Fatima Toor, University of Iowa professor of electrical and computer engineering Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering, has been selected for the 2026 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

The University of Iowa College of Engineering is helping drive a major new NASA experiment to better understand the fastest-growing natural disaster hazard in North America: extreme wildfires and the towering storm clouds they create.

Colin Houts is a Chemical Engineering alumna from the University of Iowa. He is currently working towards a PhD hoping to study self-assembly of polymer systems. Learn more about Colin and how he wants to utilize his ChemE degree throughout his career!

Over 25 years building airborne and satellite instruments at NASA, Matt McGill worked on complex projects where independent teams built parts that had to fit perfectly together. Now a University of Iowa professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, McGill is giving students a hands-on experience that simulates that process.

University of Iowa engineering researchers have found that chemicals widely used in personal care products, such as shampoos, lotions, and cosmetics, may not persist in the atmosphere as long as previously thought.

Internships and co-ops are more than just a line on the résumé for University of Iowa College of Engineering students. They’re career boosters.

Jonah Marks, a University of Iowa PhD candidate in chemical and biochemical engineering, created a better way for scientists to find "transition states" in chemical reactions that are essential to design new medicines, better catalysts, and advanced materials.

Graduate students studying chemical and biochemical engineering have been recognized with awards and fellowships through the University of Iowa Graduate College. The recipients are Weizhi Deng, Prasoon Kumar, and Saeideh Mohammadi.

A $500,000 NASA grant led by Xi Chen, principal investigator, and Jun Wang, co-investigator, will leverage state-of-the-art satellite-based measurements of aerosol optical centroid height (AOCH) — a key indicator of smoke layer altitude.

George Barrera is a third year graduate student in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering.