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As engineers—as people—we all want a world where the basic human needs for food, shelter, health care, and personal security can be met for everyone.

How will agricultural engineers feed nine billion people? How will industrial engineers produce more goods with fewer resources, helped by the innovations of materials scientists? How will civil and construction engineers build homes that can withstand the weather of a warming planet?

And how will all of us sustain these technologies for generations to come? At Iowa State University, faculty and students are actively leading the way in places like Mali, Africa.

A Lasting Difference

A student works in the lab of Professor Robert Brown, who, together with engineers and agricultural experts from various disciplines, spearheads Iowa State’s drive to bring to the world the next generation of biofuels from cellulosic feedstocks such as switchgrass and
corn stover.