A manager in the local construction industry, Mike Carroll, will serve as head of Iowa Department of Administrative Services, which coordinates resources of state government. Carroll graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State’s construction engineering program. Read the full story.
Three teams of construction engineering students from Iowa State placed first in the 18th Annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Region IV Student Competition held October 27-30 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. ISU teams in the commercial, design-build, and residential divisions placed first. The heavy/highway team placed second. Read the full story.
Michael Steffenson (BSChemE’59), this year’s recipient of the Anson Marston Medal, heads a list of College of Engineering alumni who will receive awards as part of Iowa State’s 2010 Homecoming activities. Umit Ozkan (PhDChemE’84) will receive the college’s Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering (PACE) award. Benjamin C. Bruns (BSConE’01) and Francis L. de los Reyes …Continue reading “Four engineering alums to receive awards during Homecoming”
College of Engineering researchers Ayman Fayed, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Sri Sritharan, Wilson Engineering Professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering; Hui Hu, associate professor of aerospace engineering; and Suraj Kothari, professor of electrical and computer engineering, were among those awarded 10 competitive grants totaling $942,389 from Iowa State University’s $1.459 million …Continue reading “Four engineering researchers among those awarded state-funded grants”
Two groups of construction engineering students spent their spring breaks on service projects in Iowa and Florida. The Iowa State University Associated General Contractors Student Chapter traveled to Cedar Rapids over spring break. During that time, 34 students performed 2,120 hours of community service work on various projects. See the article and photos. The Iowa …Continue reading “Construction engineering students perform service work”
Ames, Iowa–Four teams of construction engineering students from Iowa State University placed first in the 17th Annual Associated Schools of Construction Region IV Student Competition held October 28–31 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. This was the first sweep ever of all four divisions (commercial, design-build, heavy-civil, and residential) by one university. Twenty-nine teams (six students per …Continue reading “Iowa State teams sweep construction engineering competition”
Ken Sorensen, an Iowa State graduate in construction engineering, designs much more than stadiums, but one of his latest claims to fame is the new stadium for the Minnesota Twins. Read more here.
