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Engineering research excellence at Iowa.
Faculty members talk about their work in engineering for human health.
2022 Three Minute Thesis People's Choice winner: CBE graduate student Konna Zoga
Student researchers discuss photopolymerization.
2021 Three Minute Thesis Honorable Mention: CBE graduate student Parham Parnian
2020 Three Minute Thesis finalist: CBE graduate student Haydar Aljaafari
Professor Emeritus Allan Guymon discusses his research for the Iowa NSF EPSCoR project.
Professor Aliasger Salem discusses his research for the Iowa NSF EPSCoR project.
Tours
College of Engineering tour.
Engineering student ambassadors share their experiences.
University of Iowa campus tour.
Media coverage
Wang attends 10th DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting
Friday, February 14, 2025
Jun Wang, professor and DEO of chemical and biochemical engineering, attended 10th DSCOVR EPIC and NISTAR Science Team Meeting, presented his team's aerosol layer height data product, and participated in a meeting and group photo with former U.S. vice president Al Gore.
Image of the Day: A daily boost in dust height
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The NASA Earth Observatory highlighted Professor Jun Wang's and his team's work using satellites to map dust layer heights from space.
Holiday lighting often increases light pollution, but there are ways to minimize it
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Jun Wang, professor and DEO of chemical and biochemical engineering, talked to The Gazette about light pollution and public health.
Curious Iowa: What light pollution regulations are in place for Cedar Rapids?
Monday, December 2, 2024
Jun Wang, professor and DEO of chemical and biochemical engineering, talked to The Gazette about light pollution regulation in local areas.
CBE alumnus named among Time's most influential climate leaders in business for 2024
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
CBE alumnus Marcelo Mena-Carrasco, CEO of Global Methane Hub, was named among Time's most influential climate leaders in business for 2024.
University of Iowa awards $6 million to expand weather, soil network for Midwest farmers
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Earlier this year, the University of Iowa's National Science Foundation awarded a $6 million grant for a project to help midwestern agricultural communities deal with the changing climate.
$6 million award helps Univ. of Iowa collect weather data in rural areas
Friday, August 2, 2024
Thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation, the University of Iowa will be using tech of its own design to improve climate and weather predictions in rural areas.
University of Iowa receives $6M to study extreme weather in agriculture
Friday, August 2, 2024
The University of Iowa has received a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to complete a four-year study — which includes placing about 500 sensors across four states — looking at extreme weather in agriculture communities.
UI leads $6M NSF-funded initiative to combat severe weather in the Midwest
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
The University of Iowa has secured a $6 million, four-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to spearhead a multistate initiative aimed at aiding Midwest agricultural communities facing the increasing challenges of severe weather, including floods, droughts, and heat waves.
An air quality model that is evolving with the times
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
The pioneering Sulfur Transport and Deposition Model, initially designed to simulate atmospheric sulfur, continues to find new applications and value in environmental science and policymaking.