Engineering Research Facility

The University of Iowa
330 South Madison Street
Iowa City, IA 52240

The Engineering Research Facility, known as ERF, is home to the following Iowa Technology Institute labs.

Labs and Centers

Director: Salam Rahmatalla, professor of civil and environmental engineering, professor of biomedical engineering

Email: salam-rahmatalla@uiowa.edu

Phone: (319) 335-5657

Room number: 125 ERF

Mission areas: BiotechnologyHuman Modeling and Simulation

Learn more: 3D Bio-Motion Research Lab

Director: Xuan Song, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering

Email: xuan-song@uiowa.edu

Phone: (319) 335-5680

Room number: 142 ERF

Mission area: Advanced Manufacturing and Materials

Learn more: Additive Manufacturing-Integrated Product Realization Laboratory

Director: Jun Wang, professor of chemical and biochemical engineering

Email: jun-wang-1@uiowa.edu

Phone: (319) 353-4483

Room numbers: 224 and 226 ERF

Mission areas: Aerospace TechnologyEnvironment and EnergySystems and Sensors

Learn more: AER Lab

Director: Suresh Raghavan, professor of biomedical engineering

Email: ml-raghavan@uiowa.edu

Phone: (319) 335-5704

Room number: 242 ERF

Mission area: Biotechnology

Learn more: BioMOST Lab

Director: Yang Liu, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering

Email: yang-liu-ece@uiowa.edu

Phone: (319) 467-0918

Room number: 139 ERF

Mission areas: BiotechnologySystems and Sensors

Learn more: Integrated Imaging and Cyberphysical System Laboratory

Director: Karim Abdel-Malek, professor of biomedical engineering, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, professor of applied mathematical and computational sciences

Email: karim-abdel-malek@uiowa.edu

Phone: (319) 335-5676

Room number: 130 ERF

Learn more: VARBU

Director: Karim Abdel-Malek, professor of biomedical engineering, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, professor of applied mathematical and computational sciences

Email: karim-abdel-malek@uiowa.edu

Phone: (319) 335-5676

Room number: 208 ERF

Mission area: Human Modeling and Simulation

Learn more: Virtual Soldier Research Program