College Features

The space shuttle Atlantis, with Iowa State alum Clayton C. Anderson on board, launched from Kennedy Space Center on June 8. The shuttle is delivering construction materials and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS)....

Engineering Dean Mark J. Kushner has announced the appointment of Gary Mirka as chair of the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE). Mirka will join the college July 1.

A faculty member at North...

Ames, Iowa – A more effective way of purifying alcohol—turning poor whisky into a smooth, well rounded drink, and converting fuel-grade ethanol into a food-grade products—has earned national recognition for two Iowa State...

Jonathan Wickert has been named chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. His appointment will begin August 1.Wickert, a professor of mechanical engineering, has been on the faculty at Carnegie...

When Ted Okiishi arrived in Ames in 1957, he was just 18. His goal was simple—earn his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and then go to work for an aerospace company.

So much for simple goals.

Now, 50 years later,...

The 2007 Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award, given by the Iowa State University Alumni Association, goes to five Iowa State students this year, including three from the College of Engineering. They are Brad Bishop,...

While growing up in Panama, Zoila Yadira Guerra de Castillo developed a love for the beauty of her tropical homeland. But she also learned to appreciate that Panama was home to one of the great engineering projects in history....

"Do you get to drive a company car?"

That's the question Sarah Walter says she gets most often when people find out she is an intern, and a future employee, of Rolls Royce.

Walter says she laughs sometimes when she hears the...

The National Academy of Engineering today announced the election of Karl A. Gschneidner, Jr. as a member. Gschneidner is Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and a senior...