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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

Iowa Water Conference 2024

Finding hope: Iowa Water Conference brings research breakthroughs to the forefront

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
The Iowa Water Conference, held Sept. 11-13 at the Coralville Hyatt Regency, drew more than 300 attendees from water resource professions, including representatives from soil and conservation districts, research institutions, commodity associations, watershed compacts, and nonprofits.
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Iowa Engineering part of $82M Global Centers investment to tackle global challenges

Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Hyeongmin Seo, a University of Iowa engineering professor, will leverage his expertise in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and systems biology as an investigator for the Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts.
Professor David Cwiertny presents at a BlueGAP event

Cwiertny contributes to $9M Dept. of Defense project studying grime-resistant materials

Monday, September 30, 2024
David Cwiertny, University of Iowa's William D. Ashton Professor of Civil Engineering, is part of a research team studying how “grime” forms and evolves on solid surfaces, such as bridge beams, plane wings, solar panels, plant leaves, indoor surfaces, and more. The work could lead to improved approaches for designing new materials and coatings that can resist film forming, be easily and completely cleaned, or be covered by a beneficial film.
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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, particularly 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 increases.
Caterina Lamuta Award

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.
Edward Sander

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.

Events

The role of a USPTO patent examiner

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Lindquist Center
The role of a patent examiner with Primary Patent Examiner Dung Ulsh who is an expert in the field of drug delivery medical devices, followed by a Q&A session with regards to what happens after filling a patent application with Regional Director of the Elijah J. McCoy Midwest Regional Outreach Office, Derris Banks.
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Student Success Workshop - Undergraduate Research at Iowa

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 1:30pm to 2:20pm
Seamans Center
This workshop will discuss the benefits of doing research, ways to get involved, and funding opportunities.

Fall 2024 Engineering Pre-Fair

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Join us for the Pre-Fair in the IMU Main Lounge to meet with our Black & Gold sponsors and get some practice in before the big day!

Fall 2024 In-Person Engineering Career Fair

Thursday, October 10, 2024 11:00am to 4:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Fall 2024 In-Person Engineering Career Fair — over 160 companies attending!

Capture Your Research submission deadline

Sunday, October 13, 2024 (all day)
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. Visit https://bit.ly/3zXpI2X to submit your image today!