Greetings, friends and alumni of Iowa Engineering!
I am delighted to bring you this year’s issue of Iowa Engineer!
The pages that follow highlight the many ways in which this college is a vibrant academic space with dedicated faculty and staff, entrepreneurial and ambitious students, and a community committed to improving quality of life here in Iowa, across the United States, and around the world. Over the last year, it has been a pleasure to engage with and celebrate our outstanding alumni, interact with students as they present engineering innovations, and learn from faculty members and researchers as they take leadership roles in environmental health, transportation, health care, and intelligent systems.
As you know, engineers look to the future as they design solutions to grand challenges. Engineers are resilient and adaptable. Engineers think big. Engineers change the world. I see that mindset every day when I walk through the halls and see our students collaborate, see faculty members develop breakthroughs in labs, and interact with our alumni who have gone on to have a global impact. The research we conduct and the education we provide are nothing short of transformative, and this issue of Iowa Engineer highlights just a small slice of the larger impact of our College of Engineering.
I came to Iowa because I saw this college as a community where voices are heard and new ideas are fostered. I was encouraged by the college’s focus on human health as well as the health of the environment. Our engineering research is propelled by collaborations with colleagues across the entire University of Iowa campus — in business, the arts and humanities, education, and health sciences — and this culture of collaboration is modeled for the next generation of engineers who graduate from our college.
I look forward to all that we will accomplish in the next year and the many years after that. Our alumni will continue as leaders in industry, academia, government, and nonprofits. Our faculty members and researchers will develop technologies that ensure data security, revolutionize how we communicate, and steward our natural resources. Our dedicated staff will ensure that our students are supported and that our college operates efficiently.
Thank you for your continued commitment to our college and the welcoming community we have created.
Ann McKenna
Dean, College of Engineering
Roy J. Carver Professor of Engineering