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Baldes, Marquez named 2026-27 Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellows
Monday, August 31, 2026
Carson Baldes, a PhD student in chemical and biochemical engineering, and Tyce Marquez, a PhD student in biomedical engineering, have been selected for the Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellows Program, a year-long educational experience designed to immerse emerging leaders in the dynamic world of healthcare innovation.
University of Iowa researchers examine the environmental journey of everyday chemicals
Thursday, August 27, 2026
A team of researchers from the University of Iowa and the University of Colorado Boulder recently explored what happens to the chemicals in personal care product in a review article published in Nature Reviews Chemistry.
NSF supports Iowa engineers' nighttime wildfire forecasting efforts
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
As wildfires grow more frequent, intense, and destructive across the United States, researchers at the University of Iowa (UI), led by Prof. Jun Wang, have secured a National Science Foundation grant to study how fires behave after dark.
UI engineering alumna elected fellow of American Meteorological Society
Friday, August 7, 2026
Yang Zhang, a University of Iowa engineering alumna and current professor at Northeastern University, has been elected as a fellow of the American Meteorological Society.
Iowa students join NASA mission to study wildfire clouds
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
University of Iowa engineering students are helping researchers collect data on pyrocumulonimbus clouds formed by intense wildfires.
“The Foundation of the Global Atmosphere Watch is a Long-term, Open and Trusted Source of Information”
Monday, July 20, 2026
UI atmospheric scientist Gregory R. Carmichael reflects on four decades of advances in air quality research and the growing role of artificial intelligence.
Iowa engineers investigate links between LED blue light and health impacts
Friday, June 26, 2026
New research from the University of Iowa uses data from the TEMPO satellite mission to examine how blue light common in LEDs may disproportionately affect sleep patterns and health conditions of those in lower income areas. The findings, published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, were presented at a TEMPO DART conference in Iowa.
Iowa engineering alumnus engages King Charles III on methane solutions
Friday, June 26, 2026
Marcelo Mena, a University of Iowa engineering alumnus making a global impact on climate action, recently had an audience with His Majesty King Charles III at a reception following a call to action on methane emissions.
UI Study: Wildfires have worsened ozone pollution in the United States
Friday, June 5, 2026
A new University of Iowa-led study, published in the journal Science, found that wildfire-driven air pollution has reversed years of progress in reducing ozone pollution across much of the U.S., including the Midwest.
Study: City planning can help expanding cities combat heat, air pollution
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Cities facing a one-two punch of heat and air pollution could fight back with changes in city planning, according to a new study co-authored by Gregory Carmichael, University of Iowa Karl Kammermeyer Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and published in Nature Communications.
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