Kira Richards did not hesitate when a visit during an ISU professor's office hours led to a chance to spend the summer in New York with Brookhaven National Laboratory's new, two-story, 1,000-ton, state-of-the-art sPHENIX particle detector.
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Passion for physics led to undergrad research opportunity of a lifetime
Kira Richards
Senior, physics
Kira Richards
Senior, physics
Iowa State students help businesses solve real-world problems
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Capstone Project Teams
Iowa State students help businesses solve real-world problems
Capstone course projects provide a conduit for companies to identify students as potential employees, while students earn real-world experience, solve industry problems, and deliver an economic impact beyond campus.
Research on campus and abroad set Goldwater Scholarship recipient apart
Emma Alstott
Senior, global resource systems and horticulture
Emma Alstott
Senior, global resource systems and horticulture
Research on campus and abroad set Goldwater Scholarship recipient apart
Emma Alstott was selected for a Goldwater Scholarship, the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering in the United States. Alstott credited her international experience and participation in research while studying at Iowa State as keys to earning the prestigious scholarship.
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