College Publishes Latest Issue of Iowa Engineer Magazine
June 28, 2017
The latest issue of the digital, interactive Iowa Engineer Magazine is now available on line at http://www.pageturnpro.com/University-of-Iowa-College-of-Engineering/794...
UI Researchers Conduct Largest Survey Yet of PCBs in Schools
June 28, 2017
By Lynn Anderson Davy University of Iowa Strategic Communication
New research from the University of Iowa shows that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), chemicals known to cause cancer in humans, are present in older schools and that the source of the PCBs is most likely outdated building...
Memorial Service for Retired UI Professor Simon to Be Held July 29
June 27, 2017
A memorial service will be held July 29 for J. Richard Simon, University of Iowa professor emeritus of psychology and industrial engineering.
Simon, 87, died May 3 following a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.
The service will be at 11:30 AM, Saturday, July 29th at The...
Grosland, Bai Named College of Engineering Distinguished Professors
June 27, 2017
Nicole Grosland, professor and departmental executive officer of biomedical engineering, and Er-Wei Bai, professor and departmental executive officer of electrical and computer engineering, are being named College of Engineering Distinguished Professors, endowed positions, effective July 1, 2017...
Abron Named a Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus
June 26, 2017
Engineering alumna Lilia A. Abron (PhD 1972 chemical engineering) has been named a Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Alumnus for 2017.
Abron, founder and CEO of PEER Consultants, PC, an environmental consulting firm headquartered in Washington DC., is a member of the College of Engineering’s...
Engineering Alumnus Ortberg Receives Glassdoor Employees Choice Award
June 23, 2017
Engineering alumnus Kelly Ortberg (BS 1982 in mechanical engineering), chairman, president and chief executive officer of Rockwell Collins, a global leader in aviation and high-integrity solutions, and a member of the University of Iowa College of Engineering's Distinguished Engineering Alumni...
Memorial Services to Be Held for Former Mechanical Engineering Professor C. J. Chen
June 23, 2017
Memorial services will be held July 6 in Tallahassee, FL, for C. J. "Marty" Chen, former professor and departmental executive officer of mechanical engineering at the University of Iowa. Chen died June 2, 2017. He was 80.
Chen taught at the University of Iowa for 25 years, and eventually...
Three UI Students Win WiSE Scholarships
June 19, 2017
Three University of Iowa undergraduate students have earned scholarships from Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE).
Laura Hult, a junior in global health studies, and Melissa Adrian, a sophomore in statistics and mathematics, each received the $1,500 Carol Fethke WiSE Scholarship....
Algharrawi Earns UI Research Foundation Inventor Award
June 16, 2017
Khalid Algharrawi, doctoral candidate in chemical and biochemical engineering, has received the 2016 University of Iowa Research Foundation Inventor Award for his research project on “Methods for Production of 7-methylxanthne from Caffeine and Theobromine via Metabolic Engineering of Escherichia...
Area Leaders Get Look at Newest UI Driving Simulator Addition
June 15, 2017
Johnson County leaders and other area officials on Wednesday learned about ongoing research at the University of Iowa's driving simulator and had a chance to take a look inside its newest test vehicle: a 2017 Tesla Model S.
The event was covered by the Iowa City Press-Citizen (...