Welcome to ITI
The Iowa Technology Institute, founded in 1981 as the Center for Computer-Aided Design, is a world-class research hub at the University of Iowa. Grounded in engineering and science, ITI cultivates collaboration across disciplines, invents advanced technologies, and conducts trailblazing basic and applied research in design, simulation, and experimentation that enables a safer and more productive future.
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The University of Iowa's Operator Performance Lab, directed by Dr. Tom "Mach" Schnell, is a flight testing laboratory with a fleet of jets, helicopters, Humvees, and UAVs.
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ITI faculty affiliates play critical role in multi-institutional biomanufacturing project
A multidisciplinary team of University of Iowa engineering faculty and faculty affiliates of the Iowa Technology Institute, will contribute to a $20 million, multi-institutional project to boost Iowa’s position as a leader in bioscience and advanced manufacturing.
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Recent News
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UI spearheads $6M multistate NSF grant to help Midwest agricultural communities better manage extreme weather
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Lee to deliver to two keynote addresses this summer
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ITI assistant director Wang named to leadership position in CBE
Colleagues celebrate successes as ITI director prepares to step down
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Chen among three from engineering to earn Career Impact Award
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Jun Wang receives Regents Faculty Excellence Award
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Ankrum receives Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Award
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Iowa engineering students collect data to help detect wildfires
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UI engineering professor’s research of ‘broken heart syndrome’ gets NIH backing
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Iowa engineer's NASA instrument probes atmospheric pollutants
Media Coverage
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Defence Blog: Lockheed partners with OPL to showcase potential of AI in air combat
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Univ. of Iowa student highlights importance of engineering research
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UI professor’s work now in space, monitoring air quality on Earth
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CBJ: Virtual Soldier Research program saves military time, money
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Iowa Innovation Podcast: The Future is Virtual featuring Karim Malek and Maj. Gen. Stewart Wallace (retired)
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The Register: Wow, so they actually let AI fly an F-16 fighter jet
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CBJ: UI flight expert briefs DARPA on AI in aerial combat
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DARPA highlights UI's contribution as ACE program transitions from simulation to live flight
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R&D Mecca in the American Heartland
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