Announcements

Bergman is the next Janson Professor of Mathematics at Iowa State

Professor Clifford Bergman is the new holder of the Janson Professorship in Mathematics at Iowa State University. The professorship, in addition to recognizing Bergman’s professional… Read More

August 13, 2012

Capt. Sullivan named regional Operations Flight Commander of the Year

Jake Sullivan, assistant professor of Aerospace Studies, has been named Operations Flight Commander of the Year for the Northwest Region of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. Read More

August 13, 2012

Golden Moment

LAS graduate Jake Varner earns gold at London Olympics Varner controls his opponent in the semifinals Former Iowa State Cyclone wrestler and College of Liberal… Read More

August 12, 2012

Mayly Sanchez wins Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Mayly Sanchez, a physics assistant professor, has won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. Read More

August 6, 2012

Physicist John Clem is honored by IEEE

John R. Clem, Distinguished Professor of physics emeritus and senior physicist emeritus at the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, will receive the 2012 IEEE Council On Superconductivity Award for Significant and Sustained Contributions to Applied Superconductivity. Read More

July 23, 2012

New psychology study could have applications on school bullying

AMES, Iowa — The April suicide of 14-year-old Kenneth Weishuhn Jr. — a South O’Brien High School (Paullina, Iowa) student who was reportedly teased and… Read More

July 22, 2012

LAS faculty aim for improved science communication during controversies

LAS researchers, from left, Jean Goodwin, Clark Wolf and Michael Dahlstrom. Scientists often receive little training on how to communicate their science and protect… Read More

July 22, 2012

For materials to teach English overseas, the Department of State turns to ISU’s applied linguistics faculty

When the U.S. government needed English language learning materials, it turned to the applied linguistics faculty in the Department of English at Iowa State University. Read More

July 21, 2012

Scratching the surface water for better predictions

As a surface water hydrologist, Kristie Franz studies water in streamsthat moves across the land and through and rivers. “I take over where the meteorologists… Read More

July 21, 2012

ISU’s Mayly Sanchez part of the team developing the next-generation neutrino detector

Assistant Professor Mayly Sanchez Physicists from around the globe are planning to shoot the world’s most intense beam of neutrinos from Illinois, underground through Iowa,… Read More

July 21, 2012