College of Engineering Events

BME Graduate Program Open House

Monday, February 3, 2025 9:00am to 3:00pm
Seamans Center
The Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering is hosting a graduate program open house on Feb. 3, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. RSVP to join us in person or attend via Zoom.

Maker Breaks: DIY Light Up Paper Lanterns

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 11:30am to 1:30pm
Seamans Center
Give your brain a break and get creative for a few minutes with monthly themed crafts. Combine paper craft with paper circuits to make DIY light-up paper lanterns. Light up the dark days and prepare for the Chinese Lantern Festival. 

Engineering Library Workshops: Introduction to Overleaf

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center
Get ahead on your research skills and enjoy coffee and donuts! These workshops are designed for graduate students and faculty but also open to undergraduates.  LaTeX not only creates professional-looking documents but also allows you to tackle the more complicated parts of typesetting, such as inputting mathematics, creating tables of contents, referencing and creating bibliographies. Instead of downloading, installing and trouble-shooting LaTeX software and packages locally in your computer...

Engineering Open: Mini Golf Design Challenge

Thursday, February 27, 2025 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Seamans Center
The Engineering Open: Mini Golf Design Challenge is back! Join us on Thursday, Feb. 27 as each department and various organizations and departments within the College of Engineering competes to design the best fairway! The Engineering Open is open to the public from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Student Commons of the Seamans Center. Stop by to check out these great designs, play a round of mini-golf, and cast your choice for the people’s choice. The awards ceremony will take place at 3 p.m.  Looking for...

Learn to Solder: Weevils

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Seamans Center
Soldering is one of the most fundamental skills needed to explore the world of electronics. This workshop will help you gain a better understanding of electronics and be better equipped to create your own. This hands-on workshop is a standalone event. Taught by Kara Beauchamp, Instructional Lab Manager. Co-sponsored by IEEE and the Lichtenberger Engineering Library

Engineering Library Workshops: Patents and Trademarks

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center
Get ahead on your research skills and enjoy coffee and donuts! These workshops are designed for graduate students and faculty but also open to undergraduates.  Explore the hidden world of patents and trademarks. This workshop will feature a basic introduction to what patents and trademarks are, the various types of patents in existence, and how to complete patents searches to begin the process. In addition to providing inventor exclusive rights to products, patents also give great detailed...

Maker Breaks: Pi Day Celebration!

Friday, March 14, 2025 11:30am to 1:30pm
Seamans Center
Give your brain a break and get creative for a few minutes with monthly themed crafts. Celebrate circles and the magic of Pi! Make your own Pi-themed buttons and enjoy free apple pie bites.

Learn to Solder: Weevils

Thursday, March 27, 2025 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Seamans Center
Soldering is one of the most fundamental skills needed to explore the world of electronics. This workshop will help you gain a better understanding of electronics and be better equipped to create your own. Taught by Kara Beauchamp, instructional lab manager. Sponsored by IEEE and the Lichtenberger Engineering Library.

Maker Breaks: Robotics Showcase

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:30am to 1:30pm
Seamans Center
See robots from around the College of Engineering and make your own papercraft robotic claw.  

Iowa PFAS Conference: Learn, Connect and Explore

Tuesday, April 15 8:00am to Wednesday, April 16, 2025 5:00pm
Graduate Iowa City
The 2025 Iowa PFAS Conference will be held April 15-16, 2025, at the Graduate by Hilton Iowa City and the University of Iowa campus. The conference is designed to exchange ideas and findings, provide learning and networking opportunities, and explore new ways to test and deal with PFAS in environmental and biological samples. To learn more visit https://pfas.conference.uiowa.edu/