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.
Xuan Song receives prestigious NSF CAREER award
Xuan Song, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, is studying the use of water-based ink to fuse ceramic particles in the additive manufacturing process. The award will help advance novel ceramic manufacturing methods
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Ed Sander named Wheeler Faculty Fellow in Engineering
UI engineering faculty members license inventions
Flyover State: Iowa Engineers Set Their Sights on the Future of Aviation
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The Register: Wow, so they actually let AI fly an F-16 fighter jet
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