ISE News

A student uses a screwdriver to connect electronic components on a prototype while classmates work nearby with laptops, wires, and engineering materials in a makerspace.

Rev your engines: RC car workshop helps engineering students build STEM skills

Tuesday, October 13, 2026
University of Iowa engineering students created a workshop series called Assemble. Wire. Drive., a hands-on workshop series designed to make engineering skills more accessible to younger peers.
Fiddelke sits in a chair, gesturing with his hands while talks to engineering students at the Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences

Target CEO returns to his roots, shares career lessons with Iowa engineering students

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Michael Fiddelke, chief executive officer of Target and a University of Iowa industrial engineering alumnus, returned to his alma mater October 5 for a conversation with students at the College of Engineering, offering candid advice about careers, leadership, and lifelong learning.
Xuan Song works with equipment in his lab

Song wins Du-Co Ceramics Young Professional Award

Monday, October 5, 2026
Xuan Song, James A. Chisman Faculty Fellow and associate professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Iowa, has won the American Ceramic Society’s (ACerS) 2026 Du-Co Ceramics Young Professional Award. 
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Marzen represents OPL at Farnborough International Airshow

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Randy Marzen, test director at the University of Iowa Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), joined an Iowa delegation at one of the world’s largest aerospace trade events in July.
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ISE Events

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ISE:5000 GRADUATE SEMINAR -- DR. QIHANG LIN

Thursday, October 29, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center

Join the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering for a graduate seminar presented by Dr. Qihang Lin, “Penalty-Based First-Order Methods for Bilevel Optimization with Minimax and Constrained Lower-Level Problems,” on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. in 3505 Seamans Center.

Dr. Lin will discuss bilevel optimization problems in which both the upper- and lower-level problems have minimax structures, with applications such as hyperparameter tuning and machine unlearning. The talk will...

Engineering Events

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CS Colloquium - Groundwork for Open Speech Foundation Models: Data, Recipes, and Task-Specific Models

Friday, October 23, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
Building speech foundation models is no longer the exclusive domain of large companies. Task-specific models are not a stepping stone to be replaced by foundation models; task-specific linguistic and phonetic tools are the key to the groundwork.

Maker Break: Make your own spooky Homecoming button!

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 11:30am to 1:00pm
Seamans Center
Drop in anytime for a fun, themed craft that takes just 10–20 minutes and explore your creativity.

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