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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.
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
Toor receives $1M EPSCoR award to improve quantum computing
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Fatima Toor, University of Iowa’s Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering, has received a $999,985 grant to bring next generation computing closer to reality.
Sander named editor-in-chief for prestigious biomedical engineering journal
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Edward Sander, University of Iowa’s Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow in Engineering, has been appointed as the new editor-in-chief of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.
Jun Wang elected American Meteorological Society fellow
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Jun Wang, a University of Iowa engineering professor, was recognized as an expert in how atmospheric composition affects climate has been elected as a fellow of the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
Schnieders on team awarded $2M NIH grant to grow Iowa biotech talent
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Michael Schnieders, University of Iowa professor of biomedical engineering and faculty affiliate of the Iowa Technology Institute, Mark Arnold, professor of chemistry, and Maria Spies, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, have been awarded a grant for the Iowa Biotech-TP: Predoctoral Program in Biotechnology.
Sky is the limit: Iowa engineers making UI a leader in measuring atmospheric and environmental data
Thursday, August 8, 2024
University of Iowa engineering researchers are building capabilities to make Iowa a destination for measuring atmospheric and environmental data crucial for understanding effects of climate change.
UI spearheads $6M multistate NSF grant to help Midwest agricultural communities better manage extreme weather
Monday, July 22, 2024
The University of Iowa has been awarded a $6 million, four-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to lead a multistate project that will help Midwest agricultural communities grappling with effects of severe weather, such as floods, droughts, and heat waves.
Lee to deliver to two keynote addresses this summer
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
Hosin “David” Lee, a civil and environmental engineering professor, has been invited as a keynote speaker at two premier international conferences in his research field, which focuses on improving sustainability of asphalt pavement.
ITI assistant director Wang named to leadership position in CBE
Thursday, May 23, 2024
Jun Wang appointed as departmental executive officer of the University of Iowa Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, 2024-2029.
Colleagues celebrate successes as ITI director prepares to step down
Wednesday, May 22, 2024
As ITI director, University of Iowa's Karim Abdel-Malek led an expansion of faculty, labs, and funding with a focus on applied engineering research and technology transfer, while also securing $60 million for his own research.
Chen among three from engineering to earn Career Impact Award
Friday, May 3, 2024
Yong Chen professor and DEO of industrial and systems engineering and affiliate of the Iowa Technology Institute won a University of Iowa Faculty and Staff Career Impact Award.
Media Coverage
University of Iowa awards $6 million to expand weather, soil network for Midwest farmers
Wednesday, August 14, 2024
$6 million award helps Univ. of Iowa collect weather data in rural areas
Friday, August 2, 2024
UI leads $6M NSF-funded initiative to combat severe weather in the Midwest
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Defence Blog: Lockheed partners with OPL to showcase potential of AI in air combat
Thursday, June 6, 2024
Univ. of Iowa student highlights importance of engineering research
Friday, February 23, 2024
UI professor’s work now in space, monitoring air quality on Earth
Friday, January 5, 2024
CBJ: Virtual Soldier Research program saves military time, money
Friday, September 15, 2023
Iowa Innovation Podcast: The Future is Virtual featuring Karim Malek and Maj. Gen. Stewart Wallace (retired)
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
The Register: Wow, so they actually let AI fly an F-16 fighter jet
Friday, February 17, 2023
CBJ: UI flight expert briefs DARPA on AI in aerial combat
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
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