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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.
University of Iowa researchers establish high-performance computing node for quantum processing of medical images
Thursday, October 27, 2022
University of Iowa (UI) researchers have set up a high-performance computing node named “Quantum” to simulate a quantum computer and perform medical image analysis using quantum-inspired science.
UI electrical engineering undergraduate pursuing research that stands out
Friday, August 12, 2022
University of Iowa Technology Institute
A fascination with electronic devices and photonics – or the science of light – has led Jacob Sindt down a promising path of research and discovery as an undergraduate student at the University of Iowa College of Engineering.
UI engineering professor honored for innovation and as a leader in the field of optics and photonics
Friday, August 12, 2022
University of Iowa Technology Institute
Fatima Toor, the Lowell G. Battershell Endowed Chair in Laser Engineering and University of Iowa associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and colleague John Prineas, UI professor of physics and astronomy, have been named Iowa Innovator of Year by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC).
Toor appointed chair of UI Research Council
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Fatima Toor has been appointed chair of the University of Iowa Research Council, a UI charter committee that meets regularly each semester to advise the vice president for research on matters pertaining to the University's research enterprise.
ITI Open House showcases research diversity of faculty, staff, and students
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
University of Iowa Technology Institute
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.
Toor honored with Lowell Battershell Endowed Chair in Laser Engineering
Friday, October 15, 2021
University of Iowa Technology Institute
Fatima Toor, a University of Iowa associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and an Iowa Technology Institute faculty affiliate, has been appointed to the Lowell G. Battershell Endowed Chair in Laser Engineering.
ITI researching infrared sensors to help farmers apply fertilizer more efficiently
Monday, August 16, 2021
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University of Iowa scientists, including Fatima Toor of the Iowa Technology Institute, are part of a team investigating an infrared sensor configuration that can help farmers more efficiently apply crop fertilizer.
UI researchers investigating photosensitizing drug to treat soft tissue sarcomas
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
The Daily Iowan
UI researchers are investigating the potential of the photosensitizing drug Verteporfin to treat soft tissue sarcomas. Soft tissue sarcomas are a rare form of cancer that has traditionally not responded well to chemotherapy and radiation, so researchers say it is important to explore novel treatments.
ITI faculty researcher Toor discusses novel approach to cancer treatment using lasers on WHO 1040
Monday, April 26, 2021
University of Iowa Technology Institute
University of Iowa Technology Institute faculty affiliate Fatima Toor shared insights into her experiments using light to treat a rare form of cancer called soft-tissue sarcoma on Iowa AM radio WHO 1040 on April 23.
UI researchers examine potential for light, photosensitizing agents to treat soft tissue sarcoma
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
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University of Iowa researchers including Fatima Toor, Varun Monga, and Munir Tanas are analyzing the potential of using light and photosensitizing agents – a type of cancer treatment technology called Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) – to treat soft tissue sarcoma.
Collaboration pays off: Toor, Prineas research could benefit future of electronic devices
Tuesday, September 29, 2020
University of Iowa Technology Institute
Collaboration among University of Iowa experts in engineering, computer modeling, and physics is advancing understanding of what is possible in the next generation of optoelectronic devices, such as high-performance computers, sensors, and photovoltaic cells.
Fatima Toor recognized as 'Community Champion' by optics and photonics society
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
University of Iowa Technology Institute
Fatima Toor, a University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) researcher, was recognized as a "Community Champion" by a leading scientific community for her involvement throughout 2019 and multiple contributions as an author, guest editor, and associate editor.
Iowa Technology Institute researchers forge ahead despite coronavirus setbacks
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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University of Iowa Technology Institute faculty, staff, and students have found creative ways to forge ahead at a time when COVID-19-related closures have limited access to laboratories and facilities. Some ITI labs have begun ramping back up this month as part of a phased-in, three-tier return to research on campus, while others wait their turn.
UI Engineering sensors assisting Mercy Hospital to decontaminate masks
Monday, April 27, 2020
College of Engineering
University of Iowa professor Fatima Toor is partnering with Mercy Iowa City to use specialized sensors to measure the amount of ultraviolet (UV) exposure needed to decontaminate protective masks.