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2024 Driving Safety Research Institute: A Year in Review

Friday, December 20, 2024
The Driving Safety Research Institute works with students from across the country, and learn about their research on assessing driver monitoring systems, understanding of advanced driver assistance systems, connected simulation, and new features to miniSim in their 2024 Year in Review.
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Lamuta, Song honored as 'rising stars' by ASME

Thursday, November 21, 2024
University of Iowa engineering professors Caterina Lamuta and Xuan Song, who have already gained acclaim in their fields for research contributions, are now being recognized as "rising stars" by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
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U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and UI's Operator Performance Laboratory partner to prepare future test leaders, conduct autonomy research

Thursday, October 17, 2024
The United States Air Force Test Pilot School, in collaboration with the University of Iowa's College of Engineering Operator Performance Laboratory, recently made advances in modernizing the student curriculum while providing critical data for continued research in machine learning.
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Working to safely bring automated driving to rural roads

Monday, October 14, 2024
Researchers at the Driving Safety Research Institute at the University of Iowa have completed more than three years of testing to learn the challenges automated vehicles encounter when operating on rural roads.
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College of Engineering joins KEEN: The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network

Monday, August 26, 2024
The College of Engineering at the University of Iowa has joined KEEN: The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, a partnership of more than 60 colleges and universities across the United States focused on reaching “all undergraduate engineering students with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) so they can create personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work.”
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College welcomes four new faculty members

Monday, August 5, 2024
The College of Engineering is pleased to welcome four new faculty members this month. Each brings knowledge, expertise, and diverse perspectives that will enrich our academic community. Please join us in welcoming them to the college.
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Sky is the limit: Iowa engineers making UI a leader in measuring atmospheric and environmental data 

Monday, August 5, 2024
University of Iowa engineering researchers are building capabilities to make Iowa a destination for measuring atmospheric and environmental data crucial for understanding effects of climate change.
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Iowa engineering graduate Troy Brunk to lead Collins Aerospace

Friday, August 2, 2024
Troy Brunk, who earned a degree in industrial engineering at the University of Iowa in 1992, has been named president of Collins Aerospace, an aerospace and defense giant that is among the largest employers in Iowa.
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Driving Safety Research Institute analyzing new tech to identify alcohol impairment

Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The University of Iowa Driving Safety Research Institute was recently awarded $2 million from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to analyze the effectiveness of driver monitoring systems on their ability to detect if someone is driving while drunk—specifically, if they are over the legal limit or not.
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UI Research Foundation forms UI Chapter of the National Academy of Inventors

Monday, May 20, 2024
College of Engineering researchers are among those invited to join the chapter membership for their significant contributions to innovation and economic development on the UI campus and in the region.

ISE Events

Engineering Open: Mini Golf Design Challenge

Thursday, February 27, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Seamans Center
The Engineering Open: Mini Golf Design Challenge is back! Join us on Thursday, Feb. 20 as each department and various organizations and departments within the College of Engineering competes to design the best fairway! The Engineering Open is open to the public from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Student Commons of the Seamans Center. Stop by to check out these great designs, play a round of mini-golf, and cast your choice for the people’s choice. The awards ceremony will take place at 3 p.m.  Looking for...

College Events

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College of Engineering Undergraduate Commencement

Sunday, December 22, 2024 12:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Doors open one hour prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required. A livestream of the ceremony is available. Dean Ann McKenna will deliver messages to students, and Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel will confer degrees. Graduate Alejandra Vilca Landa — who is originally from Lima, Peru, but now lives in Iowa City — will be the student speaker. She will be graduating with a degree in biomedical engineering. 

Engineering Open: Mini Golf Design Challenge

Thursday, February 27, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Seamans Center
The Engineering Open: Mini Golf Design Challenge is back! Join us on Thursday, Feb. 20 as each department and various organizations and departments within the College of Engineering competes to design the best fairway! The Engineering Open is open to the public from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Student Commons of the Seamans Center. Stop by to check out these great designs, play a round of mini-golf, and cast your choice for the people’s choice. The awards ceremony will take place at 3 p.m.  Looking for...

Iowa PFAS Conference: Learn, Connect and Explore

Tuesday, April 15 8:00am to Wednesday, April 16, 2025 5:00pm
Graduate Iowa City
The 2025 Iowa PFAS Conference will be held April 15-16, 2025, at the Graduate by Hilton Iowa City and the University of Iowa campus. The conference is designed to exchange ideas and findings, provide learning and networking opportunities, and explore new ways to test and deal with PFAS in environmental and biological samples. To learn more visit https://pfas.conference.uiowa.edu/

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