• Research Experience for Undergraduates
HCI Graduate Program
1620 Howe Hall
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-2089
Follow @isuhci
• Virtual Reality Applications Center
• The HCI program is well represented in the list of award finalists announced by the Technology Association of Iowa. Faculty members Debra Satterfield and Eve Wurtele, PhD candidate Sondra Ashmore, and MS student Bethany Juhnke are all finalists.
posted: November 03, 2011
• The HCI Graduate Program will host their annual HCI Recruiting Open House on Friday, February 24, 2012 from 10 am to 5 pm in Howe Hall. Please contact Pam Shill if you would like to attend.
posted: November 01, 2011
• Meta!Blast wins Honorable Mention in the 2011 International Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge sposored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
— Science: 02/03/2012
• Eve Syrkin Wurtele decided the best way to get the attention of the science-deprived, gamer generation is to take the information out of a textbook and put it in a medium that kids crave - video games. Eve and her team developed Meta!Blast.
— ISU News Service: 02/02/2012
• Claver Hategekimana, HCI PhD, Fall 2008, designs a solar kit to light African homes and brighten lives
— The Wenatchee World: 10/27/2011
• Iowa State alumna Daniela Faas has had an enthralling journey that began with a move from Germany to the US as a teen, beginning what she calls her own version of the “American Dream.”
— INNOVATEonline: 09/22/2011
HCI Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Iowa State University
Human Computer Interaction Program
1620 Howe Hall
Ames, IA 50011
USA
+1 515.294.2089
+1 515.294.5530(fax)
E-mail:
Location
Ames
Information about Ames can be found at: http://www.visitames.com/.
Airport Information
If you are planing on flying to visit HCI you need to fly into the Des Moines International Airport (DSM). Ames is about 40 miles north of the airport. A list of the carriers with service to Des Moines can be found at the Des Moines airport's homepage.
Des Moines to Ames (see map 1).
From the Des Moines Airport, proceed South on Fleur Drive to Army Post Road. Turn right (West). Follow Army Post Road until you reach Interstate 35 North. Turn right (North) onto Interstate 35. Continue on Interstate 35 North for approximately 40 miles.
From I-35 to Iowa State University (see map 2):
-
From Interstate 35 North, take the Ames / 13th Street exit.
Continue on 13th Street until you reach Stange Road. Turn left (South) on
Stange. Follow Stange Road south until you reach the Iowa State University
Campus.
Alternate route: From Interstate 35 North, take the Ames / Highway 30
West exit. Proceed on Highway 30 West until you reach the ISU / Elwood Drive
exit. Exit on Elwood Drive, go right (North) on Elwood. Follow Elwood Drive
North until you reach the Iowa State University campus.
Parking
Parking is available at The Memorial Union ramp located in central campus. Follow this link for ramp information, including parking fees: MU Parking Ramp Info