Fall 2008
Following the Sun
Researchers Vikram Dalal and Rana Biswas are seeking ways to access the sun’s energy more directly through cutting-edge photovoltaic technologies.
Accessible, Affordable Solar
Assistant Professor Sumit Chaudhary is working toward enhancing the efficiency and convenience of flexible, organic-based plastic solar cells.
PowerFilm Makes Solar Shine
PowerFilm CEO and co-founder Frank Jeffrey never planned on becoming an entrepreneur—but then a promising new technology changed his career path.
A Legacy—and a Challenge
MARK KUSHNER RESIGNED SEPTEMBER 1 AS DEAN OF ENGINEERING AT IOWA STATE TO BECOME FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF THE MICHIGAN INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IN ANN ARBOR. I WILL BE STANDING IN AS INTERIM DEAN WHILE WE CONDUCT AN INTERNATIONAL SEARCH FOR HIS REPLACEMENT.
As much as we regret Mark’s leaving us, we recognize that from time to time wonderful opportunities like this one can
R&D 100 Award for Ethanol Project
Iowa State University and University of Hawai’i researchers have won a 2008 R&D 100 Award for their work to grow microscopic fungus in leftovers from ethanol production in an effort to improve the efficiency of the corn-to-ethanol conversion process. Presented by R&D Magazine, the Chicago Tribune has called the awards the “Oscars of Invention.” An award letter said editors and a judging panel consider the project “one of the top
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