• Lauren Schwab awarded 2026 Early Achievement in Learning Communities Coordination Award
• Jenny Baker awarded 2026 Learning Communities Outstanding Innovations award
• Lu Liu earns honorable mention for CAPEES-ESE Early Career Award
• Cristina Poleacovschi wins ASCE Halpin Award for construction
• Sri Sritharan named Distinguished Educator by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)

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• Abhay B. Ramachandra receives NSF CAREER Award to understand vein graft failure in coronary bypass surgeries
• Sougata Roy receives NSF CAREER award to advance printability of aluminum alloys
• NSF funding awarded for REU site: Launching aerospace undergrads into the next chapter
• Shana Moothedath earns NSF funding for project on sustainable service handling in 6G
• Shana Moothedath awarded Air Force Research Lab funding for decentralized reinforcement learning framework project

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• Cristina Poleacovschi named 2026-27 Fulbright Scholar
• Iowa State students build the future with 3D-printed ‘smart’ concrete
• Buildings that “Snap”: ISU Researchers Developing Self-Adjusting Architecture

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• Araz Hasheminezhad awarded 2026 Zaffarano Prize
• Md Jalal Uddin Rumi’s characterization of smoke emissions article published
• Study highlights hazardous ultrafine particles and their emissions from lithium-ion battery fires
• Study explores co-combustion of biomass, synthetic polymeric materials, and lithium-ion batteries
• Cheng-Hau Yang awarded Robert J. Melosh Medal