New electrical and computer engineering associate professor investigates nanotechnologies Long Que always thought he wanted to be a physicist. But after receiving his bachelor’s in physics from Peking University, his dreams changed. He began researching at the Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, a top engineering research institution in China. That’s when …Continue reading “Contributing to society through research”
A team led by Manimaran Govindarasu of electrical and computer engineering has developed a realistic platform for power grid security research As cyber threats to the infrastructure of the nation’s electricity transmission grow in numbers and sophistication, so does the technology used to identify vulnerabilities and mitigate these attacks. PowerCyber, a cyber-physical security testbed developed …Continue reading “Iowa State researchers to demonstrate cyber-physical security testbed for power grid at SmartAmerica Challenge expo”
Two College of Engineering alumni made the Iowa State Alumni Association’s list of 2014 Iowa STATEment Makers. Aaron Becker graduated with a degree in electrical and computer engineering in 2005 and is now working to apply swarming micro-robot technology to medical MRI scanners. Matt England, 2011 aerospace engineering grad, travels the western U.S. as a …Continue reading “Alumni named 2014 Iowa STATEment Makers”
When Casey Nelson sits down, you can tell he’s a student with a lot on his plate. It’s not that he seems overwhelmed. It’s more like he’s assessing a checklist in his mind that is constantly changing but never fully going away. As he starts in about his experience as a student in biological systems …Continue reading “Engineering scholarship paves way for new experiences”
AMES, Iowa – The most powerful computer ever on the Iowa State University campus – a machine dubbed “Cyence” that’s capable of 183.043 trillion calculations per second with total memory of 38.4 trillion bytes – is just beginning to produce data for 17 research projects. The thinking and infrastructure behind the new machine will have …Continue reading “Iowa State turns on ‘Cyence,’ the most powerful computer ever on campus”
Greg Luecke, associate professor of mechanical engineering, and four of his graduate students will spend the next week and a half at the Iowa State Fair as their research project with John Deere is featured in the Agriculture Building. A harvesting combine simulator with virtual reality interface is currently in the human testing stage to …Continue reading “Greg Luecke showcases combine simulator at Iowa State Fair”
As you walk in the east doors of Coover Hall, prepare to be wowed. Visitors are greeted with a stunning video wall that, fittingly, is intended to showcase and inspire work being done in the department of electrical and computer engineering. The video display measures nearly 16 feet wide and seven feet high, and comprises …Continue reading “Video wall makes big splash at Coover”
The Iowa State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in conjunction with the Electric Power Research Center, held a two-day short course that covered basic principles of cyber security. The course, called ‘On Cyber Security of the Electric Power Grid with Attacks-Defense Training,’ was offered July 15-16 in Coover Hall. The course covered specific …Continue reading “ECpE, EPRC sponsor two-day cyber security short course”
As with many people, Steve Mosher’s career shifted from his original plan to become an engineer. But unlike others, his knowledge of engineering was, in part, what led him to law school 22 years later. In 1963, Mosher enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, knowing the draft was “an ever-present possibility.” He served four years …Continue reading “Engineering background helps Steve Mosher in legal field”
Sweeping changes could be coming to Iowa’s energy grid. President Obama recently announced limits on carbon emissions, as he encouraged the use of alternative energy under a proposed plan. James McCalley, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Iowa State, says energy companies in Iowa have been investing in renewable energy for close to ten …Continue reading “Iowa in good shape under Obama energy plan”
When Doug Jacobson joined the computer engineering faculty at Iowa State University in 1985, no one talked about security. “Then, we spend most of a decade trying to convince people it was a problem,” he said. Farming has changed in that time, too, moving data from notebooks strewn around a pickup’s cab to computer programs …Continue reading “Safe and Secure: Doug Jacobson talks computer security”
Arun Somani has been named associate dean for research at Iowa State University’s College of Engineering. His appointment will begin July 1. Somani is currently an Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in the college’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, where he also previously served as department chair. Somani joined the Iowa State faculty in 1997 …Continue reading “Arun Somani named associate dean for research at Iowa State University’s College of Engineering”
The safe, effective production of clean energy is a worldwide undertaking, so it’s only natural for researchers at Iowa State University to collaborate with scientists from around the world to develop solutions. Vikram Dalal, Director of the Iowa State Microelectronics Research Center and Thomas Whitney Professor in electrical and computer engineering, has developed a collaborative …Continue reading “Iowa State, Nazarbayev University partner for organic solar cell research”
This feature debuted in the Spring 2013 issue of ECpE Connections Magazine Brian Kraus, Robert Romore, and Jacob Cramer are architects, but they don’t build museums. They’re designers, but they don’t lay out magazines. They work with physics, but they’re not physicists. All three are software engineering majors, but they consider themselves game developers at heart. …Continue reading “Gaming at ECpE”
