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News
Helping small towns meet wastewater needs, affordably
Monday, January 6, 2025
Craig Just at the University of Iowa has sought an affordable wastewater solution for small towns. Now, through Just’s research, partnerships, and persistence, a pilot system in Dow City appears poised to meet federal wastewater treatment regulations. The technology would then be available for hundreds of small towns in Iowa.
Wang wins 2024 Joanne Simpson Medal
Thursday, January 2, 2025
Jun Wang, University of Iowa’s Lichtenberger Family Chair in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, was awarded the 2024 Joanne Simpson Medal for mid-career scientists in recognition of significant contributions to Earth and space science.
2024 Driving Safety Research Institute: A Year in Review
Friday, December 20, 2024
Learn about DSRI's work with students from across the country; their research on driver monitoring systems, advanced driver assistance systems, and connected simulation; and new features for the miniSim.
Wang leads $4.9M project to create a space instrument for studying tiny particles in the atmosphere
Monday, December 16, 2024
A new space instrument being developed at the University of Iowa College of Engineering in collaboration with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will help scientists probe how tiny particles in the air known as aerosols are distributed three dimensionally across the world, influencing cloud, weather, and climate patterns
Bell on team selected for Innovation in Teaching and Technology Award
Monday, December 9, 2024
Tyler Bell, University of Iowa, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is part of an interdisciplinary team selected for an Innovation in Teaching and Technology Award to use artificial intelligence to improve behavior intervention.
Bringman on two Innovation in Teaching with Technology Awards
Monday, December 9, 2024
Colleen Bringman, University of Iowa associate professor of instruction in biomedical engineering, is part of two interdisciplinary teams selected for Innovation in Teaching and Technology Awards
Sen Gupta receives two honors from IEEE Oceans Engineering Society
Thursday, December 5, 2024
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) bestowed two honors on Ananya Sen Gupta, a University of Iowa associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.
Iowa Engineering turns P3 seed funding into $9.4M in NASA grants
Monday, November 25, 2024
The University of Iowa’s P3 grant program has had a transformative impact on Earth observation research in the College of Engineering, leading to faculty hires, new graduate students, critical infrastructure, and nearly $10 million in recent NASA awards for professors Jun Wang and Matt McGill.
Iowa engineers win $39,500 at Iowa Innovation Challenge
Monday, November 25, 2024
University of Iowa engineering students and a post doctoral scholar were awarded prize money at the Innovation Challenge hosted by the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC).
Iowa professor's innovation among Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Yang Liu, University of Iowa associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, co-founded Unify Medical which released a digital loupe technology called Amplio to support image-guided surgical procedures. Amplio made Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2024.
