Aluru to share expertise in Washington

Computer engineering professor Srinivas Aluru was invited to take part in the White House Big Data Workshop in Washington, D.C. He will share his expertise in high performance computing.

Iowa State senior selected for sky flight team

Aboard a private plane flight from San Francisco to London on June 12, ISU senior Cassidy Williams will join Silicon Valley's most prominent thinkers to address the misalignment between emerging talent and existing jobs. They will be tasked with designing a platform to connect the dots between tech talent and opportunities.

Lied Center remains open during west side berm work

Work to construct an earthen berm around the Lied recreation facility moved to the west (front door) side of the building this week. The west doors will remain open, although the west sidewalk out to Beach Road is closed.

Arbor Day additions

Eight native oak trees were planted near the College of Design following an Arbor Day ceremony.

Lograsso is interim Ames Lab director

This week

• Reception and poster presentation: University Honors Program spring and summer 2013 graduates, May 2 (3-5 p.m., MU Great Hall)

• Retirement: Ginny Arthur, residence department, May 3 (9-11 a.m., UDCC third floor mezzanine, remarks at 10 a.m.)

• Retirement: Ruth Book, environmental health and safety, retiring May 3 (no event planned), cards may be sent to her at EHS Building, 2809 Daley Dr., Ames 50011

Next week

• Retirement: Warren Blumenfeld, School of Education, May 6 (3:30-5 p.m., program at 4 p.m., MU Gallery)

• Retirement: Nancy Evans, School of Education, May 7 (3-5:30 p.m., program at 3:30 p.m., MU Campanile Room)

• Retirements: Dean Anderson, Yong Chin Pak, Cindy Frederickson and Lesley Hawkins, kinesiology department, May 7 (4-6 p.m., 213 Forker, brief presentation at 5:15 p.m.)

• Retirement: Marcia Rosenbusch, School of Education, May 8 (12:30-2 p.m., MU Cardinal Room, program at 1 p.m.)

• Retirement: Ron Nelson, mechanical engineering, May 8 (2:30-4 p.m., 2004 Black Engineering)

• Retirement: Madeleine Henry, world languages and cultures, May 8 (4-5:30 p.m., MU Gold Room)

• Retirement: Belva Weers, Central Stores, May 10 (2-4 p.m., 142 General Services Building)

• Retirement: Sue Ziegenbusch, agricultural and biosystems engineering, May 10 (3-5 p.m., NSRIC lobby)

• Retirement: Krishna Athreya, mathematics, May 10 (5-7 p.m., MU Cardinal Room)

• Retirement: Roger Maddux, mathematics, May 10 (5-7 p.m., MU Cardinal Room)
• Graduation reception and open house: May 11 (immediately following 1:30 p.m. undergraduate ceremony, ISU Alumni Center) 

Upcoming

• Retirement: Ronald Jackson, student counseling service, May 16 (2:30-4 p.m., program at 3 p.m., MU Campanile Room)

• Open house: Algal Production Facility, May 16 (3-5 p.m., BioCentury Research Farm, 1327 U Ave., Boone), a pilot-scale facility equipped to grow large amounts of algae biomass

• Retirement: Cheryll Reitmeier, food science and human nutrition, May 17 (3-5 p.m., LeBaron Hall lounge, presentation at 3:30 p.m.)

PWSE director candidates

Two finalists will interview next week for the director's position in ISU's Program for Women in Science and Engineering. Their interviews include a public presentation on: PWSE stemming the shortage of STEM graduates and gender and diversity in STEM. Each presentation will be held in 2030 Morrill (11 a.m.-noon); attendees are encouraged to fill out the evaluation form available online. The candidates and their visit dates are:

• Cynthia Williams, formerly with Girls Inc. of Orange County, Calif., May 7

• Lora Leigh Crystal, PWSE associate director, May 8