In a new video series, President Wendy Wintersteen visits the labs of faculty researchers working on societal challenges. Steve Martin, Distinguished Professor of materials science and engineering, shares insights to his research on making batteries safer and longer-lasting in the first "Innovators of Iowa State" video.
Expand your knowledge of Women's History Month and the units and programs that support women at Iowa State in this message from Sharon Perry Fantini, vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion.
Iowa State researchers seek to add value to the bioeconomy by using a co-product of bio-oil production to capture nutrients from livestock manure. The nutrients, if processed into slow-release fertilizer pellets, could avoid issues with odor, runoff and greenhouse gas emissions that manure presents when applied to farm fields.
A charitable gift from the U.S. embassy of the United Arab Emirates has established a study abroad scholarship in the memory of an ISU graduate who died in a car crash in 2020. The scholarship will benefit students who otherwise could not afford to travel to the UAE through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ study abroad program.
The Center for Wireless, Communities and Innovation (WiCI, pronounced "wiki") in the College of Engineering will address two needs: expanding affordable, effective rural broadband services and assuring rural participation in its innovation.
Graphic design associate professor Alex Braidwood partnered with Maestro, maker of guitar pedals, to make visuals out of sound. Braidwood, a sound artist, also is teaching his students how to write code based on sound.
