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The University’s original Hydraulics Lab, which opened in 1920, was a mere 22-by-22-foot box perched above a flume (see channel on right) fed by the Iowa River.

IIHR Turns 100!

Posted on March 3rd, 2020

IIHR is celebrating 100 years in 2020! Take a dive into the rich history of service, education and research that makes IIHR the influential institution it is today.

IIHR Bulletins/UI Studies in Engineering

Posted on April 25th, 2011

This series (1926–71) is no longer in print. A file set is available for examination in the IIHR Archive in the C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory. Many of these publications are also available for download through Iowa Research Online: University of Iowa Studies in Engineering, or you can contact the IIHR Archives by emailing connie-mutel@uiowa.edu. […]

Archive Collections Policy

Posted on February 25th, 2011

Mission Statement The IIHR Archive contains papers, photographs, and objects to be preserved, in perpetuity, for studies of the history of IIHR and its efforts related to hydraulic engineering, research, and education. These archives are to remain available for use by students and scholars, both within and outside the University of Iowa, conducting studies related […]

History Resources

Posted on February 25th, 2011

Because of the longstanding interest in history at IIHR, staff and researchers here have made special efforts to preserve documents, objects, and photographs relating to IIHR’s historical development. These are housed in a formal Archives repository on the fourth floor of Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory. Use of the Archive is detailed in a Collections Policy. Historical […]

Ship Hydrodynamics Resources

Posted on February 3rd, 2011

IIHR has been a leader in naval ship design for decades, and continues to forge new areas of research today. Under the leadership of IIHR Research Engineer Fred Stern, the institute has developed a unique combination of top researchers and outstanding resources and facilities, including: IIHR Towing Tank: Located in the basement of C. Maxwell […]

Research Computing Environment

Posted on January 12th, 2011

Location: Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory, fourth floor Contact: Brian Miller IIHR maintains a diverse set of computing resources and facilities. Over the past two decades IIHR has been at the forefront of HPC parallel applications moving from several large Silicon Graphics Power Challenge Array shared memory systems, a Sun Microsystems distributed memory system, to current large […]

Contact Us!

Posted on January 7th, 2011

Questions? To learn more about graduate studies at IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering or to plan a visit, please complete and submit this brief information form. You may also e-mail Carmen Langel or call 319-335-5841. We look forward to hearing from you! Mailing Address: IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering University of Iowa 100 C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory Iowa […]

IIHR Advisory Board

Posted on June 8th, 2010

The IIHR Advisory Board affords a medium through which the IIHR director and staff can obtain advice and counsel concerning their programs and plans, both short- and long-term, from interested persons in touch with the world of engineering education, research, and practice. The board provides a select audience for reports of IIHR’s activities and accomplishments, and helps […]

Stanley Hydraulics Lab

Posted on June 1st, 2010

Location: 300 S. Riverside Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 Building Locator Map The C. Maxwell Stanley Hydraulics Laboratory (SHL) is IIHR’s flagship facility and its intellectual and administrative hub. Located on the University of Iowa’s central campus, many IIHR researchers, staff members, visiting researchers, and students have offices in SHL. Fluid Dynamics office space is […]

Where is IIHR?

Posted on June 1st, 2010

IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering is located on South Riverside Drive in Iowa City, Iowa, set on the banks of the Iowa River on the University of Iowa’s beautiful 1,700-acre campus. IIHR is part of the College of Engineering, one of the 11 colleges that make up the University of Iowa. The university’s many outstanding programs include […]

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