OpenFieldIowa State · Ames, Iowa, United States
Iowa State University of Science and Technology is a public land-grant Carnegie R1 research university in Ames, Iowa, renowned for agricultural engineering, veterinary medicine, aerospace, and the Ames National Laboratory.
Iowa State is a founding member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the birthplace of the first electronic digital computer (Atanasoff-Berry Computer). Flagship research facilities include the Virtual Reality Applications Center, the Bioeconomy Institute, and the Center for Nondestructive Evaluation.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school GPA, core course requirements (RAI index), and test scores under test-optional guidelines. Graduate admissions require an accredited bachelor's degree, minimum 3.0 GPA, statements of purpose, and department-specific criteria.
Nationally top-ranked program advancing precision agriculture, biorenewable resources, livestock environmental systems, and agricultural water quality modeling.
Elite doctoral curriculum in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, software reliability, and high-performance scientific data visualization.
Prestigious research residency at the U.S. DOE Ames Laboratory investigating rare-earth magnetic materials, topological superconductors, and quantum crystallography.
Grant funded through state agricultural consortia supporting student researchers deploying IoT soil moisture sensors and autonomous drone imaging over experimental farmland.
Hands-on engineering practicum developing spatial computing environments, flight simulator graphics, and haptic feedback user interfaces for aerospace clients.
Named in honor of Iowa State’s first African American student and faculty member, honoring exceptional doctoral scholars from historically underrepresented backgrounds in STEM.
President and Professor of Entomology
Office of the President and Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology
Prof. Dr. Wendy Wintersteen has led Iowa State as President since 2017, advancing university-wide innovation hubs, agricultural biotechnology, and regional econ...
View researcher profile ↗Distinguished Professor of Physics and Ames Laboratory Senior Physicist
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Prof. Dr. Paul Canfield is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, pioneering single-crystal growth techniques, heavy fermion materials, and nove...
View researcher profile ↗Chair and Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Prof. Dr. Amy Kaleita specializes in precision conservation, remote sensing telemetry of soil moisture, and hydrological modeling of agricultural watersheds....
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