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National Academy of Engineering elects Gschneidner  Karl A. Gschneidner, Jr., Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and a senior scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, has been elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering. One of 64 members and 9 foreign associates elected this year, Gschneidner was cited “for contributions to the science and technology of rare-earth materials.” (News article)Guan wins NSF CAREER Award  Yong Guan, an ECpE assistant professor, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award that will provide $400,000 over a five-year period to further his research on computer security. His overall research goal is to develop practical methods for detecting, tracing, and mitigating cyber-based attacks. As part of his CAREER project, Guan is working on techniques to verify locations of mobile wireless devices and ensure the data provided by sensors and other devices is trustworthy. (News article)Future students to visit college The office of Engineering Outreach and Recruitment is hosting two special events for high school seniors who have received scholarships to attend Iowa State next fall. An Evening with Engineering is designed for multicultural student scholars. Planned for Friday, February 23, the program provides an opportunity to visit with faculty, learn about college life as an engineering student, and meet LEAD (Leadership through Engineering Academic Diversity) staff and students. This year 18 students and their parents are coming from Puerto Rico, California, Colorado, Minnesota, and Iowa. A special thanks goes to the Office of Admissions/Global Recruitment for its assistance with the seven families from Puerto Rico. Scholars’ Day will follow on Saturday, February 24, with 400 guests in attendance--140 high school seniors and their parents. Program highlights include sessions on engineering topics offered by the academic departments and support units, a Career Services presentation and mini career fair, and tours of the college and campus. |
Student of the year at Rolls Royce  ME senior Sarah Walter was recently named Rolls Royce North American Student of the Year, an award given to the outstanding student from the United States and Canada. Walter has spent four semesters as a co-op for Rolls Royce--fall 2003, summer 2004, and fall 2005 at the Indianapolis plant and summer 2006 at the headquarters in Derby, England. She has accepted full-time employment with Rolls Royce in Indianapolis after graduation. (News article)Women’s perspectives on the engineering classroom The second event in the Enhancing the Climate in Engineering workshop series will be Monday, March 5, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium in Howe Hall. This panel discussion, “Women’s Perspectives on the Engineering Classroom,” will feature Kristi Christensen, BSME’98; Janine Keeley, BSChE’04; and Erin Penne, BSAerE’99, MSIMSE’05. The panelists will share the experiences of women in our classes and discuss their perspectives on gender and communication issues in engineering education and in industry. This workshop is open to all engineering faculty and staff. No registration is necessary. MOT grants awarded Ambassadors of Minds of Tomorrow (MOT), a College of Engineering student organization that partners the college with K-12 schools and corporations, will promote the College of Engineering at two school assemblies this week. The schools--Gilbert Community Schools and Northeast Hamilton Schools--are the first recipients of $5,000 MOT grants to purchase equipment to enhance their science/technology classes. Gilbert Community Schools will purchase advanced graphing calculators, and Northeast Hamilton Schools will purchase new science kits. The MOT ambassadors plan to return to the schools later in the spring to work with the students using the new tools. Established just a year ago, MOT creates a source of funds from industry to provide grants to K-12 schools to use in their science, technology, engineering, and math programs and to help create interest in engineering-related careers. Spread the word about engineering The 2007 State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa will draw more than 400 students in grades 6-12 to Hilton Coliseum March 30-31 to show their science projects. Judges are needed for this exciting competition. It’s a great opportunity for faculty to interact with young scientists and show them how their curiosity and problem-solving skills could apply to a career as an engineer. Visit www.sstfi.iastate.edu for more information about the fair and how to apply to be a judge. |
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