With the rise in demand for new electronics and better technology, there is also a rise in waste material. There is a need for a more efficient but affordable recovery processes. What happens to all the material waste after old and unused technologies get replaced? Is there value in the materials that remain? How can …Continue reading “MSE professor and postdoc awarded RIF grant to progress the commercialization of newly discovered, patent-pending critical material recovery process”
Written by Anne Krapfl. All of the furniture is removed and asbestos abatement is complete in Marston Hall, which closed in early August for an 18-month renovation. Crews have removed old mechanical systems from the basement, which exists only under the west rotunda, and currently are pouring concrete walls and tunnels on the west side …Continue reading “Interior demolition at Marston begins next month”
Janis Terpenny talks about the Center for e-Design and Iowa State’s role in the Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute. On September 10, 2014, IMSE Chair and Joseph Walkup Professor Janis Terpenny provided the Board of Regents with an overview of some important research that’s taking place at Iowa State’s campus. One topic included the …Continue reading “Industrial and manufacturing systems engineering chair presents at Board of Regents meeting”
Milt Dakovich, president of Waterloo-based asphalt paving company Aspro, Inc., received bachelor’s degrees from Iowa State in both civil engineering and construction engineering. Gov. Terry Branstad appointed Dakovich—a Des Moines native—to the Iowa Board of Regents in June. Dakovich’s term as a Regent expires in 2019. We asked him a few questions about his time …Continue reading “Civil and construction engineering alum appointed to Iowa Board of Regents”
AMES, Iowa – The National Science Foundation has awarded a $20 million, five-year grant to build Iowa’s research capacity in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The Iowa Power Fund, a state program supporting energy innovation and independence, has also granted the project $2 million to pay for research equipment. The core of the research project …Continue reading “NSF invests $20 million in Iowa’s research”
