Kyle Bibby, professor of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences, and Prashant V. Kamat, the Reverend John A. Zahm Professor of Science in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, have been named to Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchers (HCR). Kyle …
Edward Maginn, Keough-Hesburgh Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Associate Vice President for Research at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) — the highest professional distinction awarded solely …
What could cancer teach us about tuberculosis? That’s a question Meenal Datta has been chasing since she was a graduate student. Once the body’s immune system is infected with tuberculosis, it forms granulomas — tight clusters of white blood cells — in an attempt to wall off the …
Matthew Zahr, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. The award recognizes early career excellence in STEM research and education. Zahr’s CAREER research project focuses on …
Notre Dame’s Robotic Football team emerged triumphant from the 2023 Fall Combine Competition, placing first overall and winning best quarterback, center and kicker. Their performance makes them top seed for the Robotic Football Tournament in April. The combine, held this year at Notre …
First-year electrical engineering students learned the fundamentals of electronic design by fabricating their own circuit boards at the inaugural “Build-a-Board” workshop. The event was hosted by the Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH), an experiential learning space with resources for …
The Notre Dame Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) team, which organizes immersive research programs each summer for more than 300 undergraduate students from around the world, received the Presidential Team Irish Award. Six of the 18 members of the team are affiliated with the …
Robert C. Nelson, professor emeritus of aerospace and mechanical engineering, passed away October 19. He was 81. Nelson earned a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Notre Dame and a doctorate from Pennsylvania State. He worked for three years in the Air Force …
James Schmiedeler, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has been appointed Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Diversity in the Notre Dame College of Engineering, effective January 1, 2024. Schmiedeler is an internationally recognized expert in robotics. His research …
Pinar Zorlutuna, Roth-Gibson Professor of Bioengineering, has been appointed Director of the Bioengineering Program, effective November 1, 2023. “We are fortunate to have someone so talented take on the directorship of this program as it enters a new era,” said Patricia Culligan, …