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Astronaut to present distinguished lecture
Aerospace engineering alum and NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson will present a talk, “Dreams to Reality,” at 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, April 10, in Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium in Howe Hall. The event is part of the Department of Aerospace Engineering’s Distinguished Lecture Series and is open to the public. (News release)
Following the lecture, Anderson, MSAerE’83, and Roger S. Hanson, BSEE/ME’54, will be inducted into the Aerospace Engineering Hall of Distinguished Alumni. A reception will follow.
Anderson is also playing a key role in Iowa State’s VEISHEA activities. He is giving the keynote address at the opening ceremony on central campus at 11:45 a.m., Friday, April 11; he will receive an Iowa State University Distinguished Alumni award at a 2:15 p.m. ceremony in the Curtiss Hall auditorium; and he is the grand marshal for the VEISHEA parade on Saturday, April 12, beginning at 10:30 a.m. (Complete VEISHEA schedule)
Distinguished Awards Celebration to honor four with engineering ties
Three individuals and the 3M Corporation will be honored at the university’s Distinguished Awards Celebration on Friday, April 11, at 2:15 p.m. in the Curtiss Hall auditorium. The award recipients are Clayton Anderson, Distinguished Alumni Award, and Donna Hoover, Honorary Alumni Award, presented by the ISU Alumni Association; and 3M, Order of the Knoll Corporate and Foundation Award, and Arend “Sandy” Sandbulte, BSEE’59, Order of the Knoll Cardinal and Gold Award, presented by the ISU Foundation.
College launches new homepage
Take a look at the new College of Engineering homepage. Engineering Communications and
Marketing launched the new design last week, and we would like your feedback as we polish the page and its links. Send comments to Eric Dieterle.
ECpE celebrates 100 years
ECpE will begin a year-long celebration marking 100 years of education and research excellence in conjunction with VEISHEA activities on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. in Coover Hall. Cake and refreshments will be served, and a brief ceremony is planned for 1:30 p.m. Visitors can tour the new Coover Hall addition. Students and faculty have planned a variety of exhibits and demonstrations showcasing the latest in technology. Demonstrations will include wirelessly lighting a light bulb, creating lightning, flying a UAV helicopter, and operating a new robot that moves like a human hand. ECpE displays will be at the engineering tent in front of Marston and in Coover Hall.
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ADVANCE Program issues call for proposals
The ISU ADVANCE Program has allocated $5,000 to support departments and centers in bringing in speakers for lectures, seminars, and colloquia during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Proposals are being accepted for two $1,000 lectureships to bring outstanding speakers in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields to campus. The deadline is April 15. (Call for proposals 134 KB .pdf file)
Ten $300 awards are available to assist departments in bringing speakers to campus in any discipline. Applications will be accepted and reviewed
continuously throughout the year. (Call for proposals 134 KB .pdf file)
Guidelines are available on the ADVANCE Web site.
Join in the VEISHEA activities
 Iowa State’s 86th VEISHEA celebration began last week and will run through April 13. With the purchase of a VEISHEA button for $5, you can have lunch just west of Curtiss Hall, Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until the food runs out. The buttons will be available for purchase at the lunch tent. The College of Engineering is the host for Wednesday’s lunch. The menu includes hamburgers, chips, and lemonade. Many of the engineering student organizations will have displays to showcase their activities near the lunch tent. Be sure to stop by to visit with our students!
On Saturday, April 12, there will be plenty to do and see before and after the parade, so plan to spend the day enjoying the sights and sounds of VEISHEA. Two large tents will be in front of Marston Hall featuring engineering displays, demonstrations, and activities for all ages. In addition, NASA will have a special exhibit complete with spacecraft models, giveaways, video reels rolling on a TV monitor, and an intern in a 7’ inflatable astronaut suit. Clayton Anderson is scheduled to stop by after his VEISHEA parade duties.
Other displays include a balloon launch, flying blimp, and robotics demonstrations in Howe Hall; formula car trial runs out at the Towers; Gaffers’ Guild glass-blowing demonstrations in Sweeney Hall; and Tau Beta Pi catapult competition on central campus.
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