Fatima Toor, University of Iowa professor of electrical and computer engineering Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering, has been selected for the 2026 class of Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Adam Ramker, University of Iowa PhD student in electrical and computer engineering (ECE), has received seed funding to develop a process to closely examine and differentiate between different types of laser materials through the 2026 Materials Analysis Testing and Fabrication (MATFab) Facility Seed Grant Award program.

Adam Ramker is featured in the 2026 Dare to Discover campaign, which showcases student and postdoc researchers, scholars, and creators from across the University of Iowa on banners throughout downtown Iowa City.

Researchers at the University of Iowa have found they can bend high-tech lasers without sacrificing performance – a key milestone in bringing advanced laser systems into hospitals, labs, and fieldwork. This finding could ultimately protect patients, improve diagnostics, and expand scientific capabilities.

ECE Professor Fatima Toor awarded funding through the competitive Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program

The field of quantum information science and engineering (QISE) is seen as critical for the future.

Robert Schwan, an undergraduate researcher in the Toor Lab, won the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's best undergraduate poster award at the 2024 College of Engineering Research Open House.

Kaleb McClenathan, a graduate researcher in the Toor Lab, won the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering's best graduate poster award at the 2024 College of Engineering Research Open House.

Daniel Keefe, a graduate researcher in the Toor Lab, won the Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate best poster award at the 2023 College of Engineering Research Open House.

Xavier Uhrmacher, an undergraduate researcher in the Toor Lab, won the Electrical and Computer Engineering undergraduate best poster award at the 2023 College of Engineering Research Open House.