Category: Awards and Honors

Taeho Jung and Paul Rumbach

Notre Dame Engineering profs receive Joyce Awards for excellence in undergraduate teaching

Two faculty members in the College of Engineering have received the Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. The Joyce Award honors Notre Dame faculty members who have had a profound influence on undergraduate students through sustained exemplary …

Michael Ryan

Michael B. Ryan receives Dockweiler Award for excellence in undergraduate advising

Michael B. Ryan, associate dean for undergraduate programs and academic affairs in the College of Engineering, has won a Dockweiler Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising. The Dockweiler Award recognizes three full-time faculty or staff members who have demonstrated a …

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2025 Naughton Fellowships awarded to 22 students

The University of Notre Dame’s Naughton Fellowship program has announced 22 student awardees in its 2025-2026 cohort. Funded by a gift from the Naughton Family in 2008, the Naughton Fellowships foster leadership through international partnerships and stimulate collaborative research efforts. …

A decorative stone relief reading "Hall of Engineering" on the facade of Cushing Hall of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. Below the relief, a detailed metal lantern emits a warm light, complementing the building's traditional architectural design.

Cheers to Recipients of the College of Engineering Staff Excellence Awards (Spring 2025)

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

Fanxin Kong receives NSF CAREER award to advance the security and safety of cyber-physical systems 

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 …

Joannes Westerink

Joannes Westerink Awarded the 2025 International Coastal Engineering Award

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 …

Portraits of three Notre Dame Engineering faculty honored by the National Academy of Inventors. From left to right: Ashley Thrall (NAI Fellow, 2024), Tengfei Luo (NAI Senior Member, 2025), and Matthew J. Webber (NAI Senior Member, 2025).

NAI Honors 3 Notre Dame Engineering Faculty

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

Ramzi Bualuan honored with Outstanding Mentoring Award

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 …

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Merlin Bruening named 2025 Outstanding Teacher in Notre Dame College of Engineering

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 …

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Four Notre Dame Engineers recognized among 2025 Graduate School award winners

Four members of the Notre Dame engineering community have been named 2025 award recipients by the Graduate School, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to graduate education and research. The honorees include two faculty members and two doctoral students whose achievements reflect …