A National Science Foundation (NSF) grant awarded to an interdisciplinary team led by an industrial engineering faculty member will combine elements of engineering with agriculture, economics and sociology to prepare research-based graduate students for an array of career paths. Sarah Ryan, Joseph Walkup Professor in industrial engineering (IE), will serve as the Principal Investigator (PI) …Continue reading “NSF grant aims to train research-based graduate students for various career paths”
Cyclone Engineers are part of a $5 million, five-year U.S. Department of Agriculture project to develop new data-driven irrigation systems that the encourage use of alternatives to fresh water while protecting crop health.
Civil engineering students work with university student organization to drill mechanized wells for safe water sources in Northern Ghana Ullo is a small village. So small, in fact, that you may have trouble finding it with a Google Maps search. This small village in the northern region of Ghana is where two civil engineering students …Continue reading “Engineers Without Borders – Iowa State University Chapter brings water to Ullo, Ghana”
At the closure of a nearly 10-year project, three local environmental engineers make lasting impact on Ames community Engineers Kris Evans, Lance Aldrich and Jenny Ruddy will have a big effect on Ames citizens for years to come. Whenever someone turns on the faucet, he or she will come into direct contact with the work …Continue reading “Iowa State University alumni take leading roles building new City of Ames Water Treatment Plant”
With a scholarship opportunity, Yemeni doctoral researcher Sahar Da’Er pursues education to combat humanitarian disaster After waking up in her home in Sana’a, Yemen, Sahar Da’Er would turn on the faucet. She couldn’t rely on anything coming out of the pipe, though. “We’d wake up in the morning and, sometimes, you’d open the tap and …Continue reading “Interdisciplinary student seeks solutions to overseas water crisis”
One Iowa State University student group aims to use its engineering expertise to provide a safe and reliable source of water for a drought-stricken, agriculture-dependent region in West Africa. The ISU chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has worked with officials in the village of Ullo – in northwest Ghana – to provide its roughly …Continue reading “ISU’s Engineers Without Borders aims to ease water procurement in West African village”
New environmental engineering professor combines microbiology and engineering to address sustainability When the great Hanshin earthquake hit Japan in 1995, Kaoru Ikuma remembers being without water service in her home near Osaka for more than two months. She says losing access to something as essential as clean water brought the work of environmental engineers that …Continue reading “Kaoru Ikuma: Using microbes to remove water contaminants”
Today’s guest blogger is Iowa Learning Farms/Water Rocks! student intern Pacifique Mugwaneza Simon, or Pac for short! Pac is a fourth year student at Iowa State University studying Industrial Technology and Agriculture System Technology. His family is originally from Burundi, a small country in East Africa, but Pac spent most of his childhood in refugee …Continue reading “Iowa Learning Farms guest blog post: Making a difference”
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI), Washington, D.C., is announcing the recipients of the prestigious National Wetland Awards. For 26 years, individuals from across the country have been recognized for their exceptional and innovative contributions to wetlands. “Dedication, perseverance and excellence mark the common attributes of the extraordinary individuals recognized as this year’s National Wetlands Award …Continue reading “ILF Program Director Jacqueline Comito honored with National Wetlands Award”
A graduate student’s love for the great outdoors inspires him to educate the public about the increasing presence of emerging contaminants – chemical and microbial agents in the environment. Emerging contaminants might be the next big thing when it comes to future policy-making decisions related to human health and water quality, says Maurice Washington. Washington, …Continue reading “Monitoring water quality in Iowa”
Iowa State University hosted a three-day workshop on Policy and Social Perspectives of Energy, Transportation and Water Infrastructures, July 17-19 at the Memorial Union. The workshop, sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and a number of Iowa State organizations, was held to stimulate collaborative research between policy experts, social scientists, and engineers regarding sustainable …Continue reading “Iowa State hosts NSF infrastructure workshop”
Iowa researchers are completing a nutrient reduction science assessment that will guide efforts to reduce nitrogen and phosphorus that are getting into the Mississippi River and contributing to Gulf of Mexico hypoxia. Matt Helmers, an agricultural and biosystems engineering associate professor at Iowa State University, and Dean Lemke, natural resources engineer with the Iowa Department …Continue reading “Nutrient reduction science assessment to provide roadmap for farmers”
When he graduated in 2009, Iowa State University electrical engineering alumnus Austin Lyons didn’t imagine that just three years later he would be on the verge of starting his own company with four of his closest friends. The group, which consists of Lyons, Eduardo Torrealba, Trevor Hutchins, Brad Sanders, and Michael Clemenson, met at a …Continue reading “Lyons makes gardening “oh so simple””
