In less than a year, three faculty in the College of Engineering were awarded the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. MIRA grants support the nation’s most talented, …
Patrick Wensing, Wanzek Family Collegiate Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) Toshio Fukuda Young Professional Award. The award …
While the latest war between Israel and Hamas rages, politically salient imagery, memes and videos have saturated social media platforms — a phenomenon that goes hand-in-hand with war in the digital age. Tim Weninger, the Frank M. Freimann Associate Professor of Engineering at the University …
Grace Arntz-Johnson, a Ph.D. student in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has received the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award. The award supports research opportunities at DOE …
Every day, more networked devices — tablets, security cameras, smart watches — join an already congested wireless environment. As the number of devices grows, so too does the potential for disruptions. How can we achieve the goal of harmonious coexistence among myriad devices and …
John J. Uhran, Jr., senior associate dean emeritus and professor emeritus of computer science and engineering and electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, died October 2 (Monday). He was 87. Born and raised in New York City, Uhran earned a bachelor’s degree in …
Matthew Morrison, associate teaching professor in computer science and engineering, has been awarded a Google Visiting Faculty Research Fellowship. His research project will focus on integrating semiconductor chip design software into K-12 and university curricula, with the goal of …
Diogo Bolster, Frank M. Freimann Professor of Hydrology at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) inaugural Polubarinova-Kochina Hydrologic Sciences Mid-Career Award. The award recognizes innovative interdisciplinary research, mentoring and …
IrishSat’s payload guidance and recovery system, Iris, was one of two undergraduate projects selected by NASA for a test flight aboard its balloon-borne astronomical observatory. On August 19, Iris ascended 120,000 feet above the New Mexico desert — a milestone in the development of IrishSat's …
The Notre Dame College of Engineering this fall welcomed 5 new members of the faculty. Mengxue Hou (above far left) joined as assistant professor of electrical engineering. She devises algorithms that prepare robotic systems to be cognizant, taskable, and adaptive. Her aim is to create systems …