IIHR alumnus Fred Locher has some good stories to tell about his student days at the institute.

Graduate student Mehedi Bappy came to IIHR to pursue a career in waterways and vessel engineering.

Laura Myers is one of the people at IIHR whom everyone depends on — and not only for a smile or a laugh.

Early in 2020, IIHR and the Old Capitol Museum partnered to create a centennial exhibition that celebrates the institute’s important contributions to fluids-related research. Titled “A River Flowed Through It: Iowa’s Legacy in Fluid Mechanics,” the exhibit brings IIHR’s extraordinary history to life through artifacts, storytelling, and historical photos.

H.S. Udaykumar, a professor of mechanical engineering, is part of a team conducting COVID-19 research to study how long viruses can survive in droplets that land on different surfaces.

IIHR Research Engineer David Cwiertny decided to shift his research from water filtration to air filtration materials for use in masks.

IIHR Research Engineer Charles Stanier was part of an effort to learn which classrooms at the University of Iowa (UI) are the safest for in-person classes.

A NASA-funded study at IIHR explores connections between reduced air pollution due to COVID-19 and decreases in precipitation in the western United States

IIHR researcher Jessica Meyer is working to develop new insights on how groundwater moves and innovative ways to characterize its flow.

In Iowa, we hear a lot about the rural-urban divide. But near Iowa City, there’s a place for all Iowans, where urban and rural meet in a unique and productive way — the Johnson County Historic Poor Farm.