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Meet our faculty
![James Buchholz](/sites/engineering.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2020-12/buchholz_james_2015.jpg?h=9e9c2400&itok=DFCy69pM)
James Buchholz
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
![Casey Harwood](/sites/engineering.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2020-12/portrait_casey_harwood.jpg?h=b5bd85e6&itok=Pyzgv9fO)
Casey Harwood
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
![Frederick Stern](/sites/engineering.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2020-12/sternfrederick.jpg?h=c9d6ef9b&itok=xYSiDf5d)
Frederick Stern
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
![PhD student Isaac di Napoli smiles in front of the Iowa river in a checkered shirt](/sites/engineering.uiowa.edu/files/styles/square__1024_x_1024/public/2021-08/Isaac-Di-Napoli-for-the-web.jpg?h=dbcb99dc&itok=ox7bdqe7)
Isaac di Napoli
PhD student, Mechanical Engineering
“Working at IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering gives me the opportunity for cutting edge naval hydrodynamics research at a world class institution. The program of study and research together prepares me to be at the top of my field whether that be in industry or academia.”