October 2025
Keith Schilling, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering Iowa Geological Survey
Grant agency: Linn County, Iowa
Month awarded: October 2025
Marian Muste, ME,CEE, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering Iowa Flood Center
Grant agency: The University of Alabama
Month awarded: October 2025
Xi Chen, Iowa Technology Institute
Grant agency: US National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Month awarded: October 2025
Sarah Gerard, Biomedical engineering
Grant agency: Massachusetts General Hospital
Month awarded: October 2025
Anton Kruger, ECE, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
Grant agency: Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
Month awarded: October 2025
Humberto Vergara Arrieta, CEE, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
Grant agency: US National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Month awarded: October 2025
Larry Weber, CEE, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering
Grant agency: The University of Alabama
Month awarded: October 2025
Thomas Schnell, ISE, ECE, ITI
Grant agency: US Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
Month awarded: October 2025
Thomas Schnell, ITI,ISE,ECE
Grant Agency: Rockwell Collins Inc. (DBA Collins Aerospace Government Systems)
Month awarded: October 2025
Michelle Reyes, Driving Safety Research Institute
Grant agency: Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau
Month awarded: October 2025
Witold Krajewski, CEE, IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering Iowa Flood Center Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research
Grant agency: The University of Alabama
Month awarded: October 2025
Hiroyuki Sugiyama, ME, Iowa Technology Institute
Grant agency: Rockwell Collins Inc. (DBA Collins Aerospace Government Systems)
Month awarded: October 2025
Jun Wang, CBE, Iowa Technology Institute
Grant agency: US National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Month awarded: October 2025
September 2025
Andrew Veit, Driving Safety Research Institute
Grant agency: Transport Canada
Month awarded: September 2025
Frederick Stern, Mechanical Engineering
Grant agency: US Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research
Month awarded: September 2025
Humberto Vergara, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Grant agency: World Meteorological Organization
Month awarded: September 2025
Craig Just, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Grant agency: Iowa Water Environment Association
Month awarded: September 2025
Keith Schilling, Iowa Geological Survey
Grant agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Month awarded: September 2025
Elliot Anderson, Iowa Geological Survey
Grant agency: Iowa State University
Month awarded: September 2025
Fatima Toor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Grant agency: Monteris Medical
Month awarded: September 2025
Stephanie Tassier-Surine, Iowa Geological Survey
Grant agency: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Month awarded: September 2025
H.S. Udaykumar, Mechanical Engineering
Grant agency: U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research
Month awarded: September 2025
August 2025
Kishlay Jha, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Grant Agency: US National Science Foundation
Month awarded: August 2025
Yuliang Xie, Biomedical Engineering
Grant Agency: US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Month awarded: August 2025
Andrew Veit, Biomedical Engineering
Grant Agency: General Motors Holdings LLC
Month awarded: August 2025
John Gaspar, Driving Safety Research Institute
Grant Agency: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Month awarded: August 2025
Thomas Schnell, ISE, ECE, ITI
Grant Agency: Charles River Analytics, Inc.
Month awarded: August 2025
Karim Abdel-Malek, Mechanical Engineering
Grant Agency: US Department of Defense, Army Research Laboratory
Month awarded: August 2025
Terry Braun, Biomedical Engineering
Grant Agency: US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Month awarded: August 2025
Frederick Stern, Mechanical Engineering
Grant Agency: Dynamic Dimension Technologies
Month awarded: August 2025
Jun Wang, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Grant Agency: US National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Month awarded: August 2025
May 2025
Keri Hornbuckle, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Grant Agency: US Dept. of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Month awarded: May 2025
Jia Lu, Mechanical Engineering
Grant Agency: Chong Gao
Month awarded: May 2025
Frederick Stern, Mechanical Engineering
Grant Agency: US Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Navy, Office of Naval Research
Month awarded: May 2025
David Cwiertny, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Grant Agency: Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
Month awarded: May 2025
Thomas Schnell, ISE, ECE, ITI, OPL
Grant Agency: US Department of Defense, Department of the Navy
Month awarded: May 2025
Serban Constantinescu, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Grant Agency: Iowa Department of Transportation
Month awarded: May 2025
Andrew Veit, Driving Safety Research Institute
Grant Agency: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Month awarded: May 2025
Thomas Schnell, ISE, ECE, ITI, OPL
Grant Agency: US Department of Defense, Air Force
Month awarded: May 2025
April 2025
Troy Lyons, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering
Grant Agency: Cascade Pump Company
Month awarded: April 2025
Frederick Stern, Mechanical Engineering
Grant Agency: US Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Navy, Office of Naval Research
Month awarded: April 2025
Er-Wei Bai, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Grant Agency: Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Month awarded: April 2025
Marian Muste, IIHR, Iowa Flood Center, ME, CEE
Grant Agency: North Central Poultry Association
Month awarded: April 2025
Xiaodong Wu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Grant Agency: University of Virginia
Month awarded: April 2025
Felipe Quintero Duque, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, Iowa Flood Center
Grant Agency: University of Alabama
Month awarded: April 2025
Michael Schnieders, Biomedical Engineering
Grant Agency: US National Science Foundation
Month awarded: April 2025
Thomas Schnell, ISE, ECE, ITI, OPL
Grant Agency: BAE Systems
Month awarded: April 2025
Drew Latta, CEE, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering
Grant Agency: Perimeter Solutions LP
Month awarded: April 2025
Daniel McGehee, Driving Safety Research Institute, ISE
Grant Agency: Colorado Department of Transportation
Month awarded: April 2025
Andrew Veit, Driving Safety Research Institute
Grant Agency: Auburn University
Month awarded: April 2025
Kamran Samani, Mechanical Engineering
Grant Agency: Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC)
Month awarded: April 2025
Marian Muste, IIHR, Iowa Flood Center, ME, CEE
Grant Agency: US National Science Foundation
Month awarded: April 2025
March 2025
Matthew McGill, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Grant Agency: US National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Month awarded: March 2025
Thomas Schnell, ISE, ECE, ITI, OPL
Grant Agency: Rockwell Collins Inc. (DBA Collins Aerospace Government Systems)
Month awarded: March 2025
Frederick Stern, Mechanical Engineering
Grant Agency: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Month awarded: March 2025
Syed Mubeen, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Grant Agency: Pani Clean, Inc
Month awarded: March 2025
James Buchholz, Mechanical Engineering
Grant Agency: US Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Navy, Office of Naval Research
Month awarded: March 2025
Jun Wang, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Grant Agency: US National Aeronautics & Space Administration
Month awarded: March 2025
February 2025
George S. Constantinescu, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Grant Agency: South Florida Water Management District
Month awarded: February 2025
Craig Just, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Grant Agency: Triad National Security, LLC
Month awarded: February 2025
January 2025
Andrew Veit, Driving Safety Research Institute
Grant agency: University of Oklahoma
Month awarded: January 2025
David Cwiertny, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Grant agency: Iowa Water Center
Month awarded: January 2025
Punham Saha, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Grant agency: US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Month awarded: January 2025
2024 Grants
| Awardee | Department | Grant title | Grant agency | Month awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun Wang | Chemical and Biochemical Engineering | STRIVE Phase A concept study | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | December 2024 |
| Jun Wang | Chemical and Biochemical Engineering | Enhance and enrich SAGE III aerosol data products | US National Aeronautics & Space Administration | December 2024 |
| Nathan Young | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering | Milford Creek hydraulic model | Dickinson County, Iowa | December 2024 |
| Martin St. Clair | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering | Agreement for operation and maintenance of water quality sensor | Maquoketa River Watershed Management Authority | November 2024 |
| Nathan Young | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering | Engineering assessments related to geophysical levee analysis services | Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division | November 2024 |
| Hyun Yoon | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering | Small-scale wave energy converter testing | PEAK LLC | November 2024 |
| Thomas Schnell | Iowa Technology Institute, ISE, ECE | AgilePod panels and nose cones | Collins Aerospace | November 2024 |
| Timothy Brown | Driving Safety Research Institute | Determine feasibility of alternative tests for the SFST | Dunlap and Associates, Inc. | November 2024 |
| Ibrahim Demir | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, CEE, ECE | I-Corps: Translation potential of advanced AI solutions to transform education, research, and institutional efficiency | U.S. National Science Foundation | November 2024 |
| Yang Liu | ECE, ITI, IIBI, CBCB | Loupes 2.0: Empowering austere dental and maxillofacial care with digital dental loupes | Advanced Technology International | November 2024 |
| Thomas Schnell | Iowa Technology Institute, ISE, ECE | Synergy Dart project, 2024 | Collins Aerospace | November 2024 |
| Keith Schilling | Iowa Geological Survey, IIHR | Managing Pool Levels In Saylorville Reservoir for Nitrate Load Reductions | US Department of Defense | October 2024 |
| Keith Schilling | Iowa Geological Survey, IIHR | Investigating Long-Term Nutrient Trends and High-Resolution Orthophosphate Dynamics in a Restored Prairie Ecosystem | Iowa State University | October 2024 |
| Keith Schilling | Iowa Geological Survey, IIHR | Quantifying Nutrient Load Reduction Practices at Multiple Field Sites | Iowa State University | October 2024 |
| Keith Schilling | Iowa Geological Survey, IIHR | Well Drilling at Forney Lake WMA | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | October 2024 |
| Felipe Quintero Duque | Iowa Flood Center, IIHR | Adapting the Iowa Flood Center's Hillslope Link Model for Compatibility with the NextGen Framework | University of Alabama | October 2024 |
| Elliot Anderson | Iowa Geological Survey, IIHR | Investigating Long-Term Nutrient Trends and High-Resolution Orthophosphate Dynamics in a Restored Prairie Ecosystem | Iowa State University | October 2024 |
| Jennifer Fiegel | Iowa Technology Institute, CBE | Keen Partner – Annual Support | Kern Family Foundation | October 2024 |
| Jennifer Fiegel | Iowa Technology Institute, CBE | Incorporation of Evidence-Based Strategies from Cognitive Science to Enhance Student Success in Engineering: the 3Ms – Mindset, Metacognition, and Memory | US National Science Foundation | October 2024 |
| John Gaspar | Driving Safety Research Institute | Characterizing and Comparing Lane Departures as a Function of Driver State | US Department of Transportation | October 2024 |
| John Gaspar | Driving Safety Research Institute | Secondary Device Usage, Needs Analysis, and Prevention Strategies | US Department of Transportation | October 2024 |
| Justin Mason | Driving Safety Research Institute | Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) User Acceptance and Effectiveness Testing using Simulator and/or Closed Track Methods. | US Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | October 2024 |
| Hans Johnson | Electrical and Computer Engineering | IntelliSee Data Analytics | IntelliSee | October 2024 |
| Troy Lyons | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering | Inlet Study Physical Hydraulic Modeling | Clark County Regional Flood Control District | October 2024 |
| Troy Lyons | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering | Design, Fabrication, and Installation of a Laboratory Flume | University of Missouri-Kansas City | October 2024 |
| James Niemeier | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering | Ultrasonic Stream Gauge in Floyd County | Floyd County Emergency Management | October 2024 |
| Punam Saha | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Scoliosis as a Contributing Factor to Lung Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disease in Aging Adults | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | October 2024 |
| Thomas Schnell | Iowa Technology Institute, ISE, ECE | CRONUS Flight Test | Mile Two | October 2024 |
| Thomas Schnell | Iowa Technology Institute, ISE, ECE | Physics-AI TSPI Camera | Physics-AI | October 2024 |
| Thomas Schnell | Iowa Technology Institute, ISE, ECE | 2024 Fall USN TPS QE MI-2 Aircraft | US Department of Defense | October 2024 |
| Thomas Schnell | Iowa Technology Institute, ISE, ECE | SBIR Phase II Extension Period for Common Data Acquisition and Exchange Framework for Aircraft Health Monitoring Systems | Global Strategic Solutions, LLC | October 2024 |
| Martin St. Clair | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering | Watershed Scaling Effects Measured Via Nested High Frequency Sensors | Iowa State University | October 2024 |
| Fatima Toor | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Sub-Terahertz to Terahertz Metamaterial Coatings for Blackbody Radiation Shielding of Quantum Circuitry | US Department of Energy | October 2024 |
| H.S. Udaykumar | Mechanical Engineering, IIHR | Direct numerical simulations of shock-to-detonation transition (SDT) in heterogeneous energetic materials | US Department of Defense | October 2024 |
| Larry Weber | IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, CEE | Influence of Hydrodynamics, Sedimentation, and Temperature on Nature-like Fishway Performance | US Department of Defense | October 2024 |
| David Cwiertny | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Collaborative Research: ECO-CBET: A Photocapacitive/Electrolytic Reactor for Carbon Neutral Production of Clean Water and Value-added Products from Nitrate Contaminated Waters | US National Science Foundation | October 2024 |