Partha Sarkar talks about the Wind Simulation and Testing Laboratory
Iowa Public Radio featured two Iowa State University professors on its Talk@12 program on Tuesday, May 19th. Host Greg Shanley talked with Bill Gallus, professor of geological and atmospheric sciences,...
View ArticlePublic invited to listen, learn from leaders in global technology, culture
AMES, Iowa – A semester full of talks will cover just about every angle of globalization: “Why Do I Need to Think Globally to be Effective in My Job?” “Technology and the Globalization of Opportunity,”...
View ArticleIowa State to train the next set of cyber warriors for the government
AMES, Iowa — In an increasingly high tech society, it is imperative to have individuals highly skilled in information assurance to keep up with the growing number of attacks on computer security. And...
View ArticleInformation Assurance Center on Iowa Public Radio
On September 29th, 2009, Iowa Public Radio’s Dean Borg did a story about the Information Assurance Center. He talked with Doug Jacobson, the director of the center, about the preparations students...
View ArticleIowa State’s van Leeuwen named R&D Magazine’s 2009 Innovator of the Year
Iowa State University’s Hans van Leeuwen, who has led research teams awarded back-to-back R&D 100 awards for biofuels developments, has also been named R&D Magazine’s 2009 Innovator of the Year...
View ArticleISU professor researches cause of pit foaming
Steve Hoff wishes he had a definitive answer to give pork producers about the problem of pit foaming. But, he’s not quite there yet. “We’re basically about nine months into a three-year study,” the...
View ArticleAstronaut Clayton Anderson joins Iowa State engineering faculty
AMES, Iowa – Clayton Anderson, an Iowa State University graduate and former NASA astronaut, will join the university as a distinguished faculty fellow in aerospace engineering. Anderson, a native of...
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Shifting perspective, increasing diversity
Sriram Sundararajan, professor of mechanical engineering, talks about improving diversity in STEM fields. It’s no secret – there is a need to engage underrepresented groups in science, technology,...
View ArticlePODCAST: From blue roofs to rebuilds: why communities can (or cannot)...
A hurricane hits. You survive the storm, but your house doesn’t. And to complicate matters, you don’t have the documentation to prove the house was actually yours to begin with. What do you do?...
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Global collaboration on food security
Tom Brumm (right) and Moses Kalyango work in one of the grain laboratories in Sukup Hall. Undergraduate student from Uganda seeks to eradicate maize weevils in developing nations Partnering with ISU...
View ArticleFlooding Impact On Agricultural Systems
Matt Helmers, Iowa Nutrient Research Center Director and Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering talks about this spring’s flooding in the midwest, and the effect it will have on...
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Spanning then and now
Did you know that the High Trestle Trail Bridge is exactly half a mile long? Brenna Fall sure knows. It’s just one engineering detail that Fall (civil engineering B.S. 2003) can point out. Now the...
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Learning the language of tomorrow’s problem solving
Years from now, a child could walk into an implement dealership and see robots for sale alongside tractors and combines. So students at Iowa State are finding themselves on the edge of a new frontier...
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Discipline for Success
“Being an athlete you have to be disciplined. You can’t be successful without being disciplined.” Edwin Kurgan runs in the 2019 Nuttycombe Wisconsin XC Invitational. Photo courtesy of Mike Scott/ISU...
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Engineering Apple Park to “Think Different”
Apple Park, Apple, Inc’s new office complex in Cupertino, California. When you are engineering a project for one of the largest and most profitable companies in the world, perfection isn’t an option …...
View ArticleAn Adventure in Confidence
Shan Jiang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Iowa State University, launched the Graduate-Undergraduate Mentoring Program to provide professional development for...
View ArticleComing Together at the Seams
James McCalley, London Professor of Power Systems Engineering in Iowa State’s Department of Electrical Engineering, has spent more than a decade working with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to...
View ArticleCyberSafety During COVID-19 & Working From Home
In this special #SocialDistancing episode of Factor Analysis, we speak with CyberSecurity expert, Director of ISU’s Information Assurance Center and University Professor Doug Jacobson about the need...
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A Fitbit for Plants
Liang Dong, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State We all wear or know someone who wears a fitness tracker, or an activity monitor. But what sort of impact could be made on food...
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An Emergency Response
Jesse White (’18 mechanical engineering) is part of a team of engineers turning McCormick Place into an alternative treatment facility for low acute COVID-19 patients. These days, when you hear the...
View ArticleRock stars, Hollywood look at engineering researcher’s unique 3-D technology
William Lohry took a seat before a projector-camera combination and offered his best smile. And there, on a nearby computer monitor, was a perfect, but colorless, 3-D image of every line, contour and...
View ArticleCCEE Hybrid School Bus Project featured on Iowa Public Radio
Hybrid vehicles, integrating battery-powered electric motors as helpers to traditional-fueled engines, are catching on with car drivers. But, applying the same technology to larger vehicles is taking...
View ArticleLocal Girl Scouts gain national attention for creating working prosthesis
The Flying Monkeys, a team of Cadette Girl Scouts from Ames and Gilbert, won first place in the “Innovative Solution,” category at Iowa’s FIRST LEGO League (FLL) Championship, and their impressive work...
View ArticleEEI director Dave Sly featured on IISE podcast
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View ArticleFood, fuel, medicine: Grain is everywhere and evolving, Kurt Rosentrater says
If you need to talk to an expert on grain, Kurt Rosentrater is the expert for you. The post <strong>Food, fuel, medicine: Grain is everywhere and evolving, Kurt Rosentrater says</strong>...
View ArticleA.J. Perron: Worldwide podcast connections power sustainability initiatives
For industrial engineering student, A.J. Perron, the goal is to make a difference through sustainability initiatives by making connections worldwide through his podcast, Univer-ity. The post A.J....
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