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Ten Notre Dame Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows
nwelding • Date: November 30, 2012
Ten University of Notre Dame faculty members, including Harindra Joseph Shermal Fernando, the Wayne and Diana Murdy Family Professor of Engineering and professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in honor of their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
>Full StoryNotre Dame Researchers to Lead New Science Data Preservation Effort
nwelding • Date: November 30, 2012
One of the emerging, and soon to be defining, characteristics of science research is the collection, usage and storage of immense amounts of data. In fields as diverse as medicine, astronomy and economics, large data sets are becoming the foundation for new scientific advances.
>Full StoryAgilent Technologies and Notre Dame Team Up
staff • Date: November 16, 2012
Agilent Technologies Inc. and the Wireless Institute at the University of Notre Dame have announced that they will establish a collaborative research initiative aimed at developing the next generation of multiple-input, multiple-output wireless technologies.
>Full StoryNotre Dame Research Could Improve Sustainability and Cost-effectiveness of Wastewater Treatment
staff • Date: November 15, 2012
University of Notre Dame researcher Robert Nerenberg can tell you many things you might not know about wastewater treatment plants, including their significant carbon footprint, energy demands and chemical costs. His past research has addressed ways to drastically improve the energy efficiency of wastewater treatment. He now is telling the wastewater treatment industry about his promising new line of research that has the capability of significantly decreasing chemical costs and carbon footprint.
>Full StoryNotre Dame's Nitesh Chawla Receives 2012 IBM Watson Faculty Award
staff • Date: November 14, 2012
When IBM created its cognitive computer system, Watson, it was projecting far into the future but not as far as one might think. Watson’s deductive abilities and incredible data retrieval speed allow it to sift through vast amounts of data and process information in ways similar to those of the human brain, including an understanding of basic language as well as some human nuances. But the machine’s purpose was more than mimicry; it was created to access and analyze data, helping organizations identify trends and operational hiccups while projecting possible outcomes.
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