We welcome everyone to the first annual “MATFab Materials Frontier Symposium” that will be held on April 18, 2025 in the Iowa Advanced Technology Laboratories Building on the University of Iowa campus. The purpose of the symposium is to highlight advances and applications in materials science across all scientific disciplines. Schedule of EventsField Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) Workshop1–2:30 p.m. IATL 104Join Drs. Michael Sinnwell and Jackie Feng as they explain the...

Presenter: Allison Bair, Research Associate at Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, AZEducation: B.A., Geoscience, Univeristy of Iowa, 2000; M.S. Quaternary Sciences, Northern Arizona University, 2004Talk Title: "The Chemical and Physical Properties of Comets: Results from 50 Years of Narrowband Measurements at Lowell Observatory"Investigations of the chemical and physical properties of comets reveal unique clues to conditions in the early solar nebula and the solar system's formation processes. A...

Celebrate Earth Day 2025! Trowbridge Hall - First Floor (Main Entrance off Cleary Walkway) Sponsored by the Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geographical & Sustainability Sciences Departments

Get ahead on your research skills! These workshops are designed for graduate students and faculty but also open to undergraduates. What’s the best way to organize your research files so you, or you and your collaborators, can find what you need when you need it? What are best practices for naming files?  What is a README and why is it important? Attendees will come away with practical skills and tips for organizing research data in a way that is navigable across files and folders.  Come to this...

Presenter: Dr. Kathleen Surpless, Earth & Environmental Geosciences, Trinity University - San Antonio, TX Talk Title: "The Galice and Mariposa Formations, California and Oregon: A Detrital Zircon Record of the Late Jurassic Cordilleran Margin"

NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

Presenter: Dr. Carlton E. Brett, College of Arts & Sciences: Department of Geosciences, University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) Talk Title: TBD

This year’s Prairie Preview Exhibitor Fair will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 in the International Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union.Attendees can connect with more than 35 local and regional environmental organizations dedicated to conservation, sustainability, and environmental education. The fair will feature interactive booths, hands-on activities, and valuable insights on how you can make a difference in your own backyard and beyond. The fair is free to attend, no registration...

This year’s Prairie Preview Exhibitor Fair will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14 in the International Ballroom at the Iowa Memorial Union.Attendees can connect with more than 35 local and regional environmental organizations dedicated to conservation, sustainability, and environmental education. The fair will feature interactive booths, hands-on activities, and valuable insights on how you can make a difference in your own backyard and beyond. The fair is free to attend, no registration...

NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out!  Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 5th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fifth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History...

NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...