Department of Industrial Technology

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# Title Date Summary
1 UNI set to compete in 2013 Solar Splash
Public Relations News Release 2012:314, p.1
UNI's solar boat team will compete in this year's Solar Splash World Championship of Intercollegiate Solar Boat Racing. UNI has participated in the event since 2002 and has place in the top five overall since 2007.
2 UNI receives grant for bridge safety research
Public Relations News Release 2011:130, p.1
The Department of Industrial Technology will work with the Iowa Department of Transportation to evaluate the condition of local bridges using a Structural Health Monitoring System.
3 UNI professor receives lasting benefits from summer externship
Public Relations News Release 2010:49, p.1
Hong "Jeff" Nie,, assistant professor of industrial technology, is collaborating with Weidong Xiang, an assistant professor at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, to develop new algorithms for wireless systems.
4 Master Builders of Iowa strengthen UNI's construction management program with $75,000 gift
Public Relations News Release 2009:370, p.1
"MBI" is stepping up to assist our vital construction career programs so they can continue to play a major role in preparing a skilled workforce to rebuild Iowa" according to Chairman of the Board Mike Tousley, of the Weitz Company.
5 UNI announces inaugural Diversity Matters Award recipients
Public Relations News Release 2009:233, p.1
Ten individuals were recently honored for their efforts to enhance diversity during the second-annual town hall meeting on diversity.These students, faculty and staff received the inaugural UNI Diversity Matters Award. Recipients listed.
6 UNI's Metal Casting Center to host workshops for Boy Scouts
Public Relations News Release 2009:231, p.1
More than 50 Boy Schouth will attend a workshop at the Center to earn the metalwork merit badge with a founder option. The center is offering its facilities to the scouts at no charge and materials are being donated.
7 Industrial tech students place fourth in robotics competition
Public Relations News Release 2009:179, p.1
The students took fourth place in a national robotics competition held recently in Louisville, Kentucky and placed second in performing the task. Teams were also judged on poster design and information about their robot manipulators. Students listed.
8 Faculty and students judge construction projects
Public Relations News Release 2009:171, p.1
Industrial technology faculty and students recently participated in the Associated Builders and Contractors of Iowa awards banquet in Des Moines.The group, all part of the construction management program, judged project presentations.
9 UNI to offer new course on sustainability in fall
Public Relations News Release 2008:496, p.1
"Introduction to Sustainability," is being offered to explore the multi-faceted dimensions of sustainability as a web of interactions between the environment, technology, economy and society.
10 UNI industrial technology students participate in national conference, receive scholarships
Public Relations News Release 2008:274, p.1
Two students, Nate James and Steve Schilling, received scholarships at the Foundry Education Foundation (FEF) College Industry Conference in Chicago in November. Other students who attended the conference are listed.
11 UNI's Industrial technology programs re-accredited, students recognized in robotics competition
Public Relations News Release 2008:272, p.1
The four programs re-accredited are construction management; manufacturing technology with options in design, advanced manufacturing and metal casting; graphic communications; and, technology management.
12 UNI students sell campanile memorabilia clocks
Public Relations News Release 2008:243, p.1
Student-made clocks in the shape of the campanile are on sale by the Alumni Association. They were made as part of a project for the Product Development and Enterprise class, taught by Doug Hotek.
13 UNI sends five senior students to National Robotics Competition in Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 19 - 21
Public Relations News Release 2008:227, p.1
The 2008 Robotic Manipulator Competition brings a new task and a new wrinkle -- teams will compete head-to-head with their entries battling in the 24 foot by 24 foot arena to finish the task first.
14 UNI sends five to the 15th annual Solar Splash electric boat competition, June 18-22
Public Relations News Release 2007:732, p.1
Solar Splash, hosted by the University of Arkansas, is the World Championship of Intercollegiate Solar Boating.
15 College deans welcome new students
Northern Iowan 104:54, p.
Discovery is at the heart of the College of Natural Sciences.
16 "Search for Amelia Earhart's Airplane" topic at UNI Tuesday, April 15
Public Relations News Release 2007:572, p.1
"The Search for Amelia Earhart's Missing Airplane" will be presented by Rod Blocksome April 15.
17 Class teaches ins and outs of flying
Northern Iowan 104:30, p.1
"Principles of Flight" class will include everything a person needs to pass the Federal Aviation Administration's written examination for a private pilot's license; photo.
18 UNI students build robot for national competition on October 26
Public Relations News Release 2007:230, p.1
Seven students will be representing UNI at the National Association of Industrial Technology robotics competition October 26.
19 UNI students build quiet, environmentally friendly, solar-powered lawn mower
Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1
Industrial technology students have designed and built a solar-powered lawnmower, UNIMow, as part of their electrical and information engineering technology senior design program.
20 UNI students leave lasting impression at construction management competition
Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1
Thirteen construction management students participated in the Student Management Competition in October.
21 News Brief/Calendar of Events
Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1
The Polymer Research and Materials Innovation Service Laboratory open house is Tuesday, October 31.
22 Official opening of polymer lab at UNI set for October 31
Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1
The Polymer Research and Materials Innovation Service Laboratory hosts an open house, October 31.
23 UNI solar electric boat earns ninth place at solar boating world championship.
Public Relations News Release 2006:0, p.1
UNI team competed against fifteen other teams in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
24 UNI awarded federal grant for Center for Advanced Bio-based Binders
Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1
Grants for one million dollars will help develop bio-based binders in the UNI foundry.
25 Carver grant funds new lab at UNI
Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1
New lab for polymer research and materials innovation will open thanks to a grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.
26 Thursday, Nov. 3 - Friday, Nov. 4
Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.2
Annual Iowa Industry and Technology Education Conference being held in Ames.
27 UNI solar boat team earns commercial-viability award
Public Relations News Release 2005:0, p.1
UNI placed 11th out of 19 at the World Championship of Intercollegiate Solar Boating.
28 UNI students benefit from construction software donation
Public Relations News Release 2004:0, p.1
Department of Industrial Technology received a grant for $145,000 from On Center Software Corporation to help students become familiar with latest digital technology.
29 UNI Department of Industrial Arts celebrates centennial
Northern Iowa Today 88:2, p.17
Department celebrates centennial of program and twenty-fifth anniversary of the DIT program.
30 Seniors in UNI's Department of Industrial Technology complete design projects
Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1
Descriptions of projects and teams completing them.
31 UNI Department of Industrial Technology to celebrate centennial
Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1
History of the Department of Industrial Technology provided.
32 ITC students to 'power' their way into Buffalo, N.Y.
Northern Iowan 100:50, p.1
Six electrical and information engineering technology and manufacturing technology majors will participate at the 2004 Solar Splash solar boat competition; photo.
33 UNI students win construction competition
Northern Iowa Today 88:1, p.15
Six students finish in first place in estimating competition; photo.
34 Construction management team wins national competition
Northern Iowan 100:26, p.4
The team took first place out of eleven schools in the commercial division of a construction contest; photo.
35 UNI students win construction competition
Public Relations News Release 2003:0, p.1
UNI students win first place out of eleven teams at the Associated Schools of Construction's estimating competition.
36 Solar and wind based renewable energy projects at UNI Department of Industrial Technology for a brighter and cleaner Iowa!
Northern Iowan 99:52, p.13
Summaries of current student projects in Electrical and Information Engineering Technology; photo.
37 UNI's industrial technology programs reaccredited
Public Relations News Release 2002:216, p.1
The National Association of Industrial Technology reaccredited four industrial technology programs.
38 UNI technology program receives Qwest grant
Northern Iowa Today 86:2, p.20
$33,000 grant will support modular technology lab.
39 UNI's Solar Splash entry ready for all comers
Northern Iowa Today 86:2, p.14
Four industrial technology students built a solar-powered boat; electro-mechanical systems program changed to electrical and Information engineering technology; photo.
40 $33,000 grant helps technology program
Northern Iowan 98:57, p.1
Qwest Foundation gives grant to construct a modular technology laboratory.
41 UNI offers on-site master's program at John Deere foundry
Public Relations News Release 2001:246, p.1
Professor Yury Lerner directs an on-site master's program at the John Deere Foundry that will be completed in three years.
42 UNI Industrial Tech students shine
Northern Iowan 97:59, p.2
Industrial technology students received a 92 percent pass rate on the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Technologist Certification exam.
43 UNI student receives John Deere Process Manufacturing Graduate Scholarship
Public Relations News Release 2001:12, p.1
This scholarship is presented to a graduate students in the industrial technology master's program.
44 UNI industrial tech students hammer national exam
Public Relations News Release 2001:3, p.1
Seventeen students participate in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Technologist Certification exam, scoring a 92 percent pass rate.
45 Seniors in UNI's Department of Industrial Technology complete design projects
Public Relations News Release 2000:0, p.1
List of seniors completing their projects; titles of the projects are also listed.
46 University of Northern Iowa industrial technology students awarded scholarships
Public Relations News Release 1999:407, p.1
Scholarship recipients are listed for the Department of Industrial Technology for the 2000-2001 school year.
47 Industrial Technology Department
Campus News Network 10:11, p.
List of presentations made by faculty in the Industrial Technology Department.
48 Industrial Technology Department
Campus News Network 10:11, p.
List of Industrial Technology Department faculty who have recently published.
49 Solar powered boat competes in international competition
Northern Iowan 95:58, p.1
Solar-electric boat, constructed by Brent Maitland, Marty Topping, and Ayman Elsawy, competed in 6th Annual Solar-Electric Boat Regatta in Wisconsin last weekend.
50 IWCC and UNI sign articulation agreements for several programs
Public Relations News Release 1998:0, p.2
IWCC and UNI signed articulation agreement for programs in industrial technology, engineering technology, and transportation technology to allow smooth transfer of credits.