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Teaching engineers the value of communication and “soft” skills
An ME alum uses his engineering perspective to build his own training business Don Gallagher, BSME’82, says the skills he learned at Iowa State and in the co-op program have been invaluable for his...
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Engineering college names student marshal, outstanding seniors for fall 2014...
Twelve seniors to be honored at graduation ceremony Tori Sorensen, electrical engineering, hails from Corning, Iowa, and will be serving as the College of Engineering student marshal during the fall...
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Iowa State information assurance master’s degree commended
Department of electrical and computer engineering online master’s program named number four in the nation The online master’s degree in information assurance at Iowa State has been ranked fourth in the...
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Weems Troupe selected for Aviation Week’s Twenty20s List
Aerospace engineering alumna one of twenty recognized as emerging leaders Sarah (Weems) Troupe may have only been officially in the workforce since May, but she’s already being recognized for her...
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Wilkinson Professor of Interdisciplinary Engineering chosen for Alexander von...
Rajan’s research in big data earns international recognition Krishna Rajan has pioneered the new and emerging field of materials informatics, which involves the application of statistical learning and...
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Aerospace engineering senior chosen for prestigious leadership program
Joshua Moreno is one of 28 students selected for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute After he attended schools that were both low and high income, Joshua Moreno wants to inspire change in...
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Iowa State Student Wins AIChE Poster Competition
Written by Robert Mills A poster by Tannon Daugaard, a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Iowa State University, won first place in a competition held at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American...
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Iowa State University researchers make fish food from Iowa agricultural...
Researchers at Iowa State University are charting new waters by turning the state’s agricultural commodities into fish food, work that could help farmers find new revenue streams and provide a boost to...
View ArticleMaterials science and engineering professor selected as American Physical...
The American Physical Society strives to become the leading source for physics information that advances science and humanity. APS has more than 50,000 members as of 2014, but only a select few are...
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Iowa State students participate in national STEM challenge
Real World Design Challenge hosts Iowa State freshmen in Washington, D.C. Getting young people involved in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) has been an educational goal for many...
View ArticleDemolition nears for ISU’s Davidson Hall
When Iowa State University classes resume in January, one long-standing campus building will be in the process of demolition. Davidson Hall, built in 1922 and located on the northwest side of campus...
View ArticleLarry Koehrsen: The slow drip of climate change
Larry Koehrsen is a graduate of Iowa State University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering. He worked in the consulting engineering business, focusing primarily on environmental...
View ArticleIonic liquids open door to better rare-earth materials processing
U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory and Critical Materials Institute materials chemist Anja Mudring is harnessing the promising qualities of ionic liquids, salts in a liquid state, to optimize...
View ArticleRick Fosse was a Master of Disaster (Relief)
During his 11 year tenure as Iowa City’s public works director, Rick Fosse has had to deal with a tornado, three of the four largest floods the city has ever seen and a massive landfill fire. Fosse,...
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New Iowa State assistant professor studies interdisciplinary area of data...
From engineering to mathematics and physics, Soumik Sarkar’s varied experience has given him a strong foundation for building a research program and educating others. As Soumik Sarkar settles into the...
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Lee Trask: Helping others learn by asking questions
Graduate student studies polymers and creates research opportunities for students in Des Moines classrooms. Lee Trask has always wanted to help others learn. Even during his undergraduate studies in...
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Adarsh Krishnamurthy: Incorporating video game technology into pacemaker therapy
Mechanical engineer focuses research on speeding up simulations for biomedical applications Growing up, Adarsh Krishnamurthy had a fascination for cars that later inspired him to pursue engineering as...
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Cyclones advance space exploration while working on Orion’s first test flight
Aerospace engineering alumni are part of successful NASA test flight mission NASA began a new era of exploration with the Orion test flight on December 5, 2014. The Exploration Flight Test (EFT-1) was...
View ArticleECpE alumnus to join Coon Rapids City Council
Wade Demmer and Brad Johnson are Coon Rapids’ two new council members, representing wards 3 and 5, respectively. They won open seats at the Nov. 4 election caused by the retirements of Paul Johnson...
View ArticleAerospace engineering professor published in Aerospace America
How would a scientist go about destroying an asteroid or comet, also known as NEOs, headed toward a major city on Earth? Bong Wie, aerospace engineering professor and Asteroid Deflection Center...
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