Researchers study 3D printing tungsten parts for extreme …
Oct 2, 2024 · AMES, Iowa – Sougata Roy, who doesn’t study electrons or grids or wind turbines, has found a way to contribute to a clean-energy future. “This work in advanced manufacturing, particularly in using additive manufacturing, is about making a difference,” said Roy, an Iowa State University assistant professor of mechanical engineering and a Building a World of Difference Faculty Fellow in ...
Iowa State sees growth in first-year, undergraduate student …
Sep 12, 2024 · Why Iowa State? Student outcomes – including salary and graduation rates – are among the reasons why students choose Iowa State and why ISU is the top-ranked Iowa university in the latest Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2025 Best Colleges rankings.Iowa State jumped 26 spots to #119 out of the 500 colleges and universities that were ranked.
Entrepreneur Daymond John to share his fundamentals for success
Oct 15, 2024 · Quick look. Fans of the reality show “Shark Tank” are likely familiar with Daymond John’s journey as an entrepreneur. The award-winning entrepreneur will share his strategies for building successful brands in a lecture titled “Daymond John's 5 Shark Points: Fundamentals for Success in Business and Life,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 22, in the Memorial Union Great Hall.
Remembering Roy Reiman • News Service • Iowa State University
Sep 17, 2024 · The Iowa State University community mourns the passing of Roy Reiman on Sept. 16. Roy founded Reiman Publications in 1965 and throughout his career was known for publications like Taste of Home, Our Iowa and Our Wisconsin.Roy graduated from Iowa State in 1957 with a degree in agricultural journalism.
Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute launched to serve defense ...
Aug 23, 2024 · The Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute builds on Iowa State’s existing advanced materials and manufacturing research efforts in the Quad Cities area, including projects to develop new additive construction techniques.
Iowa State to ring in Campanile’s 125th year with public celebration
Sep 11, 2024 · Cownie Professor of Music and university carillonneur Tin-Shi Tam will premiere two carillon compositions written by Iowa State students – the winner and honorable mention selection in a campuswide contest. Tam also will collaborate to perform with the ISU Brass Ensemble and the Iowa State Singers, closing with the alma mater “Bells of Iowa State.”
Growing soybeans has a surprisingly significant emissions …
Nov 20, 2024 · “If you’re going to grow crops, there’s going to be some greenhouse gas emissions,” Castellano said. It makes sense that most of the attention devoted to emissions from Corn Belt fields has been on optimizing nitrogen fertilizer usage, said Castellano, who also leads the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative, an ongoing research project to give Iowa farmers more precise data on ideal nitrogen rates.
Want to boost creativity? Try playing Minecraft
Jul 8, 2019 · AMES, Iowa – The next time you need to get the creative juices flowing, playing some types of video games may help. Video games that foster creative freedom can increase creativity under certain conditions, according to new research from Iowa State University.
ISU researchers discover crucial step in creating blood stem cells
Dec 19, 2023 · The immune receptor Espin Palazon’s team identified activates in an embryo before endothelial cells start becoming stem cells, priming them for the transition. “We know blood stem cells form from endothelial cells, but the factors that set up the cell to switch identity were enigmatic,” she said.
Iowa State students crisscross 'Tornado Alley ... - Iowa State …
Jun 11, 2024 · “It ended up being a crazy week,” said Bill Gallus, a professor of geological and atmospheric sciences and one of the course’s three instructors. “People from other schools are reaching out to ask how we managed to get such a perfectly crazy weather week for our field trip.”