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.
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Entries by Laura Myers
Citizen Science: Water Monitoring
IIHR’s Chris Jones is recruiting public volunteers to participate in a study which uses a smartphone app to detect nitrate levels in local watersheds using their phone’s camera.
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.
A Mindful Future
WSI member Ananya Sen Gupta takes a computational approach to understanding how toxins and pathogens in the environment relate to each other.
Sugar Creek Chronicle: Still Making a Difference
Interest in Connie Mutel’s A Sugar Creek Chronicle: Observing Climate Change from a Midwestern Woodland is still vibrant. Requests for public presentations about climate change and the book continue to roll in.
Research Summaries in 90 Seconds or Less!
Four members of IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering’s research staff participated in the Communicating Ideas Workshop and recorded short video clips explaining their research.
2017 Big Data Hackathon
This September, the University of Iowa will host the 2017 Midwest Big Data Hackathon, a two-day, non-stop software development competition.
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.
Exploring Engineering and Health Science
A summer academic program at the University of Iowa encouraged middle-school students to dream big of a life in the sciences, and provided a week of education in engineering and health science from University of Iowa faculty, staff, and students.
Measuring Flood Vulnerability
Eric Tate’s work with IIHR focuses on measuring social vulnerability to floods by building demographic indicators.
Oxbow Restorations Benefit Habitat, Ecosystem
Oxbow restorations provide wildlife habitat for creatures that like these quiet backwaters, and they also process nutrients. And they’re surprisingly affordable.
In Memoriam: Forrest M. Holly Jr.
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Forrest M. Holly’s death on May 22, 2017.
New Sustainable Water Development Grad Program
The Sustainable Water Development (SWD) Graduate Program in civil and environmental engineering at the University of Iowa will offer a revolutionary new approach to engineering education.
First Graduate With Naval Hydrodynamics Certificate
This May, senior mechanical engineering student Sean Seelau will be the first student to receive a certificate in Naval Hydrodynamics from the University of Iowa.
Predicting Floods with Computer Simulations
IIHR’s Ricardo Mantilla is the principal architect of the Iowa Flood Center’s flood prediction model, HLM-Async.
Villarini Wins Young Investigator Award
IIHR’s Gregory LeFevre won the University of Iowa Office of the Vice President’s Early Career Scholar of the Year Award.
Craig Just Wins Teaching Sustainability Award
The Institute of Industrial Engineers Sustainable Development Division has awarded Craig Just the 2017 Excellence in Teaching Sustainability Award.
