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A student uses a screwdriver to connect electronic components on a prototype while classmates work nearby with laptops, wires, and engineering materials in a makerspace.

Rev your engines: RC car workshop helps engineering students build STEM skills

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
University of Iowa engineering students created a workshop series called Assemble. Wire. Drive., a hands-on workshop series designed to make engineering skills more accessible to younger peers.
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Target CEO returns to his roots, shares career lessons with Iowa engineering students

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Michael Fiddelke, chief executive officer of Target and a University of Iowa industrial engineering alumnus, returned to his alma mater October 5 for a conversation with students at the College of Engineering, offering candid advice about careers, leadership, and lifelong learning.
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Song wins Du-Co Ceramics Young Professional Award

Monday, October 5, 2026
Xuan Song, James A. Chisman Faculty Fellow and associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Iowa, has won the American Ceramic Society’s (ACerS) 2026 Du-Co Ceramics Young Professional Award. 
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Marzen represents OPL at Farnborough International Airshow

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Randy Marzen, test director at the University of Iowa Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), joined an Iowa delegation at one of the world’s largest aerospace trade events in July.
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Vicory engineers a better way to clean hospitals

Monday, August 17, 2026
Connor Vicory, a University of Iowa industrial and systems engineering major, has launched a startup called Vicory Solutions. Through the company, Vicory developed Control, a software that helps hospitals standardize room cleaning and reduce the risk of infection.
Chris Schwarz and Christopher Rundus work on the back of an electric vehicle

Patent awarded to improve crash avoidance braking time in electric vehicles

Tuesday, July 28, 2026
A new patent by University of Iowa researchers combines collision avoidance technology with regenerative braking systems used in electric vehicles to improve emergency braking response time.
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Aerospace hub initiative leverages University of Iowa flight-test capabilities, could create opportunities to stay in Iowa

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
As public and private sector leaders in Iowa launch the Ascentus Aerospace Hub initiative to attract aerospace investment and accelerate innovation, forces in industry, infrastructure, workforce development, and research are being combined to create an environment where aerospace and aviation companies can thrive and skilled graduates find reasons to stay in Iowa.
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ISE seniors bring engineering mindset to UI Health Care project

Monday, June 22, 2026
Having Iowa’s largest medical center on campus created a valuable opportunity for a trio of University of Iowa industrial and systems engineering (ISE) students to improve patient care and hospital operations.
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Photos: 2026 class of Honored Engineering Alumni

Monday, April 20, 2026
University of Iowa College of Engineering announced winners of the 2026 Honored Engineering Alumni Awards.
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Worst to first: Iowa engineering, business team wins international competition

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
University of Iowa undergraduate engineering and business students blended expertise to win first place at ENGCOMM, an international conference focused on the intersection of engineering and business last month.
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ISE Events

ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR. QIHANG LIN promotional image

ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR. QIHANG LIN

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

Join the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering for a graduate seminar presented by Dr. Qihang Lin, “Penalty-Based First-Order Methods for Bilevel Optimization with Minimax and Constrained Lower-Level Problems,” on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in 3505 Seamans Center.

Dr. Lin will discuss bilevel optimization problems in which both the upper- and lower-level problems have minimax structures, with applications such as hyperparameter tuning and machine unlearning. The talk will...

Engineering Events

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...

ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR. QIHANG LIN promotional image

ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR. QIHANG LIN

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

Join the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering for a graduate seminar presented by Dr. Qihang Lin, “Penalty-Based First-Order Methods for Bilevel Optimization with Minimax and Constrained Lower-Level Problems,” on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in 3505 Seamans Center.

Dr. Lin will discuss bilevel optimization problems in which both the upper- and lower-level problems have minimax structures, with applications such as hyperparameter tuning and machine unlearning. The talk will...

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