Recent Awards

Sander Fellow

Edward Sander inducted as AIMBE fellow

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Edward A. Sander, a renowned University of Iowa scholar in the areas of tissue engineering and multiscale mechanics, has been inducted as a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), an organization representing the top minds in the field. 
Cwiertny

David Cwiertny honored with Michael J. Brody Award

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
David Cwiertny, University of Iowa engineering professor, was honored for leading several public health initiatives to improve the quality of Iowa’s drinking water, including the Iowa Get the Lead Out water-testing program
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Christensen among 4 to win UI’s highest teaching honor

Thursday, February 20, 2025
University of Iowa ECE Professor and DEO Gary Christensen wins the prestigious the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, recognizing exceptional and ongoing contributions to student learning and success.
Richard Hardin

Iowa Engineering staffer donates Steel Founders award prize to department

Friday, January 24, 2025
Richard Hardin, a mechanical engineering research scientist at the University of Iowa Solidification Laboratory, has been honored by the Steel Founders’ Society of America for contributions to the field.
ECE Alum

ECE alum wins prestigious IEEE award for signal processing achievements

Friday, January 10, 2025
Kumar Vijay Mishra, who earned a PhD in electrical engineering at University of Iowa in 2015, was selected for the 2024 IEEE SPS Pierre-Simon Laplace Early Career Technical Achievement Award.
Wang Simpson Medal

Wang wins 2024 Joanne Simpson Medal

Thursday, January 2, 2025
Jun Wang, University of Iowa’s Lichtenberger Family Chair in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, was awarded the 2024 Joanne Simpson Medal for mid-career scientists in recognition of significant contributions to Earth and space science.
Tyler Bell

Bell on team selected for Innovation in Teaching and Technology Award

Monday, December 9, 2024
Tyler Bell, University of Iowa, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is part of an interdisciplinary team selected for an Innovation in Teaching and Technology Award to use artificial intelligence to improve behavior intervention.
Portrait of Colleen Bringman

Bringman on two Innovation in Teaching with Technology Awards

Monday, December 9, 2024
Colleen Bringman, University of Iowa associate professor of instruction in biomedical engineering, is part of two interdisciplinary teams selected for Innovation in Teaching and Technology Awards
Ananya Sen Gupta

Sen Gupta receives two honors from IEEE Oceans Engineering Society 

Thursday, December 5, 2024
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE) Oceanic Engineering Society (OES) bestowed two honors on Ananya Sen Gupta, a University of Iowa associate professor of electrical and computer engineering.
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).