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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 Events

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Flight Testing at Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL)

Thursday, September 10, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Flight Testing at OPL. The Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) is a world-renowned flight test laboratory that conducts research on human-in-the-loop and intelligent autonomous systems to increase efficiency, inter-operability, and safety. The lab has been in operation for 27 years and has logged more than 2,800 hours of flight test in over 450 projects or project increments. The OPL team has developed and tested a Synthetic...

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ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- TZE NING HIEW

Thursday, September 10, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Join us in welcoming Tze Ning Hiew, an assistant Professor at at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Seminar.

Dr. Hiew will present her seminar titled "Process-Structure-Property Relationships in Co-Precipitated Amorphous Solid Dispersions: A Hierarchical Particle Approach". This talk presents a hierarchical particle approach that deposits a secondary polymer onto particle surfaces during a high-shear co-precipitation...

Engineering Events

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Transparency and Fairness in AI for Criminal Justice

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Biology Building East
What happens when AI intersects with the criminal justice system via facial recognition, mechanical evidence, risk assessment, sentencing, parole, and more? We welcome Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor, Dr. Cristopher Moore, of the Santa Fe Institute.
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Peer Review Process and Journal Expectations

Thursday, September 10, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Build your scholarly toolkit with this workshop on the peer review process

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