The Iowa Water Conference, held Sept. 11-13 at the Coralville Hyatt Regency, drew more than 300 attendees from water resource professions, including representatives from soil and conservation districts, research institutions, commodity associations, watershed compacts, and nonprofits.

Hyeongmin Seo, a University of Iowa engineering professor, will leverage his expertise in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and systems biology as an investigator for the Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts.

David Cwiertny, University of Iowa's William D. Ashton Professor of Civil Engineering, is part of a research team studying how “grime” forms and evolves on solid surfaces, such as bridge beams, plane wings, solar panels, plant leaves, indoor surfaces, and more. The work could lead to improved approaches for designing new materials and coatings that can resist film forming, be easily and completely cleaned, or be covered by a beneficial film.

Fatima Toor, the Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering at the University of Iowa, has been awarded a $999,985 grant aimed at advancing the development of next-generation computing technologies.

Riley Coulter, an undergraduate chemical engineering student, was a summer intern with IFF, a global leader in food, beverage, scent, home and personal care, and health.

The UI’s new artificial intelligence certificate program aims to prepare students for the rapidly growing field of AI.

This week, we are extending a warm welcome to Professor Yu She! Yu She is an assistant professor in the School of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. Professor She will present his seminar on Thursday, October 3rd, at 3:30 pm in 3505 SC. There will be a small reception in 3307 SC at 3:00 pm. We hope to see you there!

As artificial intelligence becomes more accessible and widespread, the University of Iowa is holding a new program to prepare students and staff for the future.

Gregory LeFevre, University of Iowa associate professor of civil and environmental engineering has been selected for a 2023 Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) Letters reviewer award, the publication revealed in its September 2024 edition.