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OPL

State report recognizes OPL for economic impact in Iowa aviation

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
A new state report has recognized the contributions of the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) to Iowa’s aviation industry.
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Cichella recognized with Amazon Research Award  

Thursday, January 19, 2023
Venanzio Cichella, a University of Iowa assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded the Amazon Research Award (ARA) for his project studying concurrent allocation and planning for large-scale multi-robot systems. 
Jerry Schnoor

Listen: Schnoor discusses 'green' tax incentives in Inflation Reduction Act on Iowa Public Radio

Jerry Schnoor, University of Iowa professor of environmental engineering and co-director of the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, discussed the Inflation Reduction Act on the Jan. 12, 2023, edition of River to River on Iowa Public Radio.
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UI engineering professors study links between air pollution and diseases and food security

Thursday, January 19, 2023
University of Iowa Engineering Professor Gregory Carmichael is leading a study into the links between exposure to air pollution and human health and crop yields in hopes of generating improved and innovative public health and air quality interventions. 
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UI Engineering students named to fall 2022 president's list, dean's list

Thursday, January 19, 2023
More than 7,000 students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2022 fall semester. 690 of those were engineering students. 
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UI Engineering students named to spring 2023 president's list, dean's list

Thursday, January 19, 2023
More than 7,000 students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean’s list for the 2022 fall semester. 690 of those were engineering students. 
National Advanced Driving Simulator facility

Researchers shed light on the risks of touchscreens in cars

Tuesday, January 17, 2023
With touchscreens now in 99% of new cars, researchers are studying whether they are distracting drivers and putting people at risk. NBC’s Dasha Burns went inside a massive simulator at the University of Iowa to put that question to the test. Is she able to work with the touch screens and keep her eyes on the road?
David Lee

CEE professor Lee receives outstanding overseas alumnus award

Friday, December 23, 2022
Hosin “David” Lee, a University of Iowa professor of civil and environmental engineering, received the outstanding overseas alumnus award from the Seoul National University, a national public research university based in Seoul, South Korea.
Casey Harwood

Casey Harwood earns NSF CAREER Award to study fluid-structure interactions

Thursday, December 22, 2022
Fluid-structure interaction (FSI) is at the heart of research of Casey Harwood, University of Iowa assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and the focus of Harwood’s new National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.