A graduate student and a retired astronaut have teamed up to develop a space-training program at Iowa State University that may usher a new age of space exploration. When he was growing up, Tor Finseth dreamed of the chance “to boldly go where no one has ever gone before,” just like in the popular TV …Continue reading “Opportunities at Iowa State set Tor Finseth on the path to become an astronaut”
Iowa State recently hosted Vice President Joe Biden and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who came to campus March 1 to highlight the importance of innovation and advanced manufacturing to the American economy. Vice President Biden’s visit to Howe Hall also included a tour of aerospace engineering’s Make to Innovate lab, where Iowa State President Steven …Continue reading “Advanced manufacturing important for Iowa”
Visit by Vice President Joe Biden to Iowa State University March 1, 2012 by Joseph Schaefer, senior lecturer of aerospace engineering When I walked into Howe Hall on Monday, February 27, 2012, everything seemed normal until I went to Room 0620 across the hall from my office that was the home for the Strength of Materials …Continue reading “Schaefer documents Biden visit”
When Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack came to Iowa State this March, campus was a flurry of excitement as final preparations were pulled together. Students, faculty, and staff at the university partnered with secret service and governmental administrators to coordinate an event that ran seamlessly. Among the commotion were Katie …Continue reading “Students represent college during Vice President visit, share perspectives on engineering and the economy”
During his visit to Iowa State’s campus on March 1, Vice President Joe Biden highlighted the role engineering will play in the country’s future economic growth, which relies on keeping jobs and innovation in the United States. Before he took the stage at the town hall forum, Biden met with students working on manufacturing projects …Continue reading “Biden visits Iowa State, emphasizes manufacturing and innovation”
