Engineering alumni Austin Hangartner and Eric Pahl have been appointed to the College of Engineering Young Alumni Advisory Board.

Hangartner, who graduated with a BSE degree in 2015 in chemical engineering, is production engineer at Cambrex, Charles City, IA. Cambrex is a life sciences company with pharmaceutical products, expertise and technologies to help accelerate small molecule therapeutics. He formerly was a chemical process engineer with Exide Technologies, Salina, KS.

Pahl, a graduate with a BSE degree in 2015 in biomedical engineering, is co-founder of HealthTech Solutions, Inc., Iowa City, IA, a mobile software company specializing in building productivity mobile apps for healthcare, specifically, the coordination of organ transplants.

The Young Alumni Advisory Board assists the college in achieving its strategic plan/vision by providing input and advice in the areas of perspectives, knowledge and experiences as a student and as a new engineer in the workplace; engaging young alumni in the life of the college; supporting the university's goal to engage more students and young (age 30 and younger) alumni as well as increase opportunities for young alumni participation; creating in young alumni a strong interest and commitment to the college and developing a network of mutually beneficial relationships among alumni, students and faculty; and developing a loyalty to the college so alumni will want to invest in the College with volunteer and financial support.