Research Topics
- Additive manufacturing/3D printing
- Advanced materials
- Artificial intelligence
- Automation and robotics
- Construction materials
- Data analytics
- Digital manufacturing
- Manufacturing monitoring prognosis and diagnostics
- Manufacturing processes
- Mechanical design
- Nanotechnology
- Photonics/optical sensors
- Tissue engineering
Advanced Manufacturing and Materials News
ME professor developing new algorithms to optimize design reliability
ITI faculty affiliates play critical role in multi-institutional biomanufacturing project
Xuan Song receives prestigious NSF CAREER award to research novel ceramic manufacturing methods
ITI faculty affiliate Lee receives outstanding overseas alumnus award
CBJ: NASA funding for UI professor to aid next-gen nuclear propulsion
UI engineering Prof. David Lee honored at international infrastructure conference
University of Iowa professor honored for 3D printing innovations
Lee recognized with APAI award for Innovation in Construction
NSF grant to support ITI researcher's study of specially modified materials
ITI researchers' paper makes cover of prestigious journal
Eco-friendly asphalt research lands UI grad student on cover of scientific journal
ITI undergrad named College of Engineering 'Outstanding Student Researcher'
ISE PhD student to participate in National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering
University of Iowa researcher, Iowa DOT innovate sustainable transportation infrastructure
Critical research continues at the Iowa Technology Institute
Lee accepts lifetime achievement award from Korean-American engineering association
Lee's 'outstanding contribution' honored as part of U.S.-Korea sustainability conference
UI engineers win the 2020 Defense Innovation Award from TechConnect
Collaboration pays off: Toor, Prineas research could benefit future of electronic devices
AMPRL Lab researcher earns prestigious graduate scholarship
UI engineers to study the grain structure of metal alloys on the International Space Station
Hands-on research brings education to life for ITI students honored on UI President's list
UI laboratories collaborate on low-cost, lightweight orthotic robotic rehabilitation device
UI, Seoul Institute of Technology Strengthen Connections Through Official Partnership
Research Labs
Director: Xuan Song, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering
Email: xuan-song@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-5680
Website: Additive Manufacturing-Integrated Product Realization Laboratory
Research topics:
- Additive manufacturing/3D printing
- Advanced materials
- Artificial intelligence
- Automation and robotics
- Data analytics
- Digital manufacturing
- Manufacturing monitoring prognosis and diagnostics
- Manufacturing processes
- Mechanical design
- Nanotechnology
- Tissue engineering
Director: Jennifer Fiegel, associate professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences and experimental therapeutics
Email: jennifer-fiegel@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-5162
Website: Fiegel Lab
Research topic: Nanotechnology
Director: Hosin "David" Lee, professor of civil and environmental engineering, professor of the Public Policy Center
Email: hosin-lee@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 384-0831
Website: Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology
Research topic: Construction materials
Director: Hongtao Ding, associate professor of mechanical engineering
Email: hongtao-ding@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-5674
Website: Laser Materials Processing Lab
Research topics:
- Manufacturing monitoring prognosis and diagnostics
- Manufacturing processes
Director: Shaoping Xiao, associate professor of mechanical engineering
Email: shaoping-xiao@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-6009
Website: Multiscale Computational Science and Engineering Laboratory
Director: Al Ratner, associate professor of mechanical engineering
Email: albert-ratner@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 384-0883
Website: Ratner Research Group
Research topics:
- Advanced materials
- Nanotechnology
Director: Christoph Beckermann, University of Iowa Foundation Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: (319) 335-5681
Email: christoph-beckermann@uiowa.edu
Website: Solidification Laboratory
Research topic: Manufacturing processes
Director: Syed Mubeen, assistant professor of chemical and biomedical engineering
Email: syed-mubeen@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-5813
Website: Syed Mubeen Research Group
Research topics:
- Advanced materials
- Manufacturing processes
- Nanotechnology
Director: Fatima Toor, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, assistant professor of physics and astronomy
Email: fatima-toor@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-6071
Website: Toor Lab
Research topics:
- Advanced materials
- Nanotechnology
- Photonics/optical sensors
