IIHR lost a great friend and colleague when Rex Elder died on Feb. 24, 2018, at the remarkable age of 100.
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Carderock, IIHR Sign Education Partnership
IIHR is part of a new Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.
In Memoriam: Kwan Rim
Kwan Rim, professor emeritus and pioneer of one of America’s first biomedical engineering educational programs, died March 4 in South Korea.
Villarini Named Next Director of IIHR
IIHR alumnus Gabriele Villarini has been appointed to lead IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering as its next director.
The Climate Forces Behind Atmospheric Rivers
IIHR’s Wei Zhang and Gabriele Villarini published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the important role of atmospheric rivers in predicting storm development and landfall.
Demir Wins Microsoft’s ‘AI for Earth’ Grant
The Iowa Flood Center’s Ibrahim Demir has been awarded a grant from Microsoft as part of its “AI for Earth” program.
Muste Publishes Hydraulics Textbook
With contributions from some of the world’s leading hydraulics experts, IIHR Research Engineer Marian Muste has co-authored a two-volume textbook about experimental hydraulics.
Villarini to Serve as IIHR Director
Meet Gabriele Villarini, the new director of IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering.
Weber to Step Down as IIHR Director
Larry Weber has announced that he will step down as director of IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering. Gabriele Villarini will serve as interim director.
Getting Muddy with Friends
IIHR and Iowa Flood Center staff and students participated in Project AWARE, an annual week-long canoe-based river clean-up project, to help clean the Upper Cedar River for a day.
