Fiegel and her team examined how exhaled bioaerosols—droplets produced from the lung during breathing, coughing, and sneezing—are produced from lung-like surfaces during a cough.

A team at the University of Iowa led by Soura Dasgupta and Nandakumar Narayanan has developed a computational approach using EEG data to diagnose Parkinson's disease. The algorithm achieves 85% accuracy and real-time efficiency, outperforming existing methods and facilitating adaptive deep brain stimulation for symptom management.

Elena Hawkins is a chemical engineering alumna from the University of Iowa. She established a consulting firm, Herman Graham Consulting.