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
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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
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

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

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

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
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

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

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
