summer. This fall, she started at… Read More

August 23, 2021
Ground-shifting research: Soil Machine Dynamics Laboratory
Circular Wear Testing Bin Watch a video of the SMDL and see it in action. Agricultural and biosystems… Read More

July 6, 2021
Joining forces to find the flow in printing core-shell metals
CoMFRE researcher Thomas Ward, associate professor of aerospace engineering, leads a project to develop a new self-filtration processes to create an almost smooth surface in core-shell particles after the carrier solvent evaporates. Read More

June 22, 2021
Engineers aim to improve oil extraction using acoustic sound waves
Mechanical engineering researchers at Iowa State University are studying ways they can use acoustic sound waves to improve the efficiency of extracting oil from rocks. Read More

June 10, 2021
Study by CoMFRE researcher Hu confirms impact of ice on wind turbine blades

March 31, 2021
CoMFRE researchers measure, model desalination membranes to maximize flow, clean more water
Researchers -- including engineers from Iowa State University -- have used transmission electron microscopy and 3D computational modeling to quantify and visualize why some desalination membranes work better than others. Their work is featured on the cover of the Jan. 1, 2021, issue of the journal Science. Read More

March 31, 2021