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Gabriele Villarini at his desk

Understanding the true flood risks of tropical cyclones

Monday, September 13, 2021
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.
Hui Zhi gathers water samples

What's in your water?

Wednesday, September 8, 2021
IIHR's Zhi and LeFevre took samples and measured chemical composition of a local creek for over three years in an ecological study.
Libby Casavant poses with colleagues

Whatever the weather, Casavant has it covered

Friday, August 20, 2021
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.
Schnoor poses with an award

Fighting for climate action: Schnoor honored by AEESP

Thursday, August 19, 2021
IIHR Research Engineer Jerry Schnoor was selected as the 2021 Association of Environmental Engineering & Science Professors (AEESP) Fellow.
Keith Schilling

Importance of eroding streambanks on nutrient reduction efforts

Tuesday, August 17, 2021
A study led by Keith Schilling shows eroding streambanks contribute a third or more of the phosphorus loads leaving through Iowa waterways.
Scott Charles Hagen

In memoriam: Scott Charles Hagen, 1961-2021

Tuesday, August 10, 2021
University of Iowa and IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering alumnus and friend Scott C. Hagen died on July 24, 2021, at the age of 60.
President Barbara Wilson talks to the press

Photos: University of Iowa President Barb Wilson speaks with reporters during first week

Tuesday, July 20, 2021
University of Iowa President Barb Wilson spoke to reporters during a media availability, Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at the C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory in Iowa City, Iowa.
Keri Hornbuckle

Iowa cousins pursue similar paths as researchers at Iowa and ISU

Wednesday, July 7, 2021
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.
Larry Weber

Weber discusses water quality in Iowa on Iowa Press

Monday, June 28, 2021
On this edition of Iowa Press, Larry Weber, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Iowa, discusses water quality issues across the state.
Marion Muste at his desk

Muste’s fourth Fulbright to take him to Hungary

Monday, June 21, 2021
Marian Muste, IIHR research engineer, will travel to Hungary on his fourth Fulbright Fellowship for the spring semester of 2022.