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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).

Events

Soldering Workshop: LED Pendants

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Seamans Center
Spice up your fall wardrobe and use your soldering skills to create your own LED pendants in this FREE workshop! Sponsored by IEEE & the Lichtenberger Engineering Library

HCC 3MT Workshop: Design Your Slide for the 3MT

Friday, September 27, 2024 10:30am to 12:00pm
Seamans Center
Design Your Slide for the 3MT with Danielle Land, PhD.
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Iowa Geological Survey Field Trip

Saturday, September 28, 2024 9:00am to 4:00pm
Explore the Lower Cedar River region with researchers from the Iowa Geological Survey and IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering. On this day trip, we will explain how the modern river landscape and local groundwater supplies were influenced by multiple glaciations over half a million years and interactions with local bedrock topography. Join us on this tour of the Muscatine County area on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Participants will meet at Land of the Swamp White Oak Preserve. Transportation to each site and lunch will be provided.

Lunch and Learn: Introduction to Endnote Desktop

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Seamans Center
Join us for a one-hour workshop on the desktop version of EndNote! This session will introduce you to EndNote, a powerful citation management tool that helps you import, organize, share, and manage your citations and documents. You’ll also learn how to create in-text citations and bibliographies with ease. Perfect for anyone looking to streamline their research process. Presented by Marina Zhang, Engineering & Informatics Librarian, Lichtenberger Engineering Library

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!