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.