Recent Awards

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UI professor Marian Muste receives Fulbright award to conduct water research in Romania

Tuesday, July 15, 2025
Marian Muste, a research engineer and adjunct professor in the University of Iowa College of Engineering, has been awarded a Fulbright for spring 2026. He will be hosted by the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering (FESE) at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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Winners announced for 2024-25 Student Leadership Awards

Thursday, May 8, 2025
University of Iowa College of Engineering honored students and student organizations during the annual Student Leadership Awards on May 1.
Graduate Programs and Research Banquet

Engineering celebrates graduate programs and research

Thursday, May 1, 2025
The University of Iowa College of Engineering honored graduate students, faculty, and staff that have helped shape graduate programs and research at a banquet on April 30.
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Ahmad, Schilling, Niemeier win Staff Council Awards

Monday, April 7, 2025
Three University of Iowa College of Engineering researchers were honored among this year’s Staff Council Awardees for achievements ranging from excellence in service to accomplishments that significantly benefited the university.
Tom "Mach" Schnell

Schnell wins Regents Award for Faculty Excellence

Monday, April 7, 2025
Tom “Mach” Schnell, University of Iowa professor of industrial and systems engineering and incoming director of the Iowa Technology Institute, is among six faculty members selected by the Iowa Board of Regents for extraordinary contributions and sustained record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
Sander Fellow

Edward Sander inducted as AIMBE fellow

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Edward A. Sander, a renowned University of Iowa scholar in the areas of tissue engineering and multiscale mechanics, has been inducted as a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), an organization representing the top minds in the field. 
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David Cwiertny honored with Michael J. Brody Award

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
David Cwiertny, University of Iowa engineering professor, was honored for leading several public health initiatives to improve the quality of Iowa’s drinking water, including the Iowa Get the Lead Out water-testing program
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Christensen among 4 to win UI’s highest teaching honor

Thursday, February 20, 2025
University of Iowa ECE Professor and DEO Gary Christensen wins the prestigious the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, recognizing exceptional and ongoing contributions to student learning and success.
Richard Hardin

Iowa Engineering staffer donates Steel Founders award prize to department

Friday, January 24, 2025
Richard Hardin, a mechanical engineering research scientist at the University of Iowa Solidification Laboratory, has been honored by the Steel Founders’ Society of America for contributions to the field.
ECE Alum

ECE alum wins prestigious IEEE award for signal processing achievements

Friday, January 10, 2025
Kumar Vijay Mishra, who earned a PhD in electrical engineering at University of Iowa in 2015, was selected for the 2024 IEEE SPS Pierre-Simon Laplace Early Career Technical Achievement Award.