The devastating Maui fires have damaged hundreds of drinking water pipes, allowing toxic chemicals into water lines. David Cwiertny, professor of civil and environmental engineering, provided his insight in this article.

University of Iowa College of Engineering students worked in at least 15 different states for 77 different organizations, gaining experience in quality control, program management, design, structures, transportation, and many more fields.  

Subin Erattakulangara, a University of Iowa PhD candidate in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, was awarded the Sharks’ Top Choice award at a premier meeting for the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in June 2023 in Toronto.  

A longtime professor, Er-Wei Bai at the University of Iowa College of Engineering has been honored for outstanding contributions to the theory and practice of control engineering and science as documented in a paper published in Automatica.

RileyPost, a graduate student in civil and environmental engineering and graduate research assistant at IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, describes how well-managed dams and smart forecasting can limit flooding in our future.

As extreme storms become more frequent in a warming world, well-managed dams and improved forecasting are crucial for limiting flooding.

Lithium, a mineral often used for electric car batteries, has been in high demand across the world for years. Researchers at University of Iowa are doing their part to prevent a shortage and reduce outsourcing to other countries.

Gregory R. Carmichael, University of Iowa’s Karl Kammermeyer Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, will lead a new international initiative of the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) called the Global Greenhouse Gas Watch (G3W).

Emily Shull recently graduated from the University of Iowa College of Engineering with a PhD in industrial and systems engineering. Soon she will begin her professional career as a general engineer at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The Iowa Geologic Site and Sample Tracking Program, a University of Iowa repository of 10 million feet of drilling samples, has rock chips from more than 40,000 wells and nearly 60,000 driller’s logs from across the state.