The Hydroscience and Engineering unit at the University of Iowa, or the IIHR, is expanding its research on the Mississippi River, to better understand and improve the way fish navigate through lock and dam systems.
The Iowa Legislature allocated $250,000 this year for a study of Iowa’s aquifers to make sure they don’t run dry with increased use.
In this photo gallery by Office of Strategic Communication photographer Tim Schoon, IIHR engineers designed and built scale models of a complex water-retention and storage system for municipal, agricultural, and other major water users in eastern Colorado, where water supply can fluctuate.
Alexis Slade, a University of Iowa PhD candidate in civil and environmental engineering, has received the President’s Student Leadership Award. The award recognizes an individual student or a student organization that models a deep commitment to civic responsibility and leadership.
The University of Iowa’s Laboratory Safety Committee has recognized Chris Knutson, lab director at IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, with the Excellence in Safety Award – Individual Recognition. Knutson manages laboratories for graduate research.
The University of Iowa’s world-renowned hydroscience and engineering center wants to build a new $40 million hydraulic modeling facility in Coralville — an endeavor aimed at maintaining the program’s leadership and innovation in an increasingly-relevant field.
An environmental biotechnology firm is innovating how philanthropy can support University of Iowa research in hopes of creating a business case for diverting waste from the landfill and converting it into energy.
The UI is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents at its April 24-25 meeting to proceed with planning the construction of a new building on the Oakdale campus for future growth and development of the IIHR hydroscience program. The project would create a larger space for hydraulic model studies for waterways such as canals, large rivers and dams, and spillways.
The project, which would require about $500,000 upfront, would congregate hordes of drought-related data for residents to easily access.
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