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ISE professor draws industry attention for AI-driven mission demo with Lockheed Martin

Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Lockheed with University of Iowa Iowa's Operator Performance Laboratory completed an artificial intelligence demonstration using two piloted L-29 aircraft in a simulated air-to-ground mission. OPL is lead by Tom "Mach" Schnell, a professor of industrial and systems engineering and OPL chief test pilot.
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CoE faculty play critical role in multi-institutional biomanufacturing project

Thursday, September 7, 2023
A multidisciplinary team of University of Iowa engineering faculty will contribute to a $20 million, multi-institutional project to boost Iowa’s position as a leader in bioscience and advanced manufacturing.
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Recent ISE PhD alum to begin career in driving safety research at NHTSA

Friday, July 21, 2023
Emily Shull recently graduated from the University of Iowa College of Engineering with a PhD in industrial and systems engineering. Soon she will begin her professional career as a general engineer at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
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OPL helps evaluate LIFT’s new fixed-wing AV 2.2 helmet

Wednesday, June 21, 2023
The University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Lab (OPL) was among those who evaluated the next generation fixed wing helmet that was recently selected by the U.S. Air Force as the new standard helmet for many of its aircraft.  

ISE Events

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ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR.TIANYU ZHANG

Thursday, April 9, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

From industrial robots and autonomous vehicles to smart manufacturing and other closed-loop cyber-physical systems, many emerging applications rely on wireless communication to carry sensing, control, and coordination traffic under tight timing and reliability requirements. In these real-time mission-critical systems (RT-MCSs), correct operation depends not only on functional correctness but also on whether messages are delivered within predictable and bounded time. This talk examines how 5G...

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Colloquium - "Transfer Learning for Individualized Prediction"

Friday, April 10, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
We welcome UIowa's Chao Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering who will share his approach to improving prediction accuracy when functional responses need to be inferred from limited data.

Engineering Events

Sci-Fi Flix: Fact or Fiction "The Martian"

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 6:30pm to 9:00pm
Seamans Center

Join us for an out-of-this-world movie experience as we screen "The Martian" (2015) and explore the science behind the story. Is surviving on Mars really possible? Could you grow potatoes in Martian soil? How accurate are the physics, engineering, and geology portrayed on screen?

Enjoy expert commentary from NASA-affiliated experts in engineering, physics and astronomy, and geology as they break down what’s fact and what’s fiction in this sci-fi classic. Bring your curiosity, questions, and love...

Lunch with a NASA Scientist: A Conversation with Dr. Jim Green

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Sciences Library

Have lunch with Dr. Jim Green, retired NASA Chief Scientist and Iowa alum, as he discusses his remarkable career leading planetary missions from Pluto to Jupiter to Mars. Enjoy pizza and stories from inside NASA. Join us as he shares insights into scientific leadership, exploration, and what it takes to push the boundaries of discovery.

Co-sponsored by the Lichtenberger Engineering Library, Sciences Library, Engineering Career Services, and NEXUS.