Kelly Ortberg ('82 BSME) has served as chairman, president, and CEO of Rockwell Collins since 2013, accelerating the global aviation company's growth and transforming the industry through new information management services. In addition to leading the Fortune 500 company, Ortberg gives his time...
Despite decades of research highlighting the importance of seat belts in saving lives, many drivers and passengers still do not wear them. In an effort to continue to raise awareness of seatbelt safety through the use of innovative technology, the University of Iowa’s...
Iowa Geological Survey and IIHR–Hydroscience and Engineering research engineer Keith Schilling has been officially named Iowa’s State Geologist.
Schilling, whose expertise is in hydrogeology, had served as acting State...
A biomedical engineer uses traditional engineering expertise to analyze and solve problems in biology and medicine, providing an overall enhancement of human health. Students choose the biomedical engineering field to be of service to people, to experience the excitement of working with living systems, and to apply advanced technology to the complex problems of medical care. Biomedical engineers work with health care professionals (e.g., physicians, nurses, therapists, and technicians) and may be called upon in a wide range of capacities such as designing instruments, devices, and software. Biomedical engineers incorporate knowledge from many technical sources to develop new medical procedures and conduct research in an effort to solve clinical problems.
For nearly a century, the University of Iowa has been preparing students for careers in chemical engineering. Today, with approximately 150 undergraduate and 35 graduate students, the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering is well known as one of the best small programs nationwide. Our research program, which focuses substantially on current public and environmental concerns, is headed by internationally recognized leaders in biocatalysis, atmospheric chemistry and modeling, development of alternative fuels, and new polymeric materials.
Civil and environmental engineers are on the front lines of some of the world’s most pressing problems, building solutions and putting technology to work for the good of all. The world needs your passion for doing good — for abundant clean drinking water, for safe roads and bridges, for flood protection and reduction, and much more. At the University of Iowa, you won’t find yourself being “weeded out” of the program. Instead, we want every student to succeed, and we offer the support and programs to make that happen.
At the University of Iowa Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, research programs and classroom instruction are headed by an outstanding faculty. We are proud to have among our faculty a National Science Foundation Presidential Faculty Fellow, a National Science Foundation National Young Investigator, and several Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the Optical Society of America, and a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. Available facilities support interdisciplinary research and include individual laboratories as well as access to specialized facilities of the Optical Science and Technology Center, Center for Computer Aided Design, Iowa Driving Simulator, Iowa Institute for Hydraulics Research, and Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging.
The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering is the home of two independent programs. The Department graduates future engineers and leaders to meet the needs of modern industries and service organizations. Industrial engineering is concerned with analysis, design, and implementation of systems through optimal use of resources—human, material, energy, information, and financial. Systems may range from small units to extremely large operations. Mechanical engineering is broadly concerned with energy, manufacturing, and design of machines. Mechanical engineers conceive, plan, design, and direct the manufacture, distribution, and operation of a wide variety of devices, machines, and systems for energy conversion, biofuel production, environmental control, materials processing, transportation, materials handling, and other purposes.
Iowa City is an incredible community. It is vibrant, cultured, accessible , and fun.
The College of Engineering at the University of Iowa is Engineering@Iowastudents benefit from a small(er) College of Engineering nestled within a Big Ten, Research One university. In fall 2015, there are 561 first-year students and 2165 total undergrads in Engineering@Iowa. There are great advantages in an environment where students and faculty know each other well and feel part of a unique engineering community. Add that to the excitement of being on a Big Ten campus with incredible athletics & performing arts, interesting research & politics, engaging speakers and people to meet from around the country and around the world, and the academic and social environment is hard to beat.
Yes! Engineering@Iowa provides a supportive and collaborative community within the University of Iowa. Faculty members teach all the classes ... teaching assistants are there to assist the teachers, not be there instead of them. From free tutoring five nights a week and group projects to over 30 engineering student organizations and plentiful opportunities to do research with faculty members, we promote teamwork, creative problem-solving, and leadership skills which allow our students to become successful engineers.
Over 29% of the Fall 2015 first-year students in Engineering@Iowaare women ... compared to the national average of just 20%. Under-represented minority (American Indian, African-American, Hispanic/Latino, Pacific Islanders, and Multi-Racial) students account for 16% of the first-year students, and 4% of the first-year students in Engineering are international. Everyone is welcome inEngineering@Iowa ... and everyone can benefit from the variety of experiences and backgrounds, talents and perspectives that our students bring to the College of Engineering and to the University of Iowa.
BECOME AN ENGINEER ... AND SOMETHING MORE. Engineering students at Iowa are smart, interesting people good at working in teams to solve problems. They're also international travelers, Big Ten athletes, Hawkeye Marching Band members, leaders of student organizations, fraternity and sorority members, entrepreneurs, artists, musicians, hospital volunteers, student senators, dance marathoners, intramural competitors, researchers, and more.
DIRECT ADMISSION into ENGINEERING and into the MAJOR OF YOUR CHOICE: We admit over 90% of students directly into the College of Engineering from high school or upon transfer from another institution. From that moment on, students can choose to study any engineering major and can change majors at any time. There are no GPA cutoffs or quotas by department, no "weeding out" of students. We want students to study what they are interested in and passionate about. Engineering@Iowa students take three semesters of courses in common which gives students time to settle on the right engineering major while still staying on track to graduate in four years.
Beginning with Fall 2018, about 60 promising students will be given the opportunity to submit supplemental application materials, including a a personal statement and a high school transcript, and be admitted into the College of Engineering as Pre-Engineering majors.
