A new "Dare to Discover" banner campaign is being launched by the UI Vice President for Research and Economic Development Office that features 65 undergraduate and graduate student researchers, scholars, and creators from across the University of Iowa.
The campaign showcases 11 Engineering students, collectively representing each of the five departments in the college.
The students and their banner profiles are:
- Maeve Bittle, undergraduate student, environmental engineering, "Samples of Iowa Air Quality," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/bittle-maeve/
- Dana Boesen, undergraduate student, mechanical engineering, "Measures Indoor Air Toxins," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/boesen-dana/
- Anh-Vu Do, Ph.D. student, chemical and biochemical engineering, "Engineers Tissue," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/do-anh-vu/
- Sara El-Hattab, undergraduate student, chemical engineering, "Fights Muscular Dystrophy," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/el-hattab-sara/
- Sarah Gerard, Ph.D. student, biomedical engineering, "Images Lung Cancer," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/gerard-sarah/
- Brittany Givens, Ph.D. student, chemical and biochemical engineering, "Edits Cancer DNA," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/givens-brittany/
- Stephen Kruse, undergraduate student, biomedical engineering, "Seeks to understand epilepsy," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/kruse-stephen/
- Sophia Mallaro, undergraduate student, electrical and computer engineering, "Innovates in Virtual Reality," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/mallaro-sophia/
- Russell M. Martin, undergraduate student, biomedical engineering, "Analyzes Potential Seizure meds," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/martin-m-russell/
- Angela Olvera, undergraduate student, biomedical engineering, "Analyzes Mitochondrial Stress," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/olvera-angela/
- Yusuf Sermet, Ph.D. student, electrical and computer engineering, "Deploys Artificial Intelligence," https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/sermet-yusuf/
The City of Iowa City is scheduled to install the black-and-gold banners on poles throughout downtown starting today. They will remain up through mid-March and will then move inside to the University Capitol Center through the end of the semester.
Go to https://dare.research.uiowa.edu/ to learn the stories behind all of the 65 faces of discovery and innovation.