ECE News

Sarah Gerard sits at the computer overseeing a CT scanner

New study aims to reduce radiation-related lung damage for lung cancer patients

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
A new research study could help preserve lung function and improve the quality of life of lung cancer patients by making radiation treatments more precise and reducing damage to healthy lung tissue.
Xiaojie Chen photo (ECE)

Chen Awarded Spring 2027 Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Congratulations to Xiaojie Chen, a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, for receiving the Graduate College Post-Comprehensive Research Fellowship.
ECE student Allen Wolf stands in front of a John Deere tractor

What ECE student Allen Wolf learned at John Deere

Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Department of Computer Science
Allen Wolf, a Computer Science and Engineering student at the University of Iowa, worked as an intern at John Deere over the summer. He participated on their Network Edge Team, where he learned how to deploy servers and optimize code in the field.
Ziqing Lu and Weiyu Xu

Ziqing Lu honored with Best Thesis Award for research on building more reliable reinforcement learning models

Thursday, September 10, 2026
Ziqing Lu has received the Best Thesis Award from the University of Iowa's Program of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science (AMCS) for her dissertation.
Leung observes the amount of light concentrated by his solar thermophotovoltaic system

Summer research program inspires high school student Jayden Leung

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Through a University of Iowa summer research program, high school student Jayden Leung helped design a solar thermophotovoltaic system while exploring the future of photonics and renewable energy.

ECE Events

AI Tools — What's Working?

Thursday, November 5, 2026 3:30pm to 4:20pm
Seamans Center
ECE Graduate Seminar (ECE:5000) "AI Tools — What's Working?"

College Events

Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure promotional image

Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure

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

The Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate Seminar

PRESENTATION: Nanoparticle Effects in Multiphase Combustion: Liquid-Phase Transport, Droplet Combustion Response, and Premixed Gaseous Flame Structure. Nanoparticles offer effective ways to influence heat transfer, radiation absorption, and flame behavior, but their effects in combustion depend on more than simply how much material is added. Over time, particles can aggregate, settle, and redistribute, changing the state of the fuel or...

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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...

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Party After the Parade hosted by the College of Engineering

Friday, October 30, 2026 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Seamans Center
Continue the party after the Homecoming Parade with a stop at the Seamans Center, home of the College of Engineering.

Engineering Trek to Milwaukee

Monday, November 2 to Tuesday, November 3, 2026 (all day)
Milwaukee Tool
Engineering Career Trek to Milwaukee
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