Iowa Geological Survey Soil Scientist Matthew Streeter is supporting California's wildfire-prone landscape. With Perimeter Solutions, he’s investigating the long-term impacts of how fire-retardant chemicals may affect soil health and water quality.

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.

Growing up in Poland, Witold Krajewski never dreamed he would travel to the United States, nevertheless live there. But now, like thousands of other Iowans, he can recall his life just before the historic flood of 2008. The sports-oriented Krajewski, who had a soccer match held at his retirement party and founded Judo America Iowa City in 1994, was one day away from leaving Iowa before the flood struck to attend the wrestling and judo 2008 Olympic trials at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Then, the sight of a sandbag being carried by his secretary as he walked into his University of Iowa office changed his mind about leaving. The flood ultimately changed his life.

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. IIHR engineers also are testing the efficacy and efficiency of a new pump station that will be added to the Cedar Rapids Water Pollution Control Facilities on the southeast side of that city.

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. This is evidenced by initiative, innovative and collaborative approaches to addressing public issues, effective community building, and integration of civic engagement into the college experience.

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.