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Daniel Tong

Register for Daniel Tong CASE Colloquium talk on Feb. 17: Extreme Air Quality Events (Dust Storms and Wildfires) and Society in a Changing Climate

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
Daniel Tong, associate professor of atmospheric chemistry and aerosols of George Mason University, is scheduled to deliver the University of Iowa's Climate / Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium talk on Friday, Feb. 17. The event is virtual. The topic is "Extreme Air Quality Events (Dust Storms and Wildfires) and Society in a Changing Climate."
Selmer Case

Patrick Selmer: Backscatter Lidar Retrieval Improvement with Machine Learning

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Patrick Selmer, programmer/analyst at Science Systems and Applications, Inc, was the featured speaker of the University of Iowa Climate / Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium series on Dec. 5, 2022. The presentation was titled "Backscatter Lidar Retrieval Improvement with Machine Learning."
Case Colloquium

Lixin Wang: Drought characterization and impacts on agriculture and natural ecosystems

Friday, November 18, 2022
Lixin Wang, a professor at the Department of Earth Sciences at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, was the featured speaker of the Climate / Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium series on Nov. 18, 2022. The presentation was titled "Drought characterization and impacts on agriculture and natural ecosystems."
Case Colloquium

Ping Jing: Community Air Research Experience: Engaging Undergraduate Students in Research on Air Pollution in Chicago Communities

Friday, November 11, 2022
Ping Jing, a professor at the School of Environmental Sustainability at Loyola University Chicago, was the featured speaker of the Climate / Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium series on Nov. 11, 2022. The presentation was titled "Community Air Research Experience: Engaging Undergraduate Students in Research on Air Pollution in Chicago Communities."
Aerial photo of Iowa Memorial Union and Iowa River

Program released for DHM 2022, registration open

Wednesday, June 1, 2022
The organizing committee for the 7th International Digital Human Modeling Symposium (DHM 2022) has released a tentative program featuring more than 50 papers. The event is being hosted by the Iowa Technology Institute.
Jesse Bell CASE

Jesse E. Bell: Water, Climate and Health Program

Monday, May 16, 2022
Jesse E. Bell, a professor at the Department of  Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health at University of Nebraska is scheduled as the featured speaker of the Climate / Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium speaker series on May 27. The presentation is titled “Water, Climate and Health Program."
Keri Hornbuckle CASE

Keri Hornbuckle: The impact of coordinated sampling, analytical, and data management methods with identification and remediation of legacy and modern sources of airborne PCBs

Thursday, April 14, 2022
Prof. Keri Hornbuckle, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of Iowa, spoke at the Climate / Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium series. The topic was “The impact of coordinated sampling, analytical, and data management methods with identification and remediation of legacy and modern sources of airborne PCBs.”
Storm Peak Laboratory Gannet Hallar

A. Gannet Hallar: Storm Peak Laboratory: 40+ Year History of this Mountain-Top Research Facility

Thursday, March 10, 2022
Prof. A. Gannet Hallar, at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah, is the next featured speaker of the Climate / Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium series, presented by the University of Iowa.
Col. Kevin Bigelman, Seb Loze

DHM 2022 Updates: Keynotes announced, registration pricing change, new submission options

Friday, February 25, 2022
The Organizing Committee of the 7th International Digital Human Modeling Symposium (DHM 2022) is announcing two keynote presenters, expanded details on the types of submissions being accepted, and a new lower pricing structure for both in-person and virtual options.
Charlie Stanier

Charles Stanier: The air quality-energy-climate-water-agriculture nexus in the upper Midwest: Status, trends, and research needs

Thursday, February 3, 2022
The Climate / Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium hasted Prof. Charles Stanier on Friday, Feb. 11 at 2:30 p.m. via Zoom. The CASE Colloquium is presented by the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research and the Iowa Technology Institute. 
DHM Title

DHM 2022: Registration now open, Call for Papers deadline extended

Thursday, January 27, 2022
Registration is open for the 7th International Digital Human Modeling (DHM) Symposium, a hybrid event being held August 29-31, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa, and virtually. DHM is being hosted by the University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) and arranged in collaboration with the International Ergonomics Association's Technical Committee on Digital Human Modeling and Simulation. 
Climate Speaker Series

Iowa’s Flood Future: 3rd webinar on Climate, Extreme Weather and Impacts on Infrastructure and Society

Friday, December 10, 2021
The College of Engineering in partnership with CGRER and the CASE colloquium series presents a series of 4 webinars by world-renowned scientists who will explain the latest scientific findings, discuss measures to mitigate the impacts of climate change, adaptation to the effects on extreme weather, and natural systems, and ideas on engineering infrastructure for resilience in the face of change.
NASA Sage III

UI convenes international team of experts to update NASA’s SAGE III mission

Monday, December 6, 2021
The University of Iowa and Prof. Jun Wang hosted a nationwide team of approximately 60 scientists and engineers virtually in November to share the scientific advances, research findings, and operations related to the SAGE III mission, an Earth-observing instrument aboard NASA’s International Space Station.
Picture of the IBBA Luncheon at the OPL

OPL hosts Iowa Business Aviation Association luncheon

Wednesday, December 1, 2021
The University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Lab hosted aviation professionals from around the state for the Iowa Business Aviation Association’s (IBAA) quarterly luncheon.
Delphine Farmer CASE

Delphine Farmer: The Curious Case of the Catechol in the Night and other Atmospheric Tales

Wednesday, November 10, 2021
The Department of Chemistry and Climate / Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium are hosting Prof. Delphine Farmer on Friday, Nov 12 at 3:30 PM.  All events are virtual and will be held over Zoom.
Webinar

Webinar Replay: Climate & Extreme Weather with Professors Jerry Schnoor and Greg Carmichael

Monday, October 25, 2021
The University of Iowa hosted the first in a series of four webinars featuring world-renowned scientists who will explain the latest scientific findings, discuss measures to mitigate the impacts of climate change, adaptation to the effects on extreme weather, and natural systems, and ideas on engineering infrastructure for resilience in the face of change.
Visitors and researchers interacting at the ITI open house

ITI Open House showcases research diversity of faculty, staff, and students

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
The University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) hosted a research open house to celebrate the excellence and diversity of research being conducted by faculty, staff, and students.
Faye McNeill CASE

V. Faye McNeill: Multiphase Atmospheric Chemistry: From the lab to the atmosphere

Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The University of Iowa's Climate/Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium continued on Oct. 29, 2021. The CASE Colloquium is presented by the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research and the Iowa Technology Institute.
Wang Presentation

Jun Wang: Environmental sensing from space and in agricultural fields

Monday, October 4, 2021
University of Iowa Professor Jun Wang's presentation on Sept. 14, 2021, to the Geography Department is titled "Environmental sensing from space and in agricultural fields."
ACE at OPL

ITI and OPL welcome teams behind DARPA's ACE program to advance AI dogfighting capabilities

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
The University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) hosted the quarterly integration meeting for DARPA's Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program to advance AI dogfighting capabilities at its hangar in Iowa City, Iowa.
IVHS Speakers

ITI, military, industry leaders share advances in virtual human modeling at 2nd Iowa Virtual Human Summit

Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Advancements in digital human modeling and simulation have expanded opportunities for the United States Armed Forces, video game makers, and manufacturers to improve human performance and enhance realism in virtual environments, presenters relayed during the University of Iowa Technology Institute’s (ITI) second annual Iowa Virtual Human Summit.
CASE Colloquium 8.25

Bradley Cramer: Nutrients, Teratology, and Extinction Events in the Geological Record and an introduction to the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory

Wednesday, August 25, 2021
The University of Iowa's Climate/Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium continued on Aug. 25, 2021, with featured speaker Bradley D. Cramer, UI associate professor of Earth and environmental sciences. The CASE Colloquium is presented by the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research and the Iowa Technology Institute. 
IVHS 2021 Image

Two-star Army General, Epic Games manager among speakers at Iowa Technology Institute’s 2nd Iowa Virtual Human Summit

Friday, August 20, 2021
The University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) is convening experts from the U.S. Army, Epic Games, academia, and other sectors to explore the progress and potential of mature virtual human (or digital twin) technology for improving physical and non-physical components of human performance.
Earth NASA

Ralph Kahn: Desert Dust, Wildfire Smoke, Volcanic Ash, Urban Pollution – Satellite Contributions Toward Grasping the Role Particles Play in Global Climate and Regional Air Quality

Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The latest in the University of Iowa's Climate/Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium Speaker Series features Dr. Ralph Kahn. Kahn is scheduled to present at10:30-11:30 a.m. (CT) on Friday, July 30, 2021 via Zoom. The CASE Colloquium is presented by the Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research and the Iowa Technology Institute.
Santos Sophia Compilation

ITI selected to host 7th International Digital Human Modeling Symposium

Wednesday, June 9, 2021
The University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) has been selected to host the 7th International Digital Human Modeling (DHM) Symposium, August 29-31, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. The event will be held in conjunction with ITI’s third annual Iowa Virtual Human Summit. 
Satellite cloud

Larry Di Girolamo: Confronting spatial heterogeneity issues in passive satellite remote sensing of cloud properties

Friday, May 28, 2021
The University of Iowa Climate/Atmospheric Science & Engineering (CASE) Colloquium featuring Dr. Larry Di Girolamo was held on June 4, 2021. The CASE Colloquium is presented by Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, the Iowa Technology Institute and several co-sponsors.
Redemann event

Jens Redemann: Observations of Atmospheric Aerosol Properties and Their Use to Constrain Models at Various Scales

Monday, May 24, 2021
Dr. Jens Redemann, of the University of Oklahoma, was the featured speaker at the University of Iowa CASE Colloquium on May 21, 2021. The topic was Observations of Atmospheric Aerosol Properties and Their Use to Constrain Models at Various Scales.
Earth

Seminar Series: Climate/Atmospheric Science and Engineering Colloquium

Friday, April 16, 2021
The University of Iowa’s Climate/Atmospheric Science and Engineering (CASE) Colloquium is a virtual platform for intellectual exchange related to climate/atmospheric research. The first seminar is scheduled for Friday, April 23.
X-Ray

ImagiQ webinar series on AI and machine learning for medical imaging begins March 10

Thursday, March 4, 2021
University of Iowa is hosting a ImagiQ webinar series exploring artificial intelligence and federated/distributed machine learning for medical imaging.
Sophia ladder climb

Iowa Technology Institute convenes modeling and simulation leaders for 1st annual Iowa Virtual Human Summit

Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Virtual event on Aug. 12 to examine how a ‘digital twin’ can reduce injuries through better designed female body armor.