Category: Honored

Lidicky awarded Scott Hanna Faculty Fellowship

Wang awarded Lucken Faculty Fellowship

Miriam Zach elected Dean of Central Iowa American Guild of Organists

Miriam Zach, adjunct assistant professor and Charles and Mary Sukup Endowed Artist in Organ, has been elected Dean of the Central Iowa American Guild of Organists (CIAAGO). Two of Zach’s organ students were also elected to the CIAAGO Executive Committee: Dr. Stephen Smith (Sub-Dean), and Zachariah Hastings (Webmaster).

Aaron Sadow tapped to lead the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics

Ames Laboratory was selected to lead one of 10 Energy Frontier Research Centers announced by U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette July 1. Brouillette announced $100 million in funding for 10 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build a twenty-first-century energy economy and strengthen U.S. economic leadership and energy … Continue reading Aaron Sadow tapped to lead the Institute for Cooperative Upcycling of Plastics

Julia Zaikina, assistant professor of chemistry, earns American Crystallographic Association 2021 Etter Early Career Award

Julia Zaikina, assistant professor of chemistry, has earned the 2021 Margaret C. Etter Early Career Award from the American Crystallographic Association. Zaikina received the honor in recognition of her work in synthetic solid-state chemistry and materials characterization. The award commemorates the memory of crystallographer Margaret Etter.

Alex Gonzalez, assistant professor of geological and atmospheric sciences earns $316,000 grant from the National Science Foundation

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Alex Gonzalez, assistant professor in the Department of Geological and Atmospheric sciences, a $316,0000 grant. The award will fund his research as well as broad-impact outreach activities through Iowa State University’s Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program. Gonzalez’s research, “Nonlinear Dynamics of Daily-Weekly Boreal Spring InterTropical Convergence Zone … Continue reading Alex Gonzalez, assistant professor of geological and atmospheric sciences earns $316,000 grant from the National Science Foundation