College of Engineering shares in prestigious IIE Heiskell Award

The University of Iowa India Winterim study abroad program is recipient of the prestigious 2016 Institute of International Education Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education. UI won the Study Abroad category for the India Winterim International Development program linking students with social entrepreneurs in India.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the India Winterim program, with more than 1,000 students and faculty participating since it began.

College of Engineering faculty members who have participated in courses and student mentoring are:

• Allen Bradley, professor of civil and environmental engineering and faculty research engineer at IIHR-Hydroscience & Engineering 
• Marian Muste, research engineer at IIHR and adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering 
• Madhavan L. Raghavan, Robert and Virginia Wheeler Fellow of Engineering, professor of biomedical engineering, researcher at the Center for Computer-Aided Design and Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging 
• H. S. Udaykumar, professor of mechanical and industrial engineering and faculty research engineer at IIHR