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
3D Bio-Motion Research Lab (3DBMRL)
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: Biotechnology, Human Modeling and Simulation
Learn more: 3D Bio-Motion Research Lab
Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER) Lab
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 Technology, Environment and Energy, Systems and Sensors
Learn more: AER Lab
BioMechanics Of Soft Tissues (BioMOST) 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
Integrated Imaging and Cyberphysical System Laboratory
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: Biotechnology, Systems and Sensors
Learn more: Integrated Imaging and Cyberphysical System Laboratory
The SONG Lab: Science Of Next-Gen manufacturing
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: The SONG Lab: Science Of Next-Gen manufacturing
Virtual and Augmented Reality Business Unit (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: 130 ERF
Learn more: VARBU
Virtual Soldier Research (VSR) Program
Director: Karim Abdel-Malek, professor of mechanical 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