Scott Shaw, professor in the Department of Chemistry, and a team of researchers across five universities seek to understand how environmental film forms on solid surfaces and how materials can be designed to last longer.

Valerie Payré, EES assistant professor, has been granted a $492,599 grant from NASA to analyze the geologic makeup of Mars with hopes of better understanding our planet’s history.

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to Prof. Wayne Polyzou that will support a research collaboration with particle physics students in Poland and Ukraine.

The National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty, includes a five-year grant for $633,023.

Professor Jane Nachtman has received a $460,000 grant from the Fermi Research Alliance to work on neutrino detectors as part of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) at Fermilab.

Beth Walker, associate professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and her colleagues, received a grant from the Department of Education to provide training to graduate students treating children from diverse backgrounds who need speech and hearing services.

The University of Iowa has been awarded a $6 million, four-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to lead a multistate collaboration with universities, local governments, health care providers, and other experts on a project that will help Midwest agricultural communities grappling with effects of severe weather, such as floods, droughts, and heat waves.

Dustin Swarm, a postdoctoral research scholar in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will use the award to develop imaging technology to better see our galaxy.

The Department of Chemistry’s program in radiochemistry, which has been growing since 2012, will receive a $558,755 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust to create greater access to the field and address workforce shortage.