Department of Mechanical Engineering

July 01, 2009 Heindel named interim chair of mechanical engineering

Ted Heindel, professor and associate chair for academic affairs for the Department of Mechanical Engineering, will serve as interim chair, effective July 1. Heindel succeeds Jonathan Wickert, who was appointed dean of Iowa...

June 23, 2009 Iowa State's Mini Baja team finishes in top 20

June 15, 2009 Human-powered vehicle has strong competition performance

Iowa State's human-powered vehicle scored some high finishes during this year's eastern challenge in Philadelphia. The team scored second overall in the multi-rider competition. The team also finished second in the tandem event,...

June 12, 2009 Olsen publishes in Lab on a Chip

A recently published study on microscale turbulent flows is making waves in the chemical science world, and ME Associate Professor Michael Olsen is behind it.

Collaborating with graduate student Ying Liu and Professor Rodney Fox...

June 11, 2009 ME advisers make important connections through SEEC workshop

The STEM Student Enrollment and Engagement through Connections (SEEC) project team hosted SEECing Connections, a professional development workshop for Iowa State and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) recruitment, academic...