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Cover Story Research & Learning Alumni College Briefs Upcoming Events Past Issues Alumni Interest Survey Credits  Alumni Relations Research Today at ISU Cyclone News Admissions  Muses Editor 212 Marston Hall Iowa State University Ames, IA 50011-2153 email: preinig@iastate.edu |
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R&D 100 for Jacobson ECpE
Associate Professor Doug Jacobson has received an
R&D 100 award for an innovative technology designed
to protect the security of internal computer networks.
Jacobson and his network security company designed the
technology; it protects important internal network assets
by defining access at the network level and proactively
closing off all unauthorized access. Sponsored by R&D Magazine, the
R&D 100 awards have been called the most prestigious
honor in applied research. This is the second time
Jacobson has received this coveted award.Okiishi on national panel The National Research Council has invited Associate Dean Ted Okiishi to play an important role in reviewing NASA’s Aeronautics Technology Programs through service on the Vehicle Systems Program Panel and the Aeronautics Technology Review Committee. Okiishi, who is also a professor of mechanical engineering, will join others in assessing the overall scientific and technical quality of the Aeronautics Technology goal area of NASA’s Aerospace Technology Enterprise. Okiishi has been a faculty member at Iowa State since 1967. Prior to his appointment as associate dean in 1995, he served five years as chair of the college’s Department of Mechanical Engineering. Researchers attempt first moving tornado simulator Three Iowa State researchers—including two engineers—are designing and building a simulator that will create moving tornados. Their ultimate goal is to learn how to construct homes and other buildings or structures that better withstand the wrath of a tornado. Partha Sarkar, the T. A. and Grace Miller Wilson Endowed Chair in Engineering and an associate professor of aerospace engineering and civil engineering; Fred Haan, assistant professor of aerospace engineering; and Bill Gallus, associate professor of geological and atmospheric sciences are collaborating on the project. The National Science Foundation provided a three-year, $300,000 grant for the research. PSI funds work by engineer Charles Hurburgh, professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, has received a grant from Iowa State University’s Plant Sciences Institute to develop a high throughput spectroscopic method to identify corn and bean germplasms. The technology will be much faster than currently used DNA methods. The two-year grant was awarded through a competitive program intended to stimulate excellence in plant science research. A total of six promising research projects received start-up funds. Professor named ASAE fellow ABE Professor James Baker has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). This elite honor is bestowed upon ASAE members with at least 20 years of active engineering practice who have made significant contributions to the field. A leading authority in the agricultural water quality field, Baker has attracted more than $11.5 million in research grants and contracts and holds two patents for specialized fertilizer applicators that reduce nutrient losses to the environment. He is author or co-author of 75 refereed journal articles, 15 book chapters, 55 conference proceedings, and 80 other publications. Baker has been on the Iowa State faculty since 1973. He was named University Professor in 1999. |
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