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BME student among recipients of OVPR's Discovery and Innovation Awards

Jackson Begolka

ME student accepted into NASA Student Airborne Research Program 

Jackson Begolka, a third year University of Iowa mechanical engineering major, has been accepted into a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) airborne research program for undergraduate students.  
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Flyover State: Iowa Engineers Set Their Sights on the Future of Aviation

At the Operator Performance Laboratory, University of Iowa professor and pilot Tom “Mach” Schnell and his research team test emerging flight technology and train students for lofty careers.
Xuan Song

Xuan Song receives prestigious NSF CAREER award to research novel ceramic manufacturing methods

Xuan Song, University of Iowa engineering professor, has received the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award to advance research of ceramic additive manufacturing, which could benefit industries, including health care, defense, and energy.