When it rains in Iowa and elsewhere, stormwater runoff causes contaminants to enter lakes and rivers, affecting aquatic life and drinking-water supplies. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has recognized the need for more research and education on green stormwater treatment by awarding a...
Larry J. Weber, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Iowa (UI) and a research engineer at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering (IIHR), has been named a Fellow by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Board of Direction. Weber also holds the Edwin B....
Jerald L. Schnoor, the Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering and professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Iowa, has received the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology.
According to the ACS, Schnoor...
The India Winterim course on Water Poverty in Rural India spent three weeks in India over the winter break.
In this course, students learned about the freshwater crisis in the poor rural agricultural Mewat District, located only 50 miles south of Delhi. The class partners with the...
Along with studying the sustainable production and use of energy, water, materials, and food, CEE Professor Jerry Schnoor's students learn about preserving ecosystems.
A water sustainability course offered through the University of Iowa’s India Winterim—a three-week, field-based program for undergraduate and graduate students—will expand its reach thanks to a U.S.-India 21st Century Knowledge Initiative Award granted through the United States-India Educational...
Ibrahim Demir, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering and associate faculty research engineer at IIHR--Hydroscience & Engineering, received the Outreach/Media Award June 21 from the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM).
Demir was recognized for his new...
Allen Bradley , professor of civil and environmental engineering and faculty research engineer at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering, has been appointed departmental executive officer of the department, effective July...
The University of Iowa has introduced a comprehensive information package about one of its premier research areas in hydroscience.
"Iowa dives into the future of water research" is a comprehensive look at how University of Iowa researchers are studying the science and technology of water...
The Iowa City Press-Citizen chronicled the birth of the Iowa Flood Center as a result of the 2008 devastating flood on the Iowa River.
The Iowa Flood Center was started with a proposal from by hydrologists at the University of Iowa like Witold Krajewski, professor of civil and...