Smart Multifunctional Material Systems Lab
Catamaran testing at the campus pool
Casey Harwood lab

6 months post graduation:

94 %

Employed, continuing education, or not seeking

$ 64,750

Median salary

Department News

Karim Abdel-Malek

University of Iowa professors develop camera program to identify abuse

Friday, October 18, 2024
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Caterina Lamuta Award

Lamuta wins achievement award from mechanical engineering society

Thursday, September 12, 2024
KEEN

College of Engineering joins KEEN: The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network

Monday, August 26, 2024
ME Alumnus

Boeing hires Iowa engineering alumnus as CEO

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Venanzio Cichella

Venanzio Cichella named outstanding young alumnus by alma mater

Monday, May 20, 2024
University of Illinois News
Rachel Vitali

Vitali's research could improve student career opportunities in U.S. Navy 

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Ken Reichert sits in the half-cab simulator holding the digital gauge cluster

Mechanical engineering student Kenneth Reichert builds miniSims

Monday, January 22, 2024
ME student

ME PhD student receives Iowa Space Grant Consortium fellowship for air traffic research

Sunday, January 7, 2024

Department Events

Holding Space: Stories of Interdisciplinary Collaboration — Counterpoint event featuring Stephanie Miracle promotional image

Holding Space: Stories of Interdisciplinary Collaboration — Counterpoint event featuring Stephanie Miracle

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Join us to celebrate the interdisciplinary work of University of Iowa choreographer and assistant professor of dance Stephanie Miracle, recipient of the 2026 Obermann Interdisciplinary Achievement Award.

Miracle will bring together dance, engineering, and the humanities in a new choreographed work featuring dancers performing alongside robots built by the University of Iowa College of Engineering, with narration by Eric Gidal.

A conversation among Miracle, Gidal, and engineering collaborator Deema...

College Events

So Much to Do, So Little Time: Time Management Strategies for Academic Success

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Seamans Center
Time Management Strategies
Student Success Workshop: So Much to Do, So Little Time: Time Management Strategies for Academic Success promotional image

Student Success Workshop: So Much to Do, So Little Time: Time Management Strategies for Academic Success

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Seamans Center
Students will learn how to effectively prioritize, create a time management plan, and other practical tips for managing time and commitments.
Transparency and Fairness in AI for Criminal Justice promotional image

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.
Peer Review Process and Journal Expectations promotional image

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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