Iowa Technology Institute Update - Feb. 2
Iowa Technology Institute Update - Feb. 2

News from ITI

Help us share your news about ITI labs, grants, publications, students, faculty, and other items of note. Please contact Brian-Morelli@uiowa.edu or use this content submission form.  

Did you know?

ITI has a new updated website available at https://iti.uiowa.edu. You will notice a greater emphasis on visuals and video. Please click around. We welcome feedback and suggestions for how the site can be leveraged to promote your work.

All of the URLs from the previous version of the website should have rolled forward to this site, so existing links should all still work. If you come across glitches or bugs with links or other information flag them to brian-morelli@uiowa.edu or melanie-laverman@uiowa.edu

More ITI news

UI researchers work to significantly improve brain scan resolution

Sponsored by a National Institute on Aging grant, University of Iowa scholars believe they can generate ultra-high-resolution images of the brain through synergies in deep learning algorithms and novel sequences on a 7 Tesla (7T) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scanner.

Faculty Feature: Ananya Sen Gupta

Working in a unique sector of the signal processing field where computational algorithms intersect with underwater acoustics, University of Iowa Technology Institute faculty affiliate Ananya Sen Gupta has formed an environment of inclusion and innovation in her research group.

University of Iowa researcher, Iowa DOT innovate sustainable transportation infrastructure

Leading the Laboratory for Advanced Construction Technology (LACT), University of Iowa civil and environmental engineering professor Hosin "David" Lee has been routinely working with the Iowa Department of Transportation to perform research on numerous practices to improve roadway lifespan and quality, including the 2015 building of a new bridge near Fairbank, Iowa.

Iowans advise NASA on which satellites should stay in orbit

A pair of Iowans – professors from the University of Iowa and Iowa State University – helped to shape the future of NASA by evaluating the agency’s satellite missions and recommending which satellites should stay in orbit.

AMPRL video spotlight: Critical research continues at ITI

While University of Iowa campus activities have largely gone virtual in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, research at the Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) is among the critical functions approved to proceed in person.

OPL's Mi-2 helicopters and L-29 jet win in Iowa DOT photo contest

An in-flight photograph of one of the University of Iowa's Mi-2 helicopters earned first place in the helicopter category of the Iowa Department of Transportation's biennial Iowa Aviation photo contest for 2019-2020. 

Lee accepts lifetime achievement award from Korean-American engineering association

University of Iowa professor Hosin "David" Lee, has received a lifetime achievement award as part of the United States-Korea Conference: Sustainable Development & The Future on Dec. 14, 2020. 

Schnell, OPL support Collins Aerospace in testing combat training system

The Operator Performance Lab (OPL) has played an important role in developing the Tactical Combat Training System II (TCTS II), a military air combat training tool.

El-Hattab wins award in 3MT research competition

Last month, El-Hattab's video explanation won the People's Choice award, a top prize in the UI's annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. The competition is designed to challenge graduate students to clearly and concisely articulate complex research to non-specialist audiences. 

Inside the Lab: Student Stories

Get to know Zachary Althof. The master's student from Rockford, Ill. is studying biomedical engineering and pulmonary image processing under the mentorship of Joe Reinhardt, the DEO of biomedical engineering and a professor of radiology.

"No matter what the future holds, my goal is to extend the knowledge in my field and continue learning my entire life." 

Learn more about Zachary, here. Explore more students featured "Inside the Lab," here

 

 

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