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Akram Jawdhari, assistant professor in �ձ�av��Ƶ's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, was named a 2024 Daniel P. Jenny Fellow from the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute.

Edgar McFadden laid the groundwork for decades of wheat breeding success at �ձ�av��Ƶ that continues to this day.

AeroFly — a Brookings-based aerospace company bred from �ձ�av��Ƶ research — is working to bring humanity closer to Mars.

�ձ�av��Ƶ assistant professor Ryan Hanson has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to better understand the mechanisms that control stress-responsive gene expressions.

When the speed of sound isn’t fast enough, there is hypersonic travel — speeds five times the speed of sound. Doing so is quite possible. Engines have been designed to do so for at least a decade. But for those engines to operate optimally, there’s a world of physics challenges. That’s where Jeffrey Doom, an associate professor in the mechanical engineering department at �ձ�av��Ƶ, comes in. This summer he will make his fourth trip to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, to undertake simulations and observe physical experiments.

A heavy-duty cart designed to transport heavy loads in deep underground mine tunnels was the top project presented at the April 22 Engineering Expo at Raven Precision Agricultural Center. The transporter was built by �ձ�av��Ƶ mechanical engineering students Braden Hanson, Luke Degen, Haley Evenson, Alli Krantz, Phil Baker and Tyson Boeve on behalf of the Sanford Underground Research Facility, the former Homestake gold mine in Lead that now is a physics research facility.

Three student teams from �ձ�av��Ƶ have advanced to the finals of two different NASA contests in the coming weeks. All are mechanical engineering students. The Gateways to Blue Skies competition advanced eight teams to Armstrong Flight Research Center in Palmdale, California, May 20-21. Both of �ձ�av��Ƶ’s entries in the Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concept-Academic Linkage contest were selected for the finals of the small lunar servicing and maintenance robot division in Cocoa Beach, Florida, June 2-4. A total of 14 teams were selected in three divisions.

Haley Evenson received the 2025 Schutlz-Werth Award for her research and was recognized at �ձ�av��Ƶ's Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Active Day award's ceremony on April 16.

The path to graduation isn’t always a straight line, but for alumni like Seth Lewis, each step shaped a passion for research and discovery.

New research from �ձ�av��Ƶ's Department of Natural Resource Management examines how different states are stopping the spread of invasive carp.