- James T. Johnson, BSAerE’64, MSAerE’65, President, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- David L. Klinger, BSAerE’67, Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin Space Systems
- Dennis A. Muilenburg, BSAerE’86, Vice President and General Manager, Combat Systems, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
- Robert E. Uhrig, MS’50, PhD’54 (both in theoretical and applied mechanics), Distinguished Professor, Nuclear Engineering, University of Tennessee
When aerospace engineering students present their senior projects on April 21, the audience will have a very special participant—Vance D. Coffman, the former CEO of Lockheed Martin and current chairman of the board. In addition to interacting with students, Coffman will be involved in a variety of activities from April 18 to 26 as an Honorary Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering. “Dr. Coffman has made very significant contributions to many of our country’s most challenging technological achievements during the past three decades,” says Tom Shih, chair of AerE. “We are honored and delighted to have him spend this time with us.” (More about Vance Coffman)Coffman will also present “A 21st Century Model of Aerospace” as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series in Aerospace Engineering on Friday, April 22, at 3:10 p.m. in the Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium. Faculty and staff are invited to attend.
In preparation for the 2005 Mid-West Regional Concrete Canoe Competition in two weeks, Iowa State’s concrete canoe team will work through its final paddling practice in their canoe, named “Swashbuckler,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, at Ada Hayden Heritage Park. The team will also present information about the project at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in 1213 Hoover Hall. (News release and http://www.stuorg.iastate.edu/asce)
PrISUm Fusion, the 2005 model of Iowa State University’s solar car, will be unveiled on Saturday, April 16, at 11:30 a.m. in the atrium of the Molecular Biology Building. Dean Mark Kushner will kick off the event with opening remarks. A short reception will follow, and then the car will be unveiled. The event is free and open to all! (College Feature)Project director Justin Steinlage, a senior in mechanical engineering, says the team began designing the new car immediately after the last North American Solar Challenge (NASC) held in 2003. The 2005 NASC starts July 17 in Austin, Texas, and ends in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on July 27. The 2,500-mile route is the longest ever in the series that began in 1990. Before the official race though, the Iowa State team must participate in the qualifying rounds May 16–20 at Heartland Park in Topeka, Kansas, to demonstrate that Fusion is safe and able to handle the rigors of the race. “We have to prove we engineered a car that’s good enough to drive,” Steinlage says. Advisors for the project are James C. Hill, ChE, and Ron Nelson, ME.
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Tom Glanville, associate professor, was named the Engineer of the Year at the recent Mid-Central American Society of Agricultural Engineers meeting in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Bill Koenig, an engineer with MidWest Plan Service, was inducted into the Rural Builders Hall of Fame at the recent meeting of the National Frame Builders Association.
