Jennifer Fiegel was among four recipients of the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Award (ITTA). The ITTA awards are funded through student technology fees and support significant, innovative projects that show the potential to improve teaching and learning at the University of Iowa.

Christopher Ruben, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, has received a two-year PhRMA Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship. This funding will support Ruben in his research on developing polymers that mimic key chemical structures of bacteria to create a targeted drug delivery system to the lungs.

Grace Williamson is among 82 students recognized on downtown Iowa City banners for their dedication to research at the University of Iowa. She is is researching advancements in burn wound technology to treat third- and fourth-degree burns.

Fiegel and her team examined how exhaled bioaerosols - droplets produced from the lung during breathing, coughing, and sneezing - are produced from lung-like surfaces during a cough. The findings were recently published in Soft Matter.

University of Iowa scholars in engineering and pharmacy are designing polymers to help maintain the effectiveness of drugs once they enter the lungs of patients dealing with infections, cancer, genetic disorders or other conditions.

Riannon Smith isn't a videographer or photographer, per se, but some days she takes 100 pictures or more. Recently, Smith documented the plume of hydrogel spray. Hundreds of times over she pumped the spray bottle and recorded pictures or videos, examining how wide and far the spray traveled.

University of Iowa Technology Institute faculty affiliate Jennifer Fiegel has earned first place honors in the faculty, staff, and researcher category of the Capture Your Research image competition.

​Working remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jennifer Fiegel, associate professor of chemical and biochemical engineering and a faculty affiliate in the University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI), had to adapt.