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News
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
College of Engineering joins KEEN: The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network
Monday, August 26, 2024
The College of Engineering at the University of Iowa has joined KEEN: The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, a partnership of more than 60 colleges and universities across the United States focused on reaching “all undergraduate engineering students with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) so they can create personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work.”
$2M NIH grant backs UI research on sleep disorder connected with snoring
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
University of Iowa researchers in engineering, otolaryngology, and neurology are working to improve treatment planning for those struggling with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a common cause of snoring. The research is being backed by a new National Institute of Health R01 grant from the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research, which is expected to reach $2 million over five years.