Original story by Abbie Latterell for the Iowa Energy Center Every year the Iowa Energy Center selects four leaders in energy research and innovation, one for each of its main focus areas: bioenergy, education and outreach, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Sri Sritharan, Wilson Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, received the 2015 award … Continue reading Sri Sritharan winner of a 2015 Iowa Energy Center Impact Award
Author: Julienne
Assistant Director, Engineering Research Institute, College of Engineering, Iowa State University
How ACRI can help you pursue external funding
As a College of Engineering faculty member who has to balance research and teaching, there are times when a little extra help could make all the difference in securing funding for your research program. Experts from the Engineering Research Institute (ERI) can help you create a winning proposal or even establish the framework that will … Continue reading How ACRI can help you pursue external funding
Iowa State engineers test taller wind turbine towers made from precast concrete
AMES, Iowa – Hydraulic equipment in two civil engineering labs recently pushed and pulled at test sections of a new kind of wind turbine tower, simulating the heavy, twisting loads that towers have to withstand. Read more.
ERI-managed Hexcrete towers project successfully completes Phase 1.
The ERI-managed Hexcrete Tall Towers for wind turbines project funded by the Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, successfully completed Phase 1 last month when it wrapped up structural load testing on a full-scale section of a tower at the U. of Minnesota MAST facility. Fatigue testing of a partial section is on-going … Continue reading ERI-managed Hexcrete towers project successfully completes Phase 1.
Iowa NSF EPSCoR Projects Featured at Wind Energy Symposium
As graduate students slipped into the few remaining seats in a packed room, Iowa State University Senior Vice President and Provost Jonathan Wickert and College of Engineering Dean Sarah Rajala thanked the presenters and attendees at the Wind Energy Industry Symposium, held September 29 at Iowa State. “Events like this symposium lead us to great … Continue reading Iowa NSF EPSCoR Projects Featured at Wind Energy Symposium
2016 ACRI Internal Grant Programs announced
The Accelerating Collaboration in Research Initiative (ACRI) is a program designed to help CoE faculty increase research collaboration and compete for significant external funding. Last year, we funded the following four strategic research initiatives: Advanced Thermal Technology – PI: Prof. Yue Wu (CBE) Icing Physics & Anti-/ De-icing Technology – PI: Prof. Hui Hu (AE) Materials … Continue reading 2016 ACRI Internal Grant Programs announced
Presentations available: Wind Energy Industry Symposium, Sept. 29, 2015
The Wind Energy Industry Symposium was held on September 28-29, 2015. You can view the Symposium program, poster abstracts and speaker slides here: www.engineering.iastate.edu/wei-symposium
Iowa State engineers study the benefits of adding a second, smaller rotor to wind turbines
Iowa State aerospace engineers Anupam Sharma and Hui Hu are working to improve the performance of wind turbines and wind farms. – See more at: http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2015/03/06/dualrotorturbines
Hui Hu and Anupam Sharma win 2014 Renewable Energy Impact Award
Drs. Hui Hu and Anupam Sharma have won the Iowa Energy Center’s 2014 Renewable Energy Impact Award for their commitment to innovation in renewable energy.