114
faculty members, including two National Academy of
Engineering members
$ 49M
research expenditures in FY21
2,800+
publication co-authors since 2016
Research Excellence at UI Engineering
College of Engineering faculty, staff and students are engaged in research that will improve quality of life and transform our world through engineering for human health, engineering for the environment, and engineering for emerging technologies.
Research Areas
Sustainability
Research focused on a cleaner, healthier environment: Cleaner Air, Water and Land Resources

Engineering at the cellular/genomic level
Research to understand cellular and subcellular environments to improve human health
Green Energy
Renewable, clean energy systems: wind, solar, biofuels and security, control and optimization of systems
Designing Better Ships
Unique experimental and computational facilities to improve the design and performance of marine vehicles

Artificial Intelligence
Developing new approaches and applications of machine learning and artificial intelligence in engineering and medicine
Medical Imaging
Transforming healthcare through multidisciplinary research in collaboration with University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics on a variety of imaging modalities, to detect and track diseases in the human body

Autonomous Systems and Robotics
Multidisciplinary research and graduate education in cutting-edge spanning new materials, control systems and vehicle technologies

Driving Safety
Research conducted with on-road vehicles and simulators at the National Advanced Driving Simulator focuses on the connections between humans and vehicles.