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Study abroad trip advances knowledge about water treatment
Civil engineering junior Michael Colby enjoys his adventure in Singapore While a love of traveling and experiencing new cultures encouraged Michael Colby to study abroad in spring 2014, the four...
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Egg production study explores environmental impact of industry
Iowa State University researchers played a key role in a recently completed comprehensive study of egg production systems that details the tradeoffs producers may face among considerations such as...
View ArticleBest way to avoid regulation is to show progress on water quality goals
The state is at a fork in the road when it comes to agriculture and water quality, says Sean McMahon, executive director of the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance. Speaking at the recent Iowa Soybean...
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Nuclear engineering alumnus specializes in alternative energy wastewater...
Mike Locascio uses fluid dynamics knowledge to consult for ethanol plants, distilleries and other industries Most students have a moment where they are sitting in a class thinking they will never use...
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R. Christopher Williams awarded utility patent for asphalt materials...
Civil, construction and environmental engineering professor uses Iowa agricultural products to create bioasphalt Asphalt materials affect everyone in the country, from the roads we drive on to the...
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Computer engineering alumnus mentors Iowa State grads building solutions for...
Brian Hemesath’s entrepreneurial drive has landed him in a position to help fellow Cyclones’ business opportunities As the managing director of the Global Insurance Accelerator, Brian Hemesath says...
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Iowa State undergraduates showcase their research at annual Capitol event...
With research on sciatic nerve regeneration, the implications of marginal tax rates on housing prices, honey bee survival and extreme winter precipitation in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, there...
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Chris Hill of CIRAS educates manufacturers about automation concepts
Automation is increasingly a driving force behind manufacturing. A group of area business representatives and educators spent Tuesday learning about robotics and toured Acieta’s Council Bluffs facility...
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Copper thefts source of ‘attacks’ on Iowa power grid
America’s power grid, providing electricity to hundreds of millions of homes and businesses, has come under attack more than 360 times in the past three years from hackers, thieves and vandals,...
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Daily reporter gets hacked
One hour is how long it could take for my identity to be stolen. And that’s how long it took three graduate students to create a website façade that would allow them to see the password that could lead...
View ArticleNearly 700 Iowa school students to show off research at state science and...
Eric Koehlmoos knows just how far a science project can take an Iowa student. On Monday, the senior at Paullina’s South O’Brien High School was at the 2015 White House Science Fair explaining his...
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Ninety-three years later
Crews made great progress over spring break dismantling the 93-year-old Davidson Hall on Osborne Drive, former home of the agricultural and biosystems engineering department. Less than two weeks lapsed...
View ArticleABE alumnus honored by Quad Cities American Society of Agricultural and...
Jeremiah Johnson, an engineer with the Technology Development Group of the John Deere Harvester Works, was named Young Member of the Year for providing leadership for the section this past year as its...
View ArticleIowa State University Announces the Vermeer International Leadership Program
Iowa State University has announced the 18 students selected to make up the inaugural class of a new leadership opportunity for students for the 2015-2016 academic year, sponsored by Vermeer...
View ArticleGlobal Gala brings cultures together
Colorful flags from all over the globe adorned the walls in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union as students prepared for the Global Gala, a live show celebrating Iowa State’s diversity. This was the...
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Iowa State design students help Fareway Stores launch a new venture
When Fareway Stores Inc. looked to expand its reach from retail stores to a new wholesale business, company representatives sought help from the Iowa State University College of Design in creating a...
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ME alumnus wins SOLIDWORKS Model Mania Contest
Would the fastest designer in the room please stand? For 16 years, the fastest designers have been standing up to accept prizes at theSOLIDWORKS World convention. Every year there is a competition...
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Iowa State professor and Ph.D. student explore new phase transformation...
Researchers focused on the effect of elastic energy on nucleation. Valery Levitas, Schafer Professor and faculty member of aerospace engineering and of mechanical engineering, continues to work on the...
View ArticleCivil engineering alumnus offers ‘cures’ for road worries in Minnesota
Anna Conda feared encountering snakes on the highway. Fuzzy I. Site had bouts of blurry vision during winter driving. S. Patrick Day wondered why his skin was turning green. Ready with a cure for these...
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Mechanical engineering graduate student selected for international NSF...
Jeremy Caplin will travel to Seoul National University for international collaborations The National Science Foundation (NSF) East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (EAPSI) recently announced the...
View ArticleFive engineering alumni named STATEment Makers by Alumni Association
Iowa ‘STATEment Makers’ is an honor that recognizes the early personal and professional accomplishments and contributions to society of Iowa State University’s young alumni (graduates 32 years of age...
View ArticleISU students have opportunity to learn about, care for baby horses at horse farm
After a few clumsy steps, Quency collapsed into the straw and immediately fell asleep, her mother standing over her protectively. Quency was born Monday morning — the 17th foal to be born this spring...
View ArticleComedy troupe represents benefits of working together
Imagine being on stage. The spotlight is shining, everyone is silent and the audience waits eagerly for a move to be made. Nervous? This is exactly what improvisationial comedy troupe Grandma Mojo’s...
View ArticleAmes EcoFair welcomes unique environmental businesses
The city of Ames held its first annual EcoFair, formerly the Energy Fair, on Saturday to give Ames residents the chance to learn more about water conservation, reducing electric consumption, Energy...
View ArticleWeitz faculty fellow named at Iowa State University
Larry Cormicle, senior lecturer in civil, construction and environmental engineering (CCEE) at Iowa State University was named Weitz Faculty Fellow. This fellowship is the result of the Weitz Fund for...
View ArticleFrontier Communications Corporation promotes civil engineering alumnus to...
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:FTR) announced today that John Lass has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Field Operations. In his new position, which became effective April 3rd,...
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Haircuts to fundraise for homeless shelter
Many would not consider another’s outrageous styling suggestions when it comes to getting a haircut, but for three ISU students, there will be no shame when it comes to styling their hair for charity....
View ArticleDistinguished Awards Celebration is April 17
The ISU Alumni Association and the ISU Foundation will honor 10 individuals and one company with the university’s highest awards during the annual Distinguished Awards Celebration on April 17 (1:30...
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Iowa Task Force 1 trains for tornado rescue in Davidson Hall
Former engineering building serves one more group before complete demolition Tornadoes, fires and floods are familiar to many Iowans, but Iowa Task Force 1 has more than the average amount of knowledge...
View ArticleHot Lotto scandal prompts security changes
Lottery officials say they have made changes to make sure their games are secure and fair in connection with allegations that a former security director rigged a Hot Lotto winning ticket worth $14.3...
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Graduate students present clean energy product at Clean Energy Challenge
ISU graduate students spent Tuesday, April 14, in Chicago to present their product ARTichar, a renewable activated carbon used for water filtration, at the Clean Energy Challenge. The six students...
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Students showcase research, projects at symposium
Iowa State’s ninth annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression Symposium took place Tuesday in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union. The symposium included 49 majors, 145 students and 113...
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ISU engineering students will auction Ghanaian folk art coffin to fund...
Iowa State University engineering students hope that auctioning a rare work of folk art can help fund construction of an earthen dam for an African village. The artwork is a painted coffin in the form...
View ArticleGuest post: Collaborating in Kenya
Martin Thuo is an assistant professor in the materials science and engineering department. He received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Kenyatta University in chemistry and mathematics. In...
View ArticleAgricultural engineering alumnus promoted to plant manager at Grain...
Brian Peters has been promoted to plant manager at Grain Processing Corporation (GPC). He joined the company in 2006 as Sweetener Division engineer and has held positions in other departments,...
View ArticleActually, it is rocket science
It’s not every day you get congratulated by NASA. The Cyclone Student Launch Initiative Team just finished competing against approximately 20 other university teams in a NASA competition for rocket...
View ArticleMake 2 Innovate MAVRIC team selected as one of seven U.S. teams to travel to...
A redesigned rover has earned a group of ISU engineering students a chance to compete against teams from across the world at the end of May. Make 2 Innovate’s MAVRIC team will join 20 student groups...
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Iowa State developing nation’s first school curriculum for computer security...
Iowa State University researchers are developing the nation’s first computer security literacy curriculum designed for middle school and high school students. During the IT-Olympics computer...
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Engineering college names student marshal, outstanding seniors for spring...
Twelve seniors to be honored at graduation ceremony Olivia Janusz, industrial engineering major and concurrent master’s degree student, will serve as College of Engineering student marshal during the...
View ArticleAlumni work on Genesis Medical Center development in Davenport, Iowa
Both Lauren Wiest and Bo Weber knew at a young age that they wanted to grow up and build something. They just didn’t imagine it would be one of the largest construction projects in Davenport history....
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SWE outreach event doubles in size to draw more females to engineering
SWE Sleepover becomes SWE University, attracts 53 high schoolers For 15 years, SWE Sleepover has brought 25-35 female high school seniors on campus to show them the ins and outs of engineering at Iowa...
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Coming home to Iowa State
Ron Leonard joins ABE department after graduating in 1956 After Ron Leonard’s 41-year career concluded at John Deere, his heart was still at Iowa State, where he graduated in 1956. That’s one reason...
View ArticleFaculty receive special recognition
Ten Iowa State faculty members received special awards for the 2015-16 academic year. Three faculty each have been named Distinguished and University Professor, and four have been named Morrill...
View ArticleEmerging Leaders class announced
Thirty-two faculty and staff have been chosen to participate in the next cohort of Iowa State’s Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA). ELA is an academic-year initiative to develop faculty and P&S staff...
View ArticleFaculty positions announced for 2015-16
The state Board of Regents approved 70 Iowa State faculty promotion or tenure awards for the 2015-16 year during its April 23 meeting at the Iowa School for the Deaf, Council Bluffs. The full list is...
View ArticleCurrent and past Iowa State student are selected for NSF graduate research...
Jordan Barr, William Lindemann and Jill Middendorf are recognized as outstanding students in NSF-supported disciplines Three students who started their engineering careers at Iowa State were selected...
View ArticleAgricultural and biosystems engineering’s new assistant professor researches...
Mehari Tekeste says international and industry experience will shape his teaching at ISU Originally from the small nation of Eritrea in the Horn of Africa, Mehari Tekeste has literally traveled the...
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Iowa State’s Baja racing team slowed in first race, ready to regain off-road...
It was a Friday afternoon and there was Zach Verbeck in the back of the Cyclone Racing garage, working away on a homemade brake dyno, looking for data that could improve the performance of Iowa State’s...
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Prairie STRIPS program expands with new grant
A recently awarded federal grant will help an innovative Iowa State University program expand its mission to protect soil and water quality by planting strips of native prairie on farmland. The...
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New technology in ABE advances engineering design skills for students
BSE/AE 218 uses water-jet cutter to apply theoretical science to physical products Group projects are known for providing students with important lessons about team dynamics, but there are always...
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