BME alumna Meesha Dogan one of "21 Womxn Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021"
January 13, 2021
BME alumna Meesha Dogan , PhD, has been selected by FLIX as one of " 21 Womxn Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021 ." Meesha is the Co-Founder & CEO of Cardio...
Amanda Mikhail inducted into Distinguished Engineering Alumni Academy
December 21, 2020
On Sunday, December 20, 2020, Amanda Mikhail (BSE Mechanical Engineering 1999) was inducted into the College of Engineering's Distinguished Engineering Alumni Academy as part of the Fall Commencement ceremony. Mikhail also delivered a charge to the graduating class....
Biomedical engineering student named UI’s 22nd Rhodes Scholar
November 23, 2020
As an athlete on the Iowa women’s track and field team, Marissa Mueller has worked hard at remaining calm under pressure. She used those skills Saturday as she interviewed for the most prestigious opportunity of her college career.
Mueller, who will graduate in May with a degree in...
Richard K. Miller to serve as inaugural distinguished speaker on Thursday, November 12
October 27, 2020
Join the College of Engineering as we welcome our inaugural Iowa Engineering Distinguished Speaker, Richard K. Miller, for a day of roundtable discussions and a seminar focused on the current challenges facing engineering education.
Richard K. Miller was appointed President and first employee of...
An agent for inclusion in engineering
September 15, 2020
Aileen Ponce, a fourth-year biomedical engineering major at the University of Iowa, is a first-generation American and first in her family to go to college. In the College of Engineering, she helps welcome and encourage students with backgrounds like her own.
As a high school student, Aileen...
Sarah Vigmostad named co-chair of COE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council
August 27, 2020
Dear Colleagues, I am excited to report that Sarah Vigmostad, associate professor in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, has accepted the position of co-chair of our college’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council. In this role, Sarah will provide leadership at the...
UPDATE: Ongoing DEI and Anti-Racism Work in the College of Engineering
July 14, 2020
Dear College of Engineering Faculty, Staff and Students,
A mentor and friend reminded me of the words of Robert Kennedy: “All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don’t. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and...
Welcome message from Dean Nembhard
June 29, 2020
Dear Iowa Engineering Community,
I am excited and honored to begin serving as dean of the College of Engineering.
As engineers, our charge is to solve problems that address the needs of society and the welfare of humanity. The impact of engineering, and specifically Iowa...
Professor Suresh Raghavan awarded 2020 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence
April 29, 2020
Four University of Iowa faculty members have received the 2020 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of their years of outstanding teaching. The recipients are: Nancy Abram, associate professor of practice in the Tippie College of Business Department of Marketing;...
While finishing up his dissertation, Srivats Sarathy finds a way help address the healthcare challenges of COVID-19
April 27, 2020
Srivats Sarathy had an inclination towards science from an early age. Encouraged by his parents, he played with physics and chemistry kits and was allowed to disassemble the family’s computer when it was replaced with a newer model. Over time, Srivats developed interests in both medicine and...