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

David Lee holds an award plaque

Lee recognized with APAI award for Innovation in Construction

Thursday, November 11, 2021
Xiao teaching

NSF grant to support ITI researcher's study of specially modified materials

Thursday, October 14, 2021
Chemistry Communications Journal

ITI researchers' paper makes cover of prestigious journal

Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Portrait of Byungkyu Moon

Eco-friendly asphalt research lands UI grad student on cover of scientific journal

Monday, August 2, 2021
Brian Shanahan at LACT

ITI undergrad named College of Engineering 'Outstanding Student Researcher'

Thursday, April 29, 2021
Royalty free image of highway

University of Iowa researcher, Iowa DOT innovate sustainable transportation infrastructure

Friday, January 15, 2021
Levi Kirby AMPRL Research

Critical research continues at the Iowa Technology Institute

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Research Labs

Fiegel Lab

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

Jennifer Fiegel and student working in the lab

Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology

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

David Lee holds an award plaque

Laser Materials Processing Lab

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
LMPL researchers

Multiscale Computational Science and Engineering Laboratory

Director: Shaoping Xiao, associate professor of mechanical engineering
Email: shaoping-xiao@uiowa.edu
Phone: (319) 335-6009
Website: Multiscale Computational Science and Engineering Laboratory

Shaoping Xiao provides a Kuka robot demonstration

Ratner Research Group

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
Sazzad Parveg at Ratner Lab

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
Website: The SONG Lab: Science Of Next-Gen manufacturing

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
Researchers working with 3D printer

Syed Mubeen Research Group

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
Mubeen Lab research photo (?)

Toor Lab

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
Fatima Toor with student researchers

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