One of Kajsa Dalrymple’s chores was to help wash the family’s fruits and vegetables with iodine-laced water every day — to an 8-year-old, it seemed like a boring, unnecessary job. Standing at the sink, she sighed and rolled her eyes. “Why do we have to do this?” she asked her mother. Her mother, a civil […]
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Core Faculty Research
Forbes Lab—Department of Chemistry Actinides are a major source of radioactivity associated with nuclear waste, and their transport in environmental systems is enhanced through adsorption onto small (1–5 nm) nanoparticles. Tori Forbes’ research group synthesizes novel actinide nanomaterials that are used as geochemical model compounds to enhance our understanding of the mobility of nuclear materials […]
Focusing on Water Sustainability
The Water Sustainability Initiative (WSI) brings together faculty affiliates from across the academic spectrum to work together to understand and address issues related to a subject that affects every man, woman, and child on the planet: water sustainability. The University of Iowa’s Water Sustainability Initiative (WSI) began in 2009, when the university announced it would […]
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… to the University of Iowa’s Water Sustainability Initiative (WSI) We are the members of the University of Iowa’s Water Sustainability Initiative, working together as an interdisciplinary team with the hopes to develop sound strategies and technological solutions to meet the challenges facing society’s growing need for sustainable water resources and educate future generations of […]
Ward Earns Distinguished Mentor Award
Adam Ward has been selected to receive the University of Iowa’s Distinguished Mentor Award, which is presented to University of Iowa faculty or professional and scientific staff who have mentored undergraduates as they complete research and creative projects. Current students nominate their mentors for this award. Ward is an assistant professor in the Department of […]