The Iowa State University National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Student Chapter is competing in the 16th Annual ELECTRI/NECA Student Chapter Competition in the Electrical Contracting Innovation Challenge (ECIC).
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Construction and Civil Engineering Students Earn Second Place in National Electrical Contractor Challenge
CCEE students in the National Electrical Contractors Association competed in a national competition and earned second place.
Design-Build Institute of America team advances from regionals, competes at nationals
In October, the Iowa State chapter of the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) was selected to compete at the National DBIA Student Competition. The ISU team that advanced to the first round of the national competition was not selected to compete in the second and final round. Those teams selected to advance were teams from …Continue reading “Design-Build Institute of America team advances from regionals, competes at nationals”
Iowa State team earns first place in Design-Build Institute of America Student Competition
It’s a week of firsts for Iowa State University’s Design-Build Institute of America (ISU DBIA) Student Chapter. On Friday, the team earned first place at the Design-Build Institute of America Student Competition. READ: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY WINS 2018 NATIONAL DESIGN-BUILD STUDENT COMPETITION The team is comprised of five students. Trent Cork, Gus Marty and Brett Poulsen …Continue reading “Iowa State team earns first place in Design-Build Institute of America Student Competition”
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Cyclone Energy comes full circle in Green Energy Challenge
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”
Rise of Machines competition: Engaging students in robotics
In December, a group of Iowa State graduate and undergraduate students gathered at the Applied Science Complex to demonstrate their passion for making robots smarter and more autonomous. The event was the first “Rise of Machines” robotics competition, organized by Professor Sourabh Bhattacharya, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering who has been developing a cutting edge research program …Continue reading “Rise of Machines competition: Engaging students in robotics”
Cyclone Racing Baja team takes 2nd; members take higher goals
The Baja team of Cyclone Racing is working to take it competitiveness to a new level this year. With its 10 horse-powered Baja car, the team took second place at the Backwoods Baja Competition at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, which ran from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2. Happy with its results but eager for a …Continue reading “Cyclone Racing Baja team takes 2nd; members take higher goals”
Iowa State Power Pullers team hopes for revenge in upcoming competition
Last year, Iowa State University’s ¼ scale tractor pull team had its high hopes dashed when they finished much lower than expected in their annual competition. With this year’s entry, named Cy’s Revenge, the Iowa State Power Pullers are set to roar back to the top, where they believe they belong. “We need to go …Continue reading “Iowa State Power Pullers team hopes for revenge in upcoming competition”