Articles from November 2024

Jun Wang Matt McGill

Iowa Engineering turns P3 seed funding into $9.4M in NASA grants

Monday, November 25, 2024
The University of Iowa’s P3 grant program has had a transformative impact on Earth observation research in the College of Engineering, leading to faculty hires, new graduate students, critical infrastructure, and nearly $10 million in recent NASA awards for professors Jun Wang and Matt McGill.
Innovation Award

Iowa engineers win $39,500 at Iowa Innovation Challenge

Monday, November 25, 2024
University of Iowa engineering students and a post doctoral scholar were awarded prize money at the Innovation Challenge hosted by the UI John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC).
Yang Liu

Iowa professor's innovation among Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2024

Yang Liu, University of Iowa associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, co-founded Unify Medical which released a digital loupe technology called Amplio to support image-guided surgical procedures. Amplio made Time Magazine's Best Inventions of 2024.
Caterina Lamuta Xuan Song Rising Stars

Lamuta, Song honored as 'rising stars' by ASME

Thursday, November 21, 2024
University of Iowa engineering professors Caterina Lamuta and Xuan Song, who have already gained acclaim in their fields for research contributions, are now being recognized as "rising stars" by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
A photo featuring Sydney Parks

CEE Student Spotlight - Sydney Parks

Monday, November 18, 2024
CEE Senior Sydney Parks talks about her experiences at an undergraduate student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iowa.
Fatima Toor poses for a photo

Iowa Engineering developing ‘game-changing’ laser that could benefit national security and health care

Monday, November 18, 2024
A new Department of Energy grant will support Fatima Toor, University of Iowa engineering professor, in developing a high-powered laser with benefits ranging from national security to health care diagnostics.
Illustration of a robot looking at a student's work

Future of AI in education sparks hope and hesitation

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Tyler Bell, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, discusses the use of virtual reality powered with ChatGPT to train future teachers on how to deal with potential problems with students.
Marcelo Mena-Carrasco

CBE alumnus named among Time's most influential climate leaders in business for 2024

Tuesday, November 12, 2024
CBE alumnus Marcelo Mena-Carrasco, CEO of Global Methane Hub, was named among Time's most influential climate leaders in business for 2024.
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Iowa Geological Survey leads $11.3M Department of Energy carbon sequestration study

Monday, November 11, 2024
The Iowa Geological Survey has been selected to lead a two-year, $11.3 million Department of Energy study that could change how carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) are managed in Iowa, a potential win-win for the environment and energy producers.