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...
Young robotics experts from across the United States will gather at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids on March 15-17, 2018 for the ultimate showdown. The top 72 teams in from 10 states will compete at the FIRST Tech Challenge North Super Regional Championship in hopes of advancing on to the...
Research projects at the University of Iowa College of Engineering often have the potential to revolutionize a field or even change the world. In order to accomplish this, professors often enlist the help of undergraduate researchers. Such is the case with the collaborative research of Suresh M....
Ibrahim Demir, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate faculty researcher, IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering is researching an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that could revolutionize natural disasters and how big data analytics can be used by social media....
The Mubeen Group and Laboratory, led by Dr. Syed Mubeen, is working on three ambitious projects within the field of electrochemical engineering. Undergraduate and graduate students are major components in all of the research. The research programs include:...
A new study, led by Dr. Charles Stanier, focuses on the life cycle of tiny particles found in the air, which grow due to chemical reactions within the atmosphere. These particles influence clouds, weather, climate, and the movement of heat and light in the atmosphere.
These findings were...
Rebecca Mattson, a first-year Master's student in Environmental Engineering, is expecting to graduate in 2018 ... but she's already thinking about the future. As a Minneapolis native, Mattson completed her undergraduate degree in Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering from the University of...
Edgard Verdugo received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering in 2015. While at The University of Iowa College of Engineering for his graduate degree, he researched how carbon nanotubes (small hollow cylindrical fibers) can be used in water treatment. Verdugo, now a Post-Doctoral...
MyCarDoesWhat, a vehicle education safety initiative from the National Safety Council and the University of Iowa, received a Platinum PR Award for PSA at the 2016 PR News Platinum Awards ceremony held in New York City. The Platinum PR Awards recognize the year's most outstanding communicators,...