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NewsISU Chemistry professor receives 2009 ACS Midwest AwardRichard Larock, University and Distinguished Professor of chemistry at Iowa State University, received the American Chemical Society (ACS) Midwest Award during the Midwest Regional ACS meeting October 21 – 24, 2009 in Iowa City, Iowa. [Read more] Iowa State’s van Leeuwen named R&D Magazine’s 2009 Innovator of the YearIowa State University's Hans van Leeuwen, who has led research teams awarded back-to-back R&D 100 awards for biofuels developments, has also been named R&D Magazine's 2009 Innovator of the Year. [Read more] Food safety specialist earns reputation as innovative, dedicatedOn any given day, you can find Sam Beattie on his back underneath a conveyor belt in one of Iowa’s 350 food processing plants. [Read more] Biocentury Research Farm Dedication Sept. 22The public is invited to help dedicate Iowa State University’s BioCentury Research Farm on Sept. 22. [Read more] Research team wins R&D 100 AwardA team of 10 Iowa State University researchers win an R&D 100 for their work to use a microscopic fungus to produce biodiesel from plant processing wastes. [Read more] BioCentury Reserch Farm Manager HiredAndrew Suby has joined Iowa State University’s BioCentury Research Farm as manager. [Read more] New Lab Available for Antimicrobial and Prebiotic ResearchA new lab at Iowa State University that enables quick identification of antimicrobial and prebiotic compounds is available to researchers working on preventing food spoilage, improving food quality, controlling foodborne pathogens, or enhancing growth of probiotic bacteria. [Read more] Bioplastics Software Being Developed at Iowa State to be Tested at International Plastics ShowThere is growing interest in finding renewable products that can be substituted for petrochemicals in a myriad of applications. While biobased plastics are seen as more environmentally preferable, clearly they won't be used commercially unless it can be determined they are economically viable. [Read more] Cedar Rapids-based company to market soy-based wax developed by CCUR-affiliated faculty memberSoy-based candles have been manufactured for a long time, but until now, the wax in those candles was either too soft or brittle and crumbly, according to Tong Wang, associate professor in food science and human nutrition at Iowa State University and inventor of the new wax technology. [Read more] Iowa State Biopolymers/Biocomposites Researchers to Exhibit at International Plastics ShowIowa State University researchers who believe there is a future in making plastics from crops or byproducts of crops processing are taking their show on the road. Members of the Biopolymers and Biocomposites Research Team will exhibit at an international plastics showcase June 22-26 in Chicago. [Read more] Fiber from corn? White’s research makes it a realityIt’s no secret that Iowans produce – and eat – a lot of corn. It should come as little surprise, then, that an established Iowa State researcher is leading an effort to improve its nutritional content. [Read more] Research team wins grand prize from AAEEA multidisciplinary team of researchers has been selected to receive the Grand Prize for University Research for the entry “Single cell bio-oil from an integrated fungal lignocellulosic biorefinery.” [Read more] Professor Named to Lead ISU's BioCentury Research FarmLawrence Johnson, Iowa State University professor of food science and human nutrition, has been named director of the BioCentury Research Farm, a biorenewables production and processing research facility under construction west of Ames. [Read more]
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