College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

Iowa State student a finalist for two environmental awards

Casey Fangmann, a senior studying industrial engineering at Iowa State University,  launched a recycling program on his dorm floor during his freshman year. Four years and thousands of recycled plastic bottles later, Fangmann is now up for two national environmental awards: a $5,000 scholarship from the Udall Foundation and SmartPower’s “America’s Next Eco Star” award. …Continue reading “Iowa State student a finalist for two environmental awards”

MSE professor investigates complex metal hydride potential for hydrogen storage

The dream of developing a mass-marketable hydrogen-powered vehicle has eluded automotive designers for decades. But the work of Vitalij Pecharsky, senior scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, may someday make it a reality. Since 2005, Pecharsky, also a distinguished professor of materials science and engineering at Iowa State, has been researching hydrogen-rich …Continue reading “MSE professor investigates complex metal hydride potential for hydrogen storage”

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