Students enrolled in the College of Engineering APEXE program have kicked off their summer of transition to Iowa State and are spending time in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE). The Academic Program for EXcellence for Engineers (APEXE) is an intensive eight-week summer bridge program designed to increase the success rate of incoming …Continue reading “Incoming freshmen check out CBE as part of transition program”
Gül Kremer has been named the C.G. “Turk” & Joyce A. Therkildsen Department Chair in Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Iowa State University. Her appointment officially begins Aug. 16. Since 2013, Kremer has held the position of professor of engineering design and industrial engineering at The Pennsylvania State University; and program officer in the …Continue reading “Gül Kremer named chair of Iowa State’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering”
Senior Lecturer Larry Cormicle has a message for the spring 2016 graduating class of the Iowa State University Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering. “On graduation Saturday, you are now one of our peers,” Cormicle said. And he has a question. “You are now one of over 2,600 ConE (construction engineering) alumni…You are part …Continue reading “CCEE Graduates Celebrate Success during Commencement”
In one week, Iowa State University’s Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering opens its doors to researchers from across the nation. The Partnership to Enhance General Aviation Safety, Accessibility and Sustainability (PEGASAS) has chosen Iowa State University to host its annual meeting June 7-9. PEGASAS works to partner researchers, educators and industry leaders with …Continue reading “CCEE Department to Host Federal Aviation Researchers on National Scale”
It’s no secret – there is a need to engage underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. We need diversity of thought and different ways of thinking as we work on solving important, multifaceted problems. When know that adding more ideas as we begin exploring these sorts of problems means everyone is not going to …Continue reading “Shifting perspective, increasing diversity”
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University is now accepting applications for the Biological Materials and Processes Research Experience for Undergraduates (BioMaP REU) program. Applications will be accepted through May 8, 2016. The application form and more information may be found at www.cbe.iastate.edu/research/undergraduate-research A program flier can be found here. Participation …Continue reading “Undergraduates invited to apply for CBE summer research program”
David C. Jiles, Palmer Endowed Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University, is among the new Fellows elected to the Learned Society of Wales in 2016. LSW Fellows are distinguished men and women from all branches of learning who are prominent figures within their respective academic disciplines or professions. The …Continue reading “Jiles named Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales”
Five College of Engineering students have received the Dean’s Student Leadership Award for 2016. The recipients are Christian Miller (senior in biological systems engineering), Erika Vaassen (December 2015 graduate in chemical engineering), Rebecca Harmon (senior in chemical engineering), Sheila Evans (senior in aerospace engineering) and Eli Reiser (senior in chemical engineering). Juniors and seniors are nominated for the award based …Continue reading “2016 Dean’s Student Leadership Award recipients named”
Sarah Rajala, dean of the Iowa State University College of Engineering, has been named national engineer of the year by the American Association of Engineering Societies (AAES) – representing 17 multidisciplinary engineering societies from industry, government and academia. Rajala received the award on April 18 at a ceremony in Washington D.C. The AAES national engineer …Continue reading “Dean Rajala receives national engineer of the year award”
The Business Record recently announced its 17th annual list of Forty Under 40 honorees. Josh Braby, partner/project manager at Neumann Bros. Inc., was among those honored for 2016. Braby received his bachelor’s degree in construction engineering from Iowa State in 2006. According to the Business Record, the 40 local business leaders on this year’s list were chosen by …Continue reading “Josh Braby honored as one of Business Record’s Forty Under 40”
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering welcomed department alumnus the Honorable Charles F. Lettow, who has been honored as an Iowa State University Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Lettow, a native of Owasa, Iowa, who received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Iowa State in 1962, has had a distinguished law career, culminating with a …Continue reading “CBE grad, federal judge Charles Lettow honored as distinguished alumnus”
Mark Saltzman, a chemical engineering graduate of Iowa State University, has been inducted into the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Hall of Fame. He was honored as part of the department’s annual Awards Banquet. An engineer and educator, Saltzman’s research has impacted the fields of drug delivery, biomaterials, nanobiotechnology, and tissue engineering. His work …Continue reading “Noted engineer and educator Mark Saltzman enters CBE Hall of Fame”
A large contingent of chemical and biological engineering undergraduate students represented Iowa State University in the annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Midwest Regional Conference – with some strong results achieved in competitions. More than 30 members of the Iowa State AIChE chapter took part in the conference at Kansas State University, which saw …Continue reading “ISU CBE students shine in competitions at regional conference”
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Hall of Fame will soon extend honors to two new members. Dr. Terry S. King, a former department chair, who is currently serving as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Acting President of Ball State University; and Dr. W. Mark Saltzman, a department alum, who …Continue reading “Chemical and Biological Engineering Hall of Fame to welcome alums King, Saltzman”
In 2009, a five-person team of students from Iowa State’s civil, construction and environmental engineering department decided to participate in the Green Energy Challenge. The competition, which is sponsored by the ELECTRI International Foundation, challenges student chapters across the nation to create a proposal for sustainable updates to a building in their community. The students, …Continue reading “Cyclone Energy comes full circle in Green Energy Challenge”
