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Jacob Thompson

Undergraduate biomedical researcher awarded National Science Foundation Research Fellowship

Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Jacob Thompson, a senior studying biomedical engineering, has been awarded the National Science Foundation Research Fellowship, granting him an annual stipend and funds toward tuition for the continuation of his studies.
COVID-19 CDC graphic

Ding receives NSF RAPID grant for research related to COVID-19

Hongtao Ding, director of the Laser Materials Processing Lab, and H.S. Udaykumar, associate professor of mechanical engineering, have received an NSF grant to study how droplets containing viruses dry on solid surfaces.
The Robotic Rehabilitation Device fitted on a hand

UI laboratories collaborate on low-cost, lightweight orthotic robotic rehabilitation device

Friday, April 17, 2020
University of Iowa Technology Institute researchers at the Cooperative Autonomous Systems (CAS) Laboratory and the Smart Multifunctional Material Systems (SMMS) Laboratory are creating a lightweight, mobile, and low-cost orthotic robotic rehabilitation device.
The Robotic Rehabilitation Device fitted on a hand

UI laboratories collaborate on low-cost, lightweight orthotic robotic rehabilitation device

Friday, April 17, 2020
Collaborating at a crossroads of their engineering focuses, the Cooperative Autonomous Systems (CAS) Laboratory and the Smart Multifunctional Material Systems (SMMS) Laboratory at the University of Iowa are working on a new project: the creation of a lightweight, mobile, and low-cost orthotic robotic rehabilitation device.
Kaylee Lichtenstein in military uniform

Cadet of the week: Kaylee Lichtenstein

Thursday, April 9, 2020
Kaylee Lichtenstein, an undergraduate research assistant in the Virtual Soldier Research program, was named Cadet of the Week by the U.S. Army.
Srivats Sarathy

Sarathy wins 2020 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

Srivats Sarathy, a graduate research assistant in the BioMOST Lab, has received a 2020 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the University of Iowa Council on Teaching.
Dan McGehee driving Lincoln MKZ

This is just a test: University of Iowa puts rural autonomous driving through its paces

Omar Ahmad and Dan McGehee talk to The Gazette about their research into how automated vehicles operate on rural roads.