PhD candidate Qin Dong chose the University of Iowa for its environmental engineering research opportunities and has excelled in the collaborative Superfund Research Program while working on bioaugmentation for sediment remediation.

Students and student organizations of the College of Engineering were honored at the annual Student Leadership Awards in April. More than 200 members of the engineering community came to recognize the achievements.

A University of Iowa faculty member contributed to a study finding airborne micro- and nanoplastics may contribute to global warming at a level equivalent to 16.2% of that caused by black carbon, or soot, according to findings published in Nature Climate Change. 

University of Iowa civil engineering students gain real‑world planning experience by helping fast‑growing West Branch design its future through 2050.

Eva Singh, a third-year student from New Delhi, India, studying computer science and engineering, has been recognized for her leadership and academics by University of Iowa International Programs.

As state funding falls through, the University of Iowa’s water quality monitoring system will rely on county, city and grant funding to continue operations.

Karah Hook, from Belvidere, Illinois, will earn a bachelor’s degree in chemical and biochemical engineering this month. She will also be the first student to earn University of Iowa’s new Applied Climate Science and Energy Technologies (ACSET) certificate.

Klaertje Hesselink, a University of Iowa undergraduate from Cedar Falls studying biochemical engineering, has received a Fulbright grant for environmental chemistry research in Germany for the 2026–27 academic year.

Hawkeye basketball player Taylor McCabe sets records on and off the court while on her way to becoming a structural engineer.

Ryan Clark, associate state geologist with the Iowa Geological Survey, discusses a variety of issues from E15, the proposed carbon capture pipeline, and geological hydrogen potential in the state as part of a round table discussion at the Iowa Press table.