The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the U. S. Congressional Charter granted to the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. Selection as a member by the National Academy of Engineers is highly regarded as the highest possible honor for an engineer in the U. S. 

Following are current members of the National Academy of Engineering who are alumni and faculty of The University of Iowa College of Engineering. 

Alumni

	Lilia A. Abron (PhD 1972 in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering) President and Chief Executive Officer of PEER Consultants, P.C. Elected in 2020 for leadership in providing technology-driven sustainable housing and environmental engineering solutions in the United States and South Africa.
	John J. Cassidy (PhD 1964 in Mechanics and Hydraulics) Consultant in Hydraulic and Hydrologic Engineering Elected in 1994 for energy leadership and application.
	Edmund Y. S. Chao (PhD 1971 in Mechanics and Hydraulics) Riley Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Elected in 1998 for development of rigorous biomechanical models for functional analysis of human limbs and limb-salvage procedures in cancer patients.
	Richard E. Emmert (BSChE 1951 in Chemical Engineering) Retired Vice President E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Elected in 1985 for outstanding engineering research, administration of engineering work, and corporate planning in the chemical industry.
	William B. Morgan (MS 1951 in Mechanics and Hydraulics) Head, Hydromechanics Directorate David Taylor Model Basin, Carderock Division Elected in 1992 for technical leadership improving performance, quieting, and design of advanced marine propulsion systems, and development of large modern propulsion testing facilities.
	Nelson L. de Sousa-Pinto (MS 1959 in Mechanics and Hydraulics) Consulting Civil and Hydraulic Engineer Elected in 1995 for solutions to resolve cavitation from high-velocity flows, together with contributions to and international leadership in hydropower design.
	Mark R. Wiesner (MS 1980 in Civil and Environmental Engineering) James L. Meriam Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Duke University For contributions to membrane technologies for water treatment and understanding of environmental behavior and risk of nanomaterials.

Faculty

	Witold F. Krajewski Rose & Joseph Summers Chair in Water Resources Engineering Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering The University of Iowa
	Jerald L. Schnoor Allen S. Henry Chair of Engineering Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering The University of Iowa Elected in 1999 for research and engineering leadership in development, validation, and utilization of mathematical models for global environmental decision-making.

Deceased Member Alumni

	Lt. Gen. William F. Cassidy (MS 1934 Mechanics and Hydraulics) Retired Lt. General U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Elected in 1967 for design and construction of military and water resource facilities.
	John Pina Craven (PhD 1951 Mechanics and Hydraulics) President Common Heritage Corporation Elected in 1970 for contributions to the development of sea-based deterrence, deep-submergence vessels, and ocean technology.
	Abdel-Aziz A. Fouad (MS 1953 in Electrical Engineering) Anson Marston Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Emeritus Iowa State University Elected in 1996 for contributions to the analysis of the dynamics, stability, and control of electric power.
	Michel Hug (PhD 1956 in Mechanics and Hydraulics) Independent Consultant Elected in 1979 for contributions and leadership in engineering research in hydraulics as applied to power stations and in planning and execution of the nuclear power plant program of France.
	Robert E. McIntosh (PhD 1967 Electrical and Computer Engineering) Distinguished University Professor University of Massachusetts Elected in 1997 for contributions to microwave and millimeter wave radar remote sensing and its applications.
	John S. McNown (MS 1937 Mechanics and Hydraulics) Visiting Professor University of Kansas Elected in 1987 for outstanding contributions to the application of fluid mechanics, and for exceptional professional leadership in advancing engineering education in Africa.
	Harold A. Peterson (BSEE 1932, MS 1933 Electrical Engineering) Edward Bennett Professor Emeritus University of Wisconsin-Madison Elected in 1978 for contributions to the analysis of electric power systems and power engineering education.
	Robert L. Smith (BSCE 1947, MS 1948 Civil Engineering) Deane Ackers Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering University of Kansas Elected in 1975 for leadership in water resources planning, engineering education and urban hydrology.
	Jin Wu (MS 1961, PhD 1964 Mechanics and Hydraulics) Distinguished Professor of Engineering Cheng Kung University Elected in for advancing knowledge of the air-sea interface through experiments with applications to remote sensing and the environment.
	Chia-Shun Yih (MS 1947, PhD 1948 Mechanics and Hydraulics) S.P. Timoshenko University Professor Emeritus University of Michigan Elected in 1980 for research, writings, and lectures on the mechanics of fluids, particularly flows with density stratification.