Articles from September 2022
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UI engineering professor receives 2023 Young Investigator Program Award for naval research
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
The Office of Naval Research has awarded Caterina Lamuta, a University of Iowa assistant professor of mechanical engineering, funding through the 2023 Young Investigator Program to create “Softopus,” a soft underwater robot with the form and capabilities of a real octopus.
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UI engineering alum among Business Insider’s top 30 climate action leaders
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
![Hyerim Kim](/sites/engineering.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-09/Hyerim%20Kim.jpg?h=9adb6d6f&itok=UW6NTniI)
UI PhD candidate Hyerim Kim wins award at 16th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation
Friday, September 16, 2022
Hyerim Kim, a University of Iowa graduate student in chemical and biochemical engineering, earned a second place award at the 16th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation, held as part of the 2022 Collective Madison Meeting in August.
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UI engineering professor’s ‘trachea-on-a-chip’ invention to help study lung disease
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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![Jun Wang](/sites/engineering.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2022-09/2021_06_07-Wang%2C%20Jun%20jatorner%20-0023_0.jpg?h=0dca3afc&itok=s4qfC1wc)
UI professor Jun Wang receives 2022 Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award
Friday, September 9, 2022
Jun Wang, a University of Iowa professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, was announced as American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 2022 Atmospheric Sciences Ascent Award recipient.
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