ExxonMobil Corporation is establishing an advanced biofuels research program at Iowa State University. The ExxonMobil Biofuels Program will initially focus on two research projects with Iowa State. The studies are related to the fast pyrolysis of biomass – rapidly heating biomass (including corn stalks, switchgrass or wood chips) without oxygen to produce liquid bio-oil, which can …Continue reading “ExxonMobil supports Iowa State research in biofuels science and engineering”
The College of Engineering advances many successful engineers into industry each year, and they all have unique experiences and accomplishments from their time at Iowa State. Mechanical engineering senior and Mason City native Chloe Dedic is no exception. In Dedic’s nearly four years at Iowa State, she has upheld a 3.99 GPA, participated in groundbreaking …Continue reading “ME senior recognized for abundant accomplishments”
Understanding the details of non-equilibrium gas-phase chemistry in novel combustion and plasma systems is important for meeting current and future challenges in clean energy technologies. Terry Meyer, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, is planning to study these details with a new laser diagnostic tool that has the potential to extract key information under reacting …Continue reading “Diagnostics at the heart of clean energy technologies”
The Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies (SAOT) has honored Terry Meyer, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, with the 2010 Young Researcher Award. The award is granted annually to an outstanding young scientist in the field of optics and photonics, and Meyer is being recognized for his work in developing new laser imaging techniques …Continue reading “Meyer receives SAOT Young Researcher Award in Advanced Optical Technologies”
