In 2022, according to the Global E-waste Monitor 2024, humanity produced 62 million tons of e-waste—discarded phones, printers, and other devices. By 2030, that number is projected to rise another 32%, reaching 82 million. To address this significant environmental problem, Tingyu Cheng, …
Thomas Corke, the Clark Equipment Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been selected by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) for its distinguished Dryden Lectureship in Research. Corke will deliver his lecture, …
Black, windless, silent—low earth orbit seems empty. Yet as anyone launching a satellite in this region knows, powerful, invisible forces are at work. Gravity pulls the satellite towards earth, solar radiation generates its power, and earth’s magnetic field guides its trajectory. IrishSat, …
Luis Montestruque, ND Ph.D. ’04 (electrical engineering), is a pioneer in the field of smart water systems. For more than two decades, he has helped utilities improve water resource management, reduce flooding, and minimize combined sewer overflows. He is the founder and CEO of HydroDigital—a …
Meenal Datta, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the inaugural Jane Schoelch DeFlorio Collegiate Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. “Professor Datta’s pioneering work brings to bear mechanical …
One Wednesday evening, as the glow of autumn leaves gave way to night outside Stinson-Remick Hall, small groups of Notre Dame engineering undergraduates discussed statics—the branch of mechanics essential to designing buildings, bridges and dams. Yet no professor was in sight. Mary …
Ranjan Singh, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and pioneer in terahertz photonics, spintronics and metamaterials, has been named founding editor-in-chief of Applied Physics Letters (APL) Engineering Physics. According to Singh, the journal aims to encourage …
Purifying dirty water is an age-old problem that has become more urgent as the global population grows, and water contains more and different kinds of pollutants. Over time, filters have evolved—from simple sieves that strain out sand and dirt to advanced membranes that selectively remove …
Meenal Datta, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been selected by the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) to receive its 2025 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award. This single-recipient award is BMES’s most prestigious honor for …
Pinar Zorlutuna, Roth-Gibson Professor of Bioengineering and director of the Bioengineering Program at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected to the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) 2025 Class of Fellows. Fellows are selected on the basis of their “exceptional achievements …