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OPL, Air Force Test Pilot School partnership benefits students

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
The strong partnership between the University of Iowa Operator Performance Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force has made the College of Engineering a destination for Test Pilot School officers seeking a PhD.
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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Schnell takes reins as ITI director

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Tom “Mach” Schnell has taken the helm as director of the University of Iowa Technology Institute, effective April 15, succeeding Karim Abdel-Malek, who had led the research institute for 20 years.
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.

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ISE 5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR --DR. Shancong Mou

Thursday, February 19, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Join us in welcoming Shancong Mou, an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, to the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Graduate Seminar.

Dr. Mou will present his seminar titled "AI/ML-enabled Data Fusion for Complex Engineering Systems." He will start with an overview of the research landscape, followed by a discussion on AI/ML-enabled data fusion, demonstrated through several key examples:

· Surface...

Engineering Events

Spring 2026 Engineering Career Fair

Thursday, February 12, 2026 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
The Spring Engineering Career Fair will take place on Thursday, February 12, 2026, from 12:00–4:00 p.m. at the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.
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Mechanics of Many-body (Frictional) Contact in (and for) Granular Rheology and Elasticity

Thursday, February 12, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Granular media has long been an important material system for multiple disciplines, from as fundamental as (geo) physics to as applied as (civil) engineering. More recently, it also started to receive growing interest from the material science community. In this talk, we discuss how the same small-scale contact process connects to different large-scale mechanical properties -- specifically rheology (a more fluid-like concept) and...