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Staying Afloat and Learning to Think

Monday, April 19, 2021
IIHR alumnus Fred Locher has some good stories to tell about his student days at the institute.
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Propelled into the Future

Monday, April 19, 2021
Graduate student Mehedi Bappy came to IIHR to pursue a career in waterways and vessel engineering.
Aerial photo of Stanley Hydraulics Lab and the Iowa River with the cover of IIHR Currents

Working Hard and Having Fun

Monday, April 19, 2021
Laura Myers is one of the people at IIHR whom everyone depends on — and not only for a smile or a laugh.
A huge water scales was part of the exhibit

A River Flowed Through It: IIHR’s Legacy in Fluid Mechanics

Wednesday, March 17, 2021
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.
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The Surprising Science of COVID-19

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
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.
Magnified image of air filter fibers.

A Recipe for Better Masks

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
IIHR Research Engineer David Cwiertny decided to shift his research from water filtration to air filtration materials for use in masks.
Researchers test ventilation in a classroom

Safer Classrooms

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
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.
map of the western United States showing drought conditions in early 2020

Does Less Pollution Mean Less Precipitation?

Tuesday, March 16, 2021
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
Three people look down into a hole in the ground

llluminating the Subsurface

Monday, March 15, 2021
IIHR researcher Jessica Meyer is working to develop new insights on how groundwater moves and innovative ways to characterize its flow.
A red barn and other farm buildings surrounded by vegetables planted in lush rows.

Planting the Seed: Connecting with the Land and Local History

Thursday, March 11, 2021
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.