Engineering News

Joel Dillman in front of Skyworks sign (ECE)

Electrical engineering major Joel Dillman evaluates radio frequency modules during Skyworks internship

Thursday, November 5, 2026
Joel created new software tools to streamline analysis and presentation of RF module performance test results.
Jet Entyre ECE CSE major presenting

CSE major Jet Entyre uses AI in internship with Midland States Bank

Tuesday, November 3, 2026
CSE major Jet Entyre used skills he learned orchestrating AI agents in ECE:5230 - Generative AI Tools (GAIT) - to build out software during his internship with Midland States Bank.
Shubhresh Jha ECE 2023 Graduate

Alumni Spotlight: Shubhresh Jha - Class of 2023

Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Shubhresh helps design and modify substations that support the electric power grid, working across multiple engineering disciplines and supporting projects from early design through construction.
Firefighters use an aerial ladder truck to spray water on a smoking industrial building fire in an urban area.

Quaker Oats restart timeline unclear as PepsiCo assesses damage at Cedar Rapids plant

Friday, October 30, 2026
PepsiCo continues assessing damage at the Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats plant with no restart timeline. Al Ratner, professor of mechanical engineering, explains repair challenges.
Tyler holds the Hawkeye flag with Shanghai in the background.

Electrical engineering major Tyler Morgan travels to China during internship with Schneider Electric

Thursday, October 29, 2026
Tyler is working as an electromagnetics engineering intern in the power systems industry at Schneider Electric.
Five members of the Constantino family stand behind a contestant podium on the Family Feud set.

Watch Iowa Engineering student on Family Feud

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
University of Iowa engineering major Ashley Constantino, a senior from Fredon, New Jersey, will appear alongside her family on Family Feud, hosted by Steve Harvey, at 6:30 p.m. CT on Oct. 30.
Custom video game controller

Engineering students develop custom gaming controller for spinal cord injury patient

Tuesday, October 27, 2026
After a cervical spinal cord injury limited Dylan Huntbach's hand function, video games became difficult or impossible to play. A team of biomedical engineering students at the University of Iowa set out to change that.
Clip art of a retro van on a mountain road

Everything that happens to your body on a road trip

Monday, October 26, 2026
Driving Safety Research Institute investigator John Gaspar was interviewed for an 'Outside' magazine article about driver drowsiness on long road trips, and what you can do to stay alert.
Two researchers examine geological data displayed on computer monitors. One gestures toward a large screen showing well log charts and subsurface measurements during a discussion in a laboratory setting.

Iowa Geological Survey unearths evidence of natural hydrogen beneath Iowa 

Monday, October 26, 2026
Researchers with the Iowa Geological Survey (IGS) at the University of Iowa have found evidence that naturally occurring hydrogen gas has accumulated deep beneath Iowa, raising the possibility of a future low-cost, near-zero-emission energy source.
Sarah Gerard sits at the computer overseeing a CT scanner

New study aims to reduce radiation-related lung damage for lung cancer patients

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
A new research study could help preserve lung function and improve the quality of life of lung cancer patients by making radiation treatments more precise and reducing damage to healthy lung tissue.