University of Iowa undergraduates Alec Melendez, a double major in electrical engineering and applied physics, and Lane Neshiem, a first‑year mechanical engineering student, are gaining national exposure to semiconductor research and manufacturing through participation in the EDGE (Expanding Dynamic Growth in Engineering) Scholars Program.

Formula SAE competing organization, Hawkeye Formula Racing, unites interdisciplinary engineering students and car enthusiasts for a common goal.

Fatima Toor, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was recently selected to be a part of the 2026 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors.

Professor Fred Stern co-led a workshop at Seoul National University as part of the "Digital Ship Design and Design-Production Integration" project supported by the U.S. Navy, suggesting a next-generation shipbuilding paradigm.

Molly Anne Corlett died at age 23 in 2022 as the result of a rupture of a previously undetectable and asymptomatic Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) in her brain. Despite her death, the University of Iowa biomedical engineering graduate continues to shape people not only as researchers and students, but as individuals.

Teresa Gaffey, director of finance and business operations for IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering in the University of Iowa College of Engineering, has received the 2026 Distinguished Research Administrator Award.

David Cwiertny, William D. Ashton Professor of Civil Engineering and director of the University of Iowa’s Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, has received funding to expand testing for lead in drinking water across Iowa through a statewide program called Get the Lead Out.

As NASA prepares for its historic crewed flyby of the moon on the Artemis II mission, researchers in the Midwest are working to answer a critical question for future lunar exploration: how astronauts will drive on the moon’s surface.

Get the Lead Out is a statewide program that tests lead amounts in drinking water. The initiative is led by David Cwiertny, William D. Ashton Professor of Civil Engineering in the College of Engineering and director of the University of Iowa’s Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination.

Keri Hornbuckle, distinguished chair professor of occupational and environmental health at the University of Iowa, said interacting with PCBs can have long-term effects on the human body.