College Features

From the CyberInnovation Institute to the Bioeconomy Institute, the College of Engineering at Iowa State University is rising to the “2050 Challenge” to meet critical national and global needs that transcend traditional...

AMES, Iowa – Their missions—like always—seem challenging.Teams of up to 10 9- to 14-year-olds are to build LEGO robots capable of moving tabletop models that simulate all kinds of energy tasks: harvesting and processing corn;...

Dean Mark J. Kushner has announced the appointment of Professor Derrick Rollins as assistant dean for diversity for the College of Engineering. In this role, Rollins will coordinate, advance, and expand diversity activities at...

Iowa State aerospace engineering alum Clay Anderson and six other astronauts onboard the space shuttle Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida around 12 noon CST Wednesday. While the other astronauts spent two weeks...

Iowa State alum and astronaut Clay Anderson began his journey back to Earth onboard space shuttle Discovery today. Discovery, with Anderson and six other astronauts onboard, is scheduled to land at Kennedy Space Center in Florida...

Aerospace engineering alum Clay Anderson, who has lived on the International Space Station (ISS) since last June, is preparing for his return to Earth in early November. The 48-year-old astronaut recently talked with Radio Iowa...

Aerospace engineering alum Clay Anderson and his Expedition 15 crewmates welcomed the Expedition 16 crew to the International Space Station (ISS) on October 12. Iowa native Peggy Whitson is the Expedition 16 commander. While...

Aerospace engineering alum Clay Anderson and his Exhibition 15 crewmates are preparing for major changes on the International Space Station (ISS). The Expedition 16 crew with commander Peggy Whitson and flight engineer Yuri...

Krishna Rajan, a Stanley Chair of Interdisciplinary Engineering and a professor of materials science and engineering at Iowa State University, has been named the new director of Iowa State's Institute for Combinatorial Discovery...

Playing with the big boys, or ranking in the top 20 public engineering schools, is how Balaji Narasimhan sums up his goal for the College of Engineering. As newly appointed associate dean for research and economic development,...