James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering, Iowa State University
Joined April 2014
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Sam Easterling retweeted
Apr 5
Ross Hodge ends year 1 at #WVU with a trophy.
21-14 record
9-9 in Big 12
7th place finish in Big 12 (picked 11th)
Oh yeah, and the highest-rated recruit in program history is on his way.
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Sam Easterling retweeted
Feb 19
Nate Heise writes a letter to his gold medalist big sister.
A really cool read on the New York Times.
nytimes.com/athletic/7057520…
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Sam Easterling retweeted
Jan 29
Yes - A class all by himself. FIRST class. ♥️ 💛 🌪️
a class all by himself. Congrats Coach!
#Big12WBB | @CycloneWBB
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Sam Easterling retweeted
12 Dec 2025
Iowa State is a national leader for cutting-edge research. 🔬 Recently, the ISU Research Park received the Distinguished Community of Innovation of the Year award for creating a measurable impact and moving research forward. Learn more here: isu.foundation/3Yp3YWo
ALT Aerial view of Iowa State University Research Park with various buildings surrounded by trees and a pond, highlighted by an award ribbon stating "Distinguished Community of Innovation of the Year."
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Sam Easterling retweeted
11 Dec 2025
It was fun to watch @CycloneWBB tonight! Great they could help prove it’s a #CycloneState!
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Sam Easterling retweeted
5 Dec 2025
Morgantown football survived a late comeback from Martinsburg to win the WVSSAC Class AAAA championship, 28-21. It is the Mohigans' first title since 2005.
vist.ly/4heyh
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Sam Easterling retweeted
20 Nov 2025
Did you catch our November Newsletter? Read it here: loom.ly/--7i77E
Sign-up for future newsletters: loom.ly/Ph4RaKQ
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Sam Easterling retweeted
18 Nov 2025
A team of Iowa State researchers is establishing a year-long program to recruit and train students for the semiconductor industry. It's all about giving students a head start on a semiconductor career and building a U.S. chip workforce.
📰news.iastate.edu/news/engine…
ALT Iowa State's Santosh Pandey, shown outside a laboratory at the university's Microelectronics Research Center, is leading an effort to recruit and train students for work in the U.S. semiconductor chip industry. Iowa State University/Christopher Gannon.
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17 Nov 2025
Gov. Reynolds, ISU President Wendy Wintersteen join BioMADE groundbreaking ceremony iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025…
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Sam Easterling retweeted
25 Oct 2025
Great meeting yesterday with the @wvustatler Visiting Committee. Great presentations, including an outstanding and inspiring one from our Experimental Rocketry Team. Thanks to the visiting committee members for their continued support of our students, faculty, and mission #LetsGo
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Sam Easterling retweeted
12 Oct 2025
Today we honor the backbone of agriculture.
Your hard work keeps the world moving. 🌽
#NationalFarmersDay #ThankAFarmer
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Sam Easterling retweeted
8 Oct 2025
Alex is EXACTLY correct. In fact the ISURP is proud to have been part of the CyTown project (with @IASTATEAD) from day one.
8 Oct 2025
Not sure the average Iowan realizes how big of a hub Ames is becoming for many large companies, especially in the ISU Research Park. I know some people might feel some way about these suites being corporate-focused, but it should be hugely mutually beneficial in the long run.
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Sam Easterling retweeted
3 Sep 2025
Did you catch our August Newsletter? Read it here: loom.ly/Cj-SBCo
Sign-up for future newsletters: loom.ly/Ph4RaKQ
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Sam Easterling retweeted
3 Sep 2025
Injecting carbon-rich bio-oil into the deep shafts of abandoned crude oil wells could be an economically feasible system of removing carbon dioxide from the air for long-term storage, a new Iowa State University study found.
🗞️go.iastate.edu/LT2VZG
ALT An illustration depicts an oil derrick in a mine with well shafts, corn and trees in the foreground.
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Sam Easterling retweeted
21 Aug 2025
Had a great time playing the K-Club this morning - home of next week's Irish Open. A great sign the flowers are Cyclone colors!
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Sam Easterling retweeted
15 Aug 2025
BioMADE is pleased to announce its plans to establish and operate a new pilot-scale bioindustrial manufacturing facility near Ames, Iowa: biomade.org/news/facility-in…
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Sam Easterling retweeted
17 Jul 2025
Iowa State University grew total external funding for fiscal year 2025 to $549.3 million, an increase of $4.7 million over the previous fiscal year. External support for research also topped $300 million for the third straight fiscal year.
📰news.iastate.edu/news/iowa-s…
ALT A photo shows Hongqing (Michelle) Guo, an assistant professor of genetics, development and cell biology, holding a tray of Arabidopsis thaliana, the plant she uses to study a gene that controls growth and survival response. Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University.
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Sam Easterling retweeted
8 Jul 2025
NSF announces the 29 semifinalists of the second NSF Engines competition, spanning critical technologies and applications ranging from energy grid security to maximizing the yield of critical minerals mining to advanced optical sensors. nsf.gov/news/nsf-advances-29…
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Sam Easterling retweeted
7 Jul 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that @goldenrod_co has selected the design team leading the charge to bring @IowaStateU & @CycloneAth CyTown to life!
This dynamic team brings together national expertise and deep local roots to shape CyTown into an unforgettable destination that brings innovation, community and Cyclone pride together.
Stay tuned for more updates as CyTown takes shape!
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