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University of Iowa Researcher Receives $2.2M in Grant Funding for Hypersonics Research

University of Iowa Professor of Mechanical Engineering H.S. Udaykumar has received research funding totaling more than $2.2 million to develop innovative new materials for hypersonic aircraft.
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Mitigation Game

Greg Ewing, a PhD student at IIHR is working with IIHR Researcher Ibrahim Demir to build new ways for communities to prepare for and respond to the next disaster.
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IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering celebrates 100 years

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Flood attenuation techniques potentially more effective than dams

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Weber Receives American Water Resources Association Award

New research led by IIHR Director Gabriele Villarini has developed a probabilistic rainfall generator to provide crucial rainfall data for more accurate modeling of tropical cyclones in coastal states.

Lamuta Develops Soft Robots Inspired by Cephalopods

Caterina Lamuta has taken a keen interest in cephalopods and has found new ways to mimic their tentacles in the lab for use in underwater vehicles and robots.
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Understanding the True Flood Risks of Tropical Cyclones

New research led by IIHR Director Gabriele Villarini has developed a probabilistic rainfall generator to provide crucial rainfall data for more accurate modeling of tropical cyclones in coastal states.
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What’s in Your Water?

IIHR's Zhi and LeFevre took samples and measured chemical composition of a local creek for over three years in an ecological study.
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Importance of eroding streambanks on nutrient reduction efforts

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Whatever the Weather, Casavant Has It Covered

Iowa Flood Center graduate student Libby Casavant presents the IFC weather briefing at IFC weekly meetings, but she spends most of her time mapping the sediment flow through the Kosi River using two- and three-dimensional modeling software.
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Fighting for Climate Action: Schnoor Honored by AEESP

IIHR Research Engineer Jerry Schnoor was selected as the 2021 Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors (AEESP) Fellow.
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In Memoriam: Scott Charles Hagen, 1961–2021

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In Memoriam: Scott Charles Hagen, 1961–2021

University of Iowa and IIHR alumnus and friend Scott C. Hagen died on July 24, 2021, at the age of 60. Hagen was a tireless advocate for IIHR and its programs; he served as a member of the IIHR Advisory Board from 2014–18. He will be profoundly missed.
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Iowa Cousins Pursue Similar Paths as Researchers at Iowa and ISU

It may not be that unusual when multiple people from the same family pursue similar careers. But listening to Brian Hornbuckle and his cousin Keri Hornbuckle talk, it quickly became obvious how much the Iowa cousins admire—and inspire—one another.
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University of Iowa President Barb Wilson speaks with reporters at IIHR

Fred Stern poses at the wave basin.

Dirty water is costing Iowa

Fred Stern poses at the wave basin.

Weber Discusses Water Quality in Iowa on Iowa Press

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Muste’s Fourth Fulbright to Take Him to Hungary

IIHR Research Engineer Marian Muste will travel to Hungary on his fourth Fulbright Fellowship for the spring semester of 2022.
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Iowa Flood Center: ‘New Normal’ could bring soggy spring

Fred Stern poses at the wave basin.

Stern and Sanada Receive $1.3M in Grants from the Office of Naval Research

Three new grants from the Office of Naval Research are the latest in a long line of grant support for Professor Frederick Stern.