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Recently, members of ITI were recognized for making a difference at the University of Iowa.
Hosin "David" Lee, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and an ITI faculty affiliate, was nominated for the Student Supervisor of the Year Award by an undergraduate research assistant in the Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology. Lee, who has been in the College of Engineering since 1999, was commended for mentorship and dedication to helping student employees mature for their professional lives ahead.
"Professor Lee has provided continual and helpful training to myself and my peers during these past three years," according to nomination papers. "He has gone out of his way in helping students understand material for courses... Words cannot express enough thanks and gratitude on behalf of myself and immediate family," according to the nomination papers."
Undergraduate Cory Tays was recognized for his contributions on the ITI marketing and communications team, earning nomination for the Student Employee of the Year. Tays has been with ITI for two years.
"Cory has exhibited the highest level of professionalism and respectfulness working with everyone from faculty, staff, and students," the nomination papers state. "Cory blends a diversity of skills that makes him a true asset to ITI."
The award program was organized by the Pomerantz Career Center.
Positive contributions from faculty, staff, and students make the University of Iowa what it is, but we don't always realize when what we do makes an impact. Take a minute to let those you work with know the positive difference they are making!
Latest news from ITI
Sonalysts, Inc. is teamed with University of Iowa Technology Institute on an Army Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Contract to Address “Physical Monitoring Techniques to Improve Warfighter Performance.”
Engineers at the University of Iowa are working to enhance the process of turning wastepaper into high-value fiber reinforced plastic (FRP).
Xuan Song, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering and an Iowa Technology Institute faculty affiliate, along with Chao Wang, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, and H.S. Udaykumar, professor of mechanical engineering, have received nearly $1 million from REMADE institute.
University of Iowa is hosting a ImagiQ webinar series exploring artificial intelligence and federated/distributed machine learning for medical imaging. The series is being organized by Stephen Baek.
The University of Iowa Technology Institute’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL) recently supported Collins Aerospace in the first rounds of flight tests of an air combat training system designed to prepare U.S. Navy and Air Force pilots and crews for aerial combat.
Iowa Technology Institute faculty affiliates are helping "power discovery" through artificial intelligence at the University of Iowa, including Shaoping Xiao, Michael Schnieders, Xiaodong Wu, and Stephen Baek.
Don't Forget
The second Iowa Engineering Distinguished Speaker is Lilia Abron, PhD, CEO/President and Founder of PEER Consultants, P.C. The event is scheduled for Thursday, March 11, 2021.
The day of events includes roundtable discussions and a seminar focused on Abron's academic journey and the role of environmental engineering in solving global challenges. All are welcome to attend. Register here, and click here to learn more.
Award Season
The annual College of Engineering Staff Excellence nomination process is open for the Staff Research Award, the Staff Community Engagement Award, the Mary Sheedy Award, and the Staff Student Success Award. You can find the announcement here.
The nomination form is now electronic. For more details on each award, the nomination materials required, and to submit a nomination, please use this link to the electronic form: https://workflow.uiowa.edu/form/coe-staff-excellence-award-nom. NOTE: within the form, please select the radio button for each award to see the nomination packet requirements and other award-specific details.
Nominations are due by Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The CoE Excellence Awards Celebration will be held at 2pm on Thursday, May 20, 2021.
Inside the Lab: Student Stories
Get to know Ahmed El Tuhami. The master's student from Iowa City is studying mechanical engineering under the mentorship of Shaoping Xiao, associate professor of mechanical engineering.
“It would be interesting to see the data obtained at the end of this project influence a positive change in an everyday product.”
Learn more about Ahmed, here. Explore more students featured "Inside the Lab," here.
