Gary Christensen

Gary Christensen

Departmental Executive Officer

Welcome to the University of Iowa Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering!

We are proud to have among our faculty a National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellow, two National Science Foundation CAREER awardees, a Fellow and a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, several Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Optical Society of America, and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.  

Available facilities support interdisciplinary research and include individual laboratories as well as access to specialized facilities of the Iowa Technology Institute, Driving Safety Research Institute, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging, and more.

Undergraduate program Graduate program U2G program
ECE classroom with students on computers

$ 155,020

Computer Hardware Engineer Median Salary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/computer-hardware-engineers.htm

ECE Department Senior Design Fair Spring 2026

$ 118,780

Electrical Engineer Median Salary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/electrical-and-electronics-engineers.htm

Five students stand beside a tall, tripod-mounted engineering device with exposed wiring and a cylindrical tube, in a wood-paneled room with international flags displayed overhead.

$ 123,000

Software Engineer Median Salary

Source: CareerExplorer, https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/software-engineer/salary/

Two students in the electronics lab for the Digital Design class

$ 131,450

Software developer Median Salary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm

A person wearing a virtual reality headset

40 %

of the ECE faculty have won teaching awards at the college and university level

https://engineering.uiowa.edu/news-and-events/awards-and-honors/excellence-awards#accordion-item-30056-2

Fatima Toor works with students in her lab

25 %

of the ECE faculty are IEEE Fellows

https://www.ieee.org/communities-connection/awards-recognition/ieee-fellows

97 %

of our graduates are employed, continuing their education, or not seeking work within six months of graduation

ECE events

Maker Break: DIY Cozy Hand Warmers

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Drop in anytime for a fun, themed craft that takes just 10–20 minutes and explore your creativity.

Maker Break: Coasters and Cookies

Tuesday, December 8, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Drop in anytime for a fun, themed craft that takes just 10–20 minutes and explore your creativity.

College events

Maker Break: Make your own spooky Homecoming button!

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Drop in anytime for a fun, themed craft that takes just 10–20 minutes and explore your creativity.

Fall 2026 CoE Improv

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Seamans Center
Fall 2026 College of Engineering Improv
Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure promotional image

Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure

Thursday, October 29, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

The Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure. Nanoparticles offer effective ways to influence heat transfer, radiation absorption, and flame behavior, but their effects in combustion depend on more than simply how much material is added. Over time, particles can aggregate, settle, and redistribute, changing the state of the fuel or...

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