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Our graduates are ethical, globally aware citizens whose work at Iowa and throughout their careers makes the world safer and our use of resources more efficient.

Research Excellence at Iowa Engineering

College of Engineering faculty, staff and students are engaged in research that will improve quality of life and transform our world through engineering for human health, engineering for the environment, and engineering for emerging technologies.

News

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CEE professor wins 2023 ES&T Letters Excellence in Review award

Monday, September 16, 2024
Gregory LeFevre, University of Iowa associate professor of civil and environmental engineering has been selected for a 2023 Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) Letters reviewer award, the publication revealed in its September 2024 edition.
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Watch: NSF explores Iowa's efforts to protect pedestrians, particulary children, at crosswalks

Monday, September 16, 2024
The National Science Foundation (NSF) examined funded research at the University of Iowa Hank Lab and Driving Safety Research Institute investigating what changes will be needed to protect pedestrians at road crossings as the number of self-driving vehicles increase.
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Lamuta wins achievement award from mechanical engineering society

Thursday, September 12, 2024
Caterina Lamuta, University of Iowa associate professor of mechanical engineering, has been honored for contributions to the field of smart materials, adaptative structures, and intelligent systems by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
Edward Sander

Sander named editor-in-chief for prestigious biomedical engineering journal

Monday, September 9, 2024
Edward Sander, University of Iowa’s Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow in Engineering, has been selected as the new editor-in-chief of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.
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Toor receives $1M EPSCoR award to improve quantum computing

Monday, September 9, 2024
Fatima Toor, University of Iowa’s Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering, has received a $999,985 grant to bring next generation quantum computing closer to reality. 
Hannah Vogts

BME undergraduate awarded Tau Beta Pi scholarship

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Hannah Vogts, a fourth-year University of Iowa biomedical engineering (BME) student, has been awarded a scholarship from Tau Beta Pi, which is among the oldest engineering honor societies in the country.
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Sander named American Society of Mechanical Engineers fellow

Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Edward Sander, University of Iowa’s Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow in Engineering, was elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) in March 2024.
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CEE alum Ron Knoche named Top Ten Public Works Leader for 2024

Friday, August 30, 2024
University of Iowa engineering alum Ron Knoche was honored by the American Public Works Association (APWA) in its Top Ten Public Works Leaders for 2024.
Shamus Roeder BME alum

Iowa JPEC honors BME alum as 'Mentor of the Year'

Friday, August 30, 2024
Shamus Roeder, who earned bachelor's and master's degrees in biomedical engineering at the University of Iowa, is among seven entrepreneurs to be recognized by the Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center at its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Honors event in October.
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Jun Wang elected American Meteorological Society fellow

Tuesday, August 27, 2024
A University of Iowa engineering professor recognized as an expert in how atmospheric composition affects climate has been elected as a fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). 

Events

Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering 50th Anniversary Celebration

Thursday, October 24, 2024 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
We are excited to invite you to the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering.
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Party after the Parade 2024

Friday, October 25, 2024 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Seamans Center
The Party after the Parade is hosted by the University of Iowa College of Engineering. Stop by after the Homecoming Parade to learn about the exciting projects occurring at the College of Engineering.

Capture Your Research: awards ceremony and reception

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Old Capitol Museum
Capture Your Research is an image competition where students, faculty, and staff can submit one image that captures the essence of their research. They will be judged on originality/creativity, the appeal of the image, relationship between the image and their research, and the clarity of the written description. Suggested dress code: smart casual.

Lunch and Learn: Navigating comprehensive literature reviews

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Evidence synthesis refers to any method of identifying, selecting, and combining results from multiple studies. The most common type of evidence synthesis is systematic reviews. Learn more about steps and strategies in systematic reviews and how you can apply these strategies to other types of evidence synthesis, including scoping review and literature review. Presented by Marina Zhang, engineering and informatics librarian, Lichtenberger Engineering Library

Maker Break: Warm up with DIY hand warmers

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 11:30am to 1:30pm
Seamans Center
Get ready for the chilly weather with a hot chemical reaction! Decorate your own hand-warmer holder and learn how to create the chemical reaction with ingredients from around your home.