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The CyberInnovation Institute: Heralding a New Age of IT at Iowa State
Jim Oliver drives the vehicle that will drive innovation across engineering disciplines in the 21st century.

Keeping Up with Moore’s Law
If computing power continues to double every 18 months, Chris Chu’s “FastPlace” algorithm may be one of the reasons why.

Iowa State’s ‘Virtual’ Internet to Help Ensure Governmental, Industrial Security
Unique among the world’s cyberlabs, Doug Jacobson’s test bed Internet offers a valuable tool for academic research and commercial applications.

ConocoPhillips, Iowa State Join to Produce Synfuels from Gasification
As prices for fossil fuels and ethanol feedstocks soar, Iowa State’s Bioeconomy Institute teams with industry to pioneer the next wave in alternative fuels.

From Visual to Digital: The Emerging Technology of Bridge Health Monitoring
Iowa State civil engineers seek to strike a balance between innovation and tradition in safeguarding America’s aging infrastructure.

Institute to Tackle Engineering Leadership, Policy for the 21st Century
Iowa State’s new Engineering Policy and Leadership Institute will catalyze students and faculty for change in the Engineering Thematic Year.

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VRAC’s C6 Gets $5-Million Upgrade for Sharper Image
Iowa State virtual reality chamber stakes its claim as world’s premier facility for envisioning the future of technology.

Powering a New Energy Paradigm
Three Iowa State materials scientists are pioneering new technologies for the large-scale production, storage, and utilization of hydrogen as an alternative to fossil fuels.

Peasant to Professor: A Brief History of the Cultural Revolution of Dr. Ping Lu
Thirty years later, an Iowa State aerospace engineer reflects upon the end of China’s Cultural Revolution and his own rebirth as a scientist.

The Fluidity of Thought and Vision: 40 Years of CFD at Iowa State
Pioneers of computational fluid dynamics, Iowa State engineers are bringing the still young discipline into the 21st century.

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Innovating Healing, Engineering Hope
Three dynamic researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering lead Iowa State’s move into medical miracles.

For David White, Innovation Stands on Solid Ground 
A construction engineer and his colleagues offer ‘intelligent’ solutions to America’s infrastructure crisis.

A ‘Step Back’ into the Lives of a Cell
Surya Mallapragada traces the central nervous system to its origins to regenerate growth at the periphery.

Giving Immunity a Boost 
For diseases both man-made and natural, Balaji Narasimhan seeks the next generation of vaccine technologies.

Constructing ‘Cathedral’ Roseus
Jackie Shanks raises an edifice of insight on a critical source of chemotherapy.

Making Data ‘Real’ with VE-Suite
Mark Bryden’s team envisions the tools that help other engineers envision the future

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Brave New World of Bioinformatics
Julie Dickerson explores the mysteries of plant cells playing the Meta!Blast video game at the Virtual Reality Applications Center. Iowa State engineers and their scientific collaborators are leading the charge into the frontier between the digital and biological worlds.

Adapting to a Changing World
Chemical engineering alumna Mary Jane Hagenson adapts and flourishes in a volatile industry.

College Launches Leadership Program
Iowa State undergraduates rise to the looming technological challenges of the new century.

A World Thirsts for Leadership
Ramesh Kanwar and colleagues enlist global partners to confront one of the planet’s greatest challenges.

Reaping the Whirlwind
AerE researchers capture tornados to uncover the secrets of their destructive power.

Students Seek Sustainable Technologies
EPA competition spurs students to help developing nations help themselves.

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Ramping Up the Pace
Whether energy crises, terror threats, or ecological disasters, engineering no longer has the luxury of time on its side. Iowa State’s Krishna Rajan and his colleagues in combinatorial science will drive the discovery of new materials at a 21st-century pace.

Interstellar Performers
Already stars in their own Iowa State engineering departments, three young NASA interns join in Japan to create a supernova of aerospace achievement.

Eternal Sunshine of the Thoughtful Mind
Iowa State’s Vik Dalal and Iowa Thin Films of Boone think their groundbreaking solar cell technologies might help consumers turn the economic pain of fossil fuels into a fading memory.

“Fantastic Synergy”
Cedar Falls dentist Ken Budke turned to ISU’s Atul Kelkar for a way to damp the unnerving whine of the dentist’s drill. Now, as business partners, they’re making a sweeter kind of noise.