Three engineering students were among the ten Iowa State students to present their research in the rotunda of the state capitol on Tuesday to highlight the importance of undergraduate research to legislators and other state officials. Drew Cookman, ChE 4 (Charles Glatz, mentor), presented information about protein extraction of corn germ using expanded bed adsorbtion; Jason Haegele, AgE and Agron 4 
(Pete Peterson, mentor), discussed his research that involved determining the distance corn pollen travels in the wind and the ramifications relative to the use of genetically modified corn; and Nathan Willis (pictured at right with Michael Gartner, president, Board of Regents, State of Iowa), AerE 3 (Derrick Parkhurst, mentor), presented information on his digital video analysis of driver behavior.
David Schrunk, who earned his BS in AerE in 1962 and MD at the University of Iowa, will present “The Moon Project, Malapert Mountain—Optimum Site for First Lunar Base” as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series in Aerospace Engineering on Tuesday, March 7, at 2:10 p.m. in Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall. A reception will follow. Schrunk, who has worked in both medicine and aeronautics, has written multiple articles about the exploration of space.
Senior executives from Cargill, Caterpillar, Deere & Company, Fakespace, HON Company, Kemin Industries, and Rockwell Collins are among the many guest speakers who are sharing their perceptions on globalization and its impact on industry with the class Technology, Globalization, and Culture, ME/FLNG 484x/584x, this semester. Led by Jim Bernard, ME, and Mark Rectanus, German Studies, the course examines the threats and opportunities inherent in the globalization process. The lectures, which are open to the public, are listed on the class Web site. The course is made possible through grants from Deere & Company and Cargill.
The National Society of Black Engineers sponsored the 2nd annual Middle School Science and Engineering Exposition in Howe and Hoover Halls on February 18. Middle school students from central Iowa participated in the daylong event that included a variety of demonstrations and workshops conducted by science and engineering student organizations. Participating student organizations included Iota Sigma Pi—Women in Chemistry, Materials Advantage Club, Society of Automotive Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, and Society of International Engineers (SIE). At right above Andrea Siefers, MatE 4, SIE outreach chair, works with students on the SIE interactive project especially designed to teach the youth about engineering in a global market.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Information Technology Services, and Information Infrastructure Institute cordially invite you to an open house to unveil the BlueGene/L Supercomputer on Thursday, March 2, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in 206 Durham. President Geoffroy will speak shortly after 3:00.
