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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.”
Boeing hires Iowa engineering alumnus as CEO
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Robert “Kelly” Ortberg, a 1982 graduate of the University of Iowa College of Engineering, has been named president and chief executive officer of Virginia-based Boeing, effective August 8, 2024. Ortberg, 64, brings a 35-year career in the aerospace industry and a strong engineering background to the post.
Venanzio Cichella named outstanding young alumnus by alma mater
Monday, May 20, 2024
Venanzio Cichella, a University of Iowa engineering professor, received the University of Illinois MechSE Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which recognizes alumni who have graduated from the department fewer than 10 years ago and who have embodied the department and university’s values in their professional careers.
Vitali's research could improve student career opportunities in U.S. Navy
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Rachel Vitali, mechanical engineering assistant professor, has identified human performance as a new dimension of University of Iowa’s Naval Sciences and Technology certificate.
Mechanical engineering student Kenneth Reichert builds miniSims
Monday, January 22, 2024
University of lowa mechanical engineering student Kenneth Reichert has worked on building a custom half-cab simulator alongside miniSim team members for the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.