The University of Iowa’s P3 grant program has had a transformative impact on Earth observation research in the College of Engineering, leading to faculty hires, new graduate students, critical infrastructure, and nearly $10 million in recent NASA awards for professors Jun Wang and Matt McGill.

University of Iowa's AIChE chapter excelled at the 2024 AIChE Annual Student Conference, winning the ChemE Jeopardy championship and multiple prestigious awards.

Anna Stinson, an undergraduate chemical engineering student, is an intern with Koch Industries. Koch Industries is a large U.S. multinational company involved in various sectors, including energy, chemicals, and manufacturing, making it one of the biggest privately held firms globally.

Andy Wang is a professor here in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department. Learn more about Professor Wang and how his career path led him to UI!

Jennifer Fiegel, professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, and Shaun Vecera, director of the University of Iowa Honors Program, have received a three-year, $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to integrate cognitive science-based strategies from the Learning at Iowa initiative into second-year engineering courses.

Hyeongmin Seo, a University of Iowa engineering professor, will leverage his expertise in synthetic biology, metabolic engineering, and systems biology as an investigator for the Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts.

Riley Coulter, an undergraduate chemical engineering student, was a summer intern with IFF, a global leader in food, beverage, scent, home and personal care, and health.

Four University of Iowa engineering graduate students have been selected for the 2024-25 Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellowship program through the Iowa Office of Innovation.

Elise Koltonowski, an undergraduate chemical engineering student, completed a summer internship with GE Aerospace, a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, and more.

University of Iowa graduate students won fellowships to learn new skills and expand their networks at national research laboratories, including the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the 12th Workshop on Meteorological Sensitivity Analysis and Data Assimilation.

A University of Iowa engineering professor recognized as an expert in how atmospheric composition affects climate has been elected as a fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS). 

The College of Engineering at the University of Iowa has joined KEEN: The Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network, a partnership of more than 60 colleges and universities across the United States focused on reaching “all undergraduate engineering students with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM) so they can create personal, economic, and societal value through a lifetime of meaningful work.”