The Notre Dame College of Engineering is pleased to announce the Spring 2025 recipients of the Staff Excellence Awards, which recognize staff members’ exemplary contributions above and beyond the scope of their standard job responsibilities. Award recipients are honored for having a …
Fanxin Kong, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, one of the highest honors awarded to young faculty. Kong’s CAREER research project will advance the security and safety of …
The Notre Dame student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) hosted the 2025 ASCE Indiana-Kentucky Student Symposium on the University’s campus from April 3-5. Over 400 individuals participated in the symposium, including over 330 students from 12 universities throughout …
Two Notre Dame undergraduates—one in the College of Engineering and the other in the College of Science—have teamed up with an orthopedic surgeon to develop an innovative device that repairs fractures in hip replacement patients while minimizing damage to tendons and muscles. A common …
Joannes Westerink, Joseph and Nona Ahearn Professor in Computational Science and Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (CEEES) at the University of Notre Dame, and Richard Luettich, Jr., Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at …
During the 2024–25 academic year, the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) elected three Notre Dame Engineering faculty to its ranks—recognizing their outstanding contributions to research and innovation—with two named Senior Members (2025) and one named a Fellow (2024). Ashley Thrall …
Ramzi Bualuan, teaching professor and director of undergraduate studies in computer science and engineering, is the recipient of the 2025 College of Engineering Outstanding Mentoring Award. Outstanding mentors go beyond guiding students’ academic achievements—they foster …
Merlin Bruening, the Donald and Susan Rice Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has won the 2025 Outstanding Teacher Award in the Notre Dame College of Engineering. The award honors an engineering faculty member — selected each year by …
Steven Koester, recently appointed Frank M. Freimann Professor of Microelectronics and internationally recognized scholar and innovator in nanotechnology, has been named the director of the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano). As director, he will lead a …
Over spring break, 14 Notre Dame civil engineering students, one teaching assistant, and two professors traveled from snowy Northwest Indiana to the hot and arid Southwest to explore Death Valley’s stunning and complex geology. What follows is a student travelogue of their experiences. We …