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”
by Thane Himes When senior Austin Laugen got a call from the Alumni Association, he thought it was a donation call. Little did he know he was being given one of the most prestigious honors a graduating senior can obtain at Iowa State University. Laugen, a computer engineering major, was named one of this year’s …Continue reading “ECpE’s Laugen named a Wallace E. Barron scholar”
Blowing glass is a form of art that takes practice to perfect. The glassblowing studio on campus has been used to perfect that art within the Gaffer’s Guild. The Gaffer’s Guild is made up of ISU students and Ames residents who learn to create unique glass objects. “Your imagination is your limit,” said Tanner Borglum, …Continue reading “Engineering students learn glassblowing skills through Gaffer’s Guild”
By Thane Himes ECpE professor Liang Dong’s latest research recently was featured on the back cover of the journal, Lab on a Chip. Dong’s research project, which is a collaboration with Richard Martin, Professor, of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State, focuses on a high-throughput, low-cost way to monitor the movement of microscopic nematodes using a …Continue reading “Liang Dong featured in Lab on a Chip Journal”
Doug Jacobson, University Professor of electrical and computer engineering and IEEE fellow, was presented with a 2012 Major Educational Innovation Award from the IEEE Educational Activities Board at a ceremony held in Austin, Texas, February 15. The award recognized Jacobson’s career in instruction and educational outreach, citing him for “creating innovative materials that support the …Continue reading “Jacobson wins IEEE award for education innovation”
A research and outreach collaboration led by Iowa State’s Department of Industrial Design has designed an amazingly simple product that could save hundreds of farmers lives in Iowa alone. They have developed a prototype of a device that addresses one aspect of tractor rollover fatalities: response time. The tractor-mounted communications device alerts family and emergency …Continue reading “Industrial design class tackles tractor rollover safety products and outreach”
A group of Iowa State faculty, staff, and students visited Garmin International in Olathe, Kan. late last year. The trip, led by Anson Marston Distinguished Professor and Palmer Endowed Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering David Jiles, included a number of Garmin Scholars and several representatives from the Iowa State College of Engineering and …Continue reading “ISU Group Visits Garmin Headquarters”
The Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust of Muscatine, Iowa, recently committed $395,280 over a two-year period to establish a laboratory for brain stimulation research at Iowa State University. “We believe this is an important area with a range of likely beneficial impacts for health care,” said David C. Jiles, principal investigator for the project, and …Continue reading “Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust funds brain stimulation research”
Iowa State University alumnus Frankie Roohparvar (BS CE ’84) has been named Skyera’s new Chief Operating Officer. Roohparvar has nearly 30 years of professional experience and has joined Skyera after 13 years at Micron, where he worked primarily with Flash memory and NAND development. “Having been involved with NAND from the early days of its …Continue reading “Roohparvar named COO of Skyera”
by Thane Himes ECpE alumnus Agustin A. Irizarry-Rivera (PhD EE ’96) has made quite a name for himself in his home territory of Puerto Rico. Irizarry-Rivera recently was elected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) Board of Governors. “I was pleased and honored to have been elected,” Irizarry-Rivera said. “It is a public service.” As …Continue reading “ECpE alum elected to Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Board of Governors”
