Gary Christensen

Gary Christensen

Departmental Executive Officer

Welcome to the University of Iowa Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering!

We are proud to have among our faculty a National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellow, two National Science Foundation CAREER awardees, a Fellow and a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors, several Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Optical Society of America, and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.  

Available facilities support interdisciplinary research and include individual laboratories as well as access to specialized facilities of the Iowa Technology Institute, Driving Safety Research Institute, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging, and more.

Undergraduate program Graduate program U2G program
ECE classroom with students on computers

$ 155,020

Computer Hardware Engineer Median Salary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/computer-hardware-engineers.htm

ECE Department Senior Design Fair Spring 2026

$ 118,780

Electrical Engineer Median Salary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/electrical-and-electronics-engineers.htm

Five students stand beside a tall, tripod-mounted engineering device with exposed wiring and a cylindrical tube, in a wood-paneled room with international flags displayed overhead.

$ 123,000

Software Engineer Median Salary

Source: CareerExplorer, https://www.careerexplorer.com/careers/software-engineer/salary/

Two students in the electronics lab for the Digital Design class

$ 131,450

Software developer Median Salary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm

A person wearing a virtual reality headset

40 %

of the ECE faculty have won teaching awards at the college and university level

https://engineering.uiowa.edu/news-and-events/awards-and-honors/excellence-awards#accordion-item-30056-2

Fatima Toor works with students in her lab

25 %

of the ECE faculty are IEEE Fellows

https://www.ieee.org/communities-connection/awards-recognition/ieee-fellows

97 %

of our graduates are employed, continuing their education, or not seeking work within six months of graduation

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College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar: Michael Schnieders, PhD promotional image

College of Pharmacy PSET Seminar: Michael Schnieders, PhD

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 11:30am
College of Pharmacy Building

The Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics (PSET) in the College of Pharmacy will host a seminar presented by: 

Dr. Michael Schnieders, PhD
Professor
Department of Biomedical and Molecular Biology
University of Iowa

All are welcome to attend. No pre-registration required.

Engineering Career Trek: Pella Corporation & Vermeer

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 7:30am to 5:00pm
Pella Windows and Doors
Visit to Pella Corporation and Vermeer
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Success Workshop: Tackle Final Exams Like a Pro: Finals Preparation

Thursday, November 12, 2026 12:00pm to 12:50pm
Seamans Center
Students will learn how to apply metacognition to help them prepare for final exams, apply effective time management practices for the end of the semester, develop a study schedule, and start mental preparation for before, during, and after final exams
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