Engineering News
Iowa engineering students win first place in ethics case competition
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
The University of Iowa team of Tayla Lovan, Lydia Pauley, and Eva Singh won first place at the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Nexus Region 4 conference earlier this month in Chicago.
CBE marks 100-year anniversary with symposium, celebration
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
The University of Iowa’s Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (CBE) celebrated its 100th anniversary with a series of activities that brought together students, alumni, faculty, staff, and international collaborators.
Environmental risks at play in Iowa's cancer crisis
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
UI engineering professor Larry Weber, director of the Iowa Flood Center, was interviewed on River to River about the state's water-monitoring system.
Iowa Engineering undergraduates selected as national EDGE Scholars
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
University of Iowa undergraduates Alec Melendez, a double major in electrical engineering and applied physics, and Lane Neshiem, a first‑year mechanical engineering student, are gaining national exposure to semiconductor research and manufacturing through participation in the EDGE (Expanding Dynamic Growth in Engineering) Scholars Program.
Hawkeye Formula Racing is on the road to success
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Formula SAE competing organization, Hawkeye Formula Racing, unites interdisciplinary engineering students and car enthusiasts for a common goal.
UI professor named Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Fatima Toor, professor of electrical and computer engineering, was recently selected to be a part of the 2026 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors.
Korea–U.S. Collaboration Charts a New Course for Shipbuilding
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Professor Fred Stern co-led a workshop at Seoul National University as part of the "Digital Ship Design and Design-Production Integration" project supported by the U.S. Navy, suggesting a next-generation shipbuilding paradigm.
BME alumna's legacy lives on through scholarship, Molly's Miracles
Friday, April 3, 2026
Molly Anne Corlett died at age 23 in 2022 as the result of a rupture of a previously undetectable and asymptomatic Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) in her brain. Despite her death, the University of Iowa biomedical engineering graduate continues to shape people not only as researchers and students, but as individuals.
Gaffey wins 2026 Distinguished Research Administrator Award
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Teresa Gaffey, director of finance and business operations for IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering in the University of Iowa College of Engineering, has received the 2026 Distinguished Research Administrator Award.
Cwiertny awarded funding to expand testing program for lead in water
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
David Cwiertny, William D. Ashton Professor of Civil Engineering and director of the University of Iowa’s Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination, has received funding to expand testing for lead in drinking water across Iowa through a statewide program called Get the Lead Out.
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