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Xuan Song receives prestigious NSF CAREER award to research novel ceramic manufacturing methods
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
University of Iowa Technology Institute
Xuan Song, University of Iowa engineering professor, has received the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award to advance research of ceramic additive manufacturing, which could benefit industries, including health care, defense, and energy.
U.S. Department Of Defense Artificial Intelligence Agents Successfully Pilot A Fighter Jet Making AI History
Friday, February 17, 2023
Air Force test pilots have flown numerous live flights in L-29 jet trainers at the University of Iowa Technology Institute’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), an ACE performer. The two-seat L-29 jets at OPL are outfitted with sensors in the cockpit to measure pilot physiological responses, giving researchers clues as to whether the pilot is trusting the AI or not.

The Register: Wow, so they actually let AI fly an F-16 fighter jet
Friday, February 17, 2023
DARPA is also testing how human pilots interact with AI to examine how well they trust machines to automatically conduct dogfights. Air Force pilots have flown L-29 jet trainers also running AI algorithms at the University of Iowa Technology Institute's Operator Performance Laboratory.

CBJ: UI flight expert briefs DARPA on AI in aerial combat
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Corridor Business Journal
Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) director and University of Iowa industrial engineering professor Tom “Mach” Schnell briefed national security leaders on a project seeking to improve artificial intelligence in aerial combat.

DARPA highlights UI's contribution as ACE program transitions from simulation to live flight
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
DARPA
In less than three years, artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms developed under DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program have progressed from controlling simulated F-16s flying aerial dogfights on computer screens to controlling an actual F-16 in flight. University of Iowa's Operator Performance Lab has contributed to the progress.

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
University of Iowa Technology Institute
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."

WATCH: Schnell, LTC Highland brief DARPA on Air Combat Evolution
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
University of Iowa Technology Institute
Tom "Mach" Schnell, a University of Iowa industrial engineering professor and director of Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), and Lt. Col. Patrick "Dice" Highland, a recent UI PhD and Commander of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Detachment 3 in San Diego, Calif., briefed national security leaders on a project that aims to improve artificial intelligence in aerial combat.

PhD student Dan Keefe recognized in Dare to Discover campaign
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Office of the Vice President for Research
Dan Keefe is among the 70 University of Iowa undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers and scholars whose work is being highlighted on banners in downtown Iowa City.

ITI faculty affiliate Lee receives outstanding overseas alumnus award
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
University of Iowa Technology Institute
Hosin “David” Lee, a University of Iowa professor of civil and environmental engineering, received the outstanding overseas alumnus award from the Seoul National University, a national public research university based in Seoul, South Korea.

Iowa legislators visit campus for up-close view of UI research
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Office of the Vice President for Research
A delegation of Iowa legislators, staffers, and state officials visited the University of Iowa campus for an immersive experience with researchers who study aggressive cancer, manufacture pharmaceuticals, test new aircraft systems, and delve into biblical studies.
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