Jeff Weld has been running the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council since July 2011, but he’s on leave to serve as senior policy adviser on STEM education for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He is an associate professor of biology at the University of Northern Iowa. How do you personally define […]
Adam Wright is the president and CEO of MidAmerican Energy Co., which serves 760,000 customers in Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota and Nebraska. In the first part of 2018, the energy company announced it had completed two of its latest Iowa wind farms, adding to Iowa’s growing wind energy generation. MidAmerican is on a quest for […]
Joyce Pingel is vice president of information technology at Kum & Go, a company whose very headquarters under construction in downtown Des Moines will stand as a monument to innovation, not to mention the eye-popping architecture of Renzo Piano. Pingel has been heavily involved in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) efforts in Iowa. We […]
By Kavilash Chawla, Partner and Kelly Dittmann, Managing Director Kavilash Chawla and Kelly Dittmann, both leaders at Baton Global, offer their insights on the digital transformation going on in the financial space. Chawla is a partner at Baton, while Dittman helps in business and strategy development and digital transformation. How do you personally define innovation? In business, […]
Erin Rollenhagen, founder and CEO of the Urbandale-based software company Entrepreneurial Technologies, grew up in Ames and graduated from the University of Iowa with degrees in economics and management information systems. She has been involved in three tech startups. She is chairwoman of the Technology Association of Iowa’s board of directors. How do you personally […]
When you open your refrigerator, there’s a very good chance that every food product you see in it has been tested by a company you may have never heard of — Eurofins. Eurofins Scientific Inc., one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies, has based its North American headquarters in Des Moines since 2006, when it moved its […]
Brent H. Shanks wears a few hats in the world of innovation, including the director for the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, the Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering at Iowa State University and the Mike and Jean Steffenson Chair, Chemical & Biological Engineering. How do you personally define innovation? Innovation […]
The next time communities are hit by a massive flood, researchers at the University of Iowa’s hydroscience and engineering department hope critical information could be reached with a quick ask of Alexa. That wasn’t the case in 2008. June 2018 marks 10 years since floodwaters devastated a number of northeast Iowa communities. At the time, […]
For more than 50 years, the Center for Industrial Research and Service at Iowa State University has aimed to be a partner for Iowa businesses looking to grow in their communities. We asked Director Ron Cox what is changing for CIRAS in 2018 — and, by extension, what is changing for the businesses it serves. […]
By the end of May, the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator welcomes six new startups fresh on the agriculture field to Des Moines. Each of those startups selected to participate receives $40,000 in seed funding, subsidized housing throughout the 94 days, and time to build mentorships, partnerships and a broader agritech network in Iowa, Executive Director Megan […]
