Ava Reed, a University of Iowa mechanical engineering student, built a replica of the TRACERS satellite that will study the magnetic fields of the sun and Earth.

Marian Muste, a research engineer and adjunct professor in the University of Iowa College of Engineering, has been awarded a Fulbright for spring 2026. He will be hosted by the Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering (FESE) at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Vanessa Robledo, an Iowa Engineering graduate student researching flood prediction models, has been selected for NASA’s competitive Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST) program.

Witek Krajewski, University of Iowa professor of civil and environmental engineering, and the Iowa Flood Information System were highlighted in Washington Post coverage of Texas flooding, in the article “The best flood warning systems? Here’s what works to save lives.”

John Gaspar, director of human factors research at UI’s Driving Safety Research Institute, and a team of researchers studied whether drivers who take voluntary breaks during late-night drives would have improved driving.

Xi Chen, a University of Iowa engineering researcher, has won the Richard M. Goody Award for early career scientists investigating how tiny particles interact with light and other electromagnetic particles in the atmosphere so scientists can improve weather forecasting and monitor air quality.

University of Iowa civil and environmental engineering (CEE) students spent last fall designing a trail that would make a busy business corridor safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and motor vehicles in West Burlington, Iowa. When the next phase of the project began, community leaders discovered the students’ efforts had also saved the town’s taxpayers $60,000 for work already completed.