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Engineering in Photos: May 2025

Every month, our college photographer is out and about capturing the energy, creativity, and everyday moments across Notre Dame Engineering. This photo collection highlights just some of what they saw in May 2025—from senior design projects and research presentations to student awards, commencement celebrations, faculty development, and community events. It’s not everything that happened, but it offers a glimpse into a few of the moments that made the month memorable.

EE Senior Design Demos

Group photo of Electrical Engineering Senior Design students from the Class of 2025, some holding signs spelling “PIXEL,” gathered in Stinson-Remick Hall of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame.
Electrical Engineering students demonstrate a project prototype to attendees during EE Senior Design Demos at the University of Notre Dame.
Four Electrical Engineering students pose with their research poster and project devices during EE Senior Design Demos at the University of Notre Dame.
Electrical Engineering students present a prototype device to attendees during EE Senior Design Demos at the University of Notre Dame.
Four Electrical Engineering students pose with their project prototype during EE Senior Design Demos at the University of Notre Dame.
Electrical Engineering student shows a device to attendees during EE Senior Design Demos at the University of Notre Dame.
Five Electrical Engineering students pose with devices and project prototypes during EE Senior Design Demos at the University of Notre Dame.

Electrical Engineering Senior Design is a two semester sequence in which students work in teams to propose, design, build, and test a functional prototype of a product. Prototypes included: a functional myoelectric prosthesis; an autonomous glider that separates from a main aircraft mid-flight; a novel CubeSat that simplifies attitude control (orientation) by using magnetorquers; a portable laser tag system; sensor-based optical communication device; an autonomous lawn mower; an EE-themed pinball machine; a WiFi-enabled digital camera; and a robot that uses ChatGPT to have interactive conversations with the user.

Annual College-wide Student Awards

Eight graduating seniors stand side by side on a rooftop at Notre Dame, smiling with campus and iconic landmarks in the background. They are recipients of the 2025 Reverend Thomas A. Steiner, C.S.C. Award for excellence in engineering. From left to right: Evan Day, Victoria Ryan, Liz Chen, Elena Que, Julian Kaufmann, Natalie Volz, Elena Morgan, and Kathryn Schinaman.
Three male students stand on a rooftop at Notre Dame, smiling with the Golden Dome and Hesburgh Library visible in the background. They are recipients of the 2025 Americo Darin Engineering Prize for academic achievement. From left to right: Andrew Huffman, Daniel Mendler, and Aaviskar Khatiwada. Eleanor Frederick, also a recipient, is not pictured.
Five students stand on a rooftop at Notre Dame, smiling with the stadium and campus landmarks in the background. They are recipients of the 2025 Edward and Jane Prein Family Award for student excellence in engineering. From left to right: Peter Hofley, Grace Henderson, Jeffrey Yang, Katie Sullivan, and Matthew Walker.

Celebrating undergraduate excellence, Notre Dame Engineering proudly recognizes the 2025 recipients of its annual college-wide student awards. Pictured are this year’s honorees of the Reverend Thomas A. Steiner, C.S.C. Award (top photo), the Americo Darin Engineering Prize (bottom left), and the Edward and Jane Prein Family Award (bottom right), recognized for their outstanding achievements.

ASCE, FYE TA & SWE Professional Headshots

Each May, our College of Engineering photographer takes professional headshots of students from various engineering organizations. This session featured students from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), First-Year Engineering TAs, and the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

Future Faculty Workshop

Group of Future Faculty Workshop participants—graduate students and postdocs—pose together outside on Notre Dame’s campus during the May 2025 event.
Participant in the Future Faculty Workshop explains a research poster to an attendee during a poster session at Notre Dame.
Workshop attendees seated at tables take notes during a virtual keynote session at the Future Faculty Workshop.
Future Faculty Workshop participant gestures toward a research poster while discussing findings with an attendee.
Future Faculty Workshop panel session with graduate students and postdocs engaging in discussion with faculty panelists.

The College of Engineering and the College of Science hosted their joint Future Faculty Workshop in early May. Promising external graduate students and postdocs were invited to campus to experience Notre Dame, get to know our faculty, and share some of their latest research. These invitees then joined local ND graduate students and postdocs in five faculty-led panel sessions aimed at explaining all aspects of the academic search process and helping with discernment about pursuing an academic career. 

Spring 2025 Staff Excellence Awards

R’nld Rumbach
Frank Severa
John Slaughter
Barbara Walsh

We celebrated the outstanding contributions of our Spring 2025 Staff Excellence Award winners this semester! Each honoree went above and beyond to positively impact their departments, the College of Engineering, and the broader University of Notre Dame community. Congratulations to R’nld Rumbach (AME), Frank Severa (CEEES), John Slaughter (ESC), and Barbara Walsh (EE). Your dedication and excellence inspire us all.

COS-JAM

Engineering students discuss a research poster during the College of Science Joint Annual Meeting (COS-JAM) at the University of Notre Dame.
Engineering student presents research poster to another student attendee during COS-JAM at the University of Notre Dame.
Student presenter explains research poster to Dean Patricia J. Culligan during COS-JAM at the University of Notre Dame.
Student presenter discusses research poster with attendees during COS-JAM poster session at the University of Notre Dame.

Each May, engineering students participate in the College of Science Joint Annual Meeting (COS-JAM). Through poster sessions, presentations, and awards, the event highlights the achievements of undergraduate research.

Engineering students Cindy Huang (junior AME) and Emma Speyrer (senior AME) received Best Poster Presentation Awards at COS-JAM.

Commencement Weekend

University of Notre Dame President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., addresses graduates during Commencement 2025, speaking from the stage in Notre Dame Stadium with faculty seated behind.
Wide view of Commencement 2025 in Notre Dame Stadium as a speaker addresses graduates seated on the field, with faculty and guests observing from the stage.
Group photo of College of Engineering graduates from the Class of 2025 and several faculty members, gathered in matching navy shirts in the stands of Notre Dame Stadium above an ND monogram.
Group of College of Engineering graduates from the Class of 2025 posing outside Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering beneath a “Congratulations Graduates” banner.
College of Engineering graduate from the Class of 2025 smiles while greeting faculty during the Department of Computer Science and Engineering diploma ceremony.
Group of College of Engineering graduates cheer and smile during Commencement 2025 in Notre Dame Stadium.
College of Engineering graduate shakes hands with faculty during the Department of Computer Science and Engineering diploma ceremony.

This May, the College of Engineering conferred 557 degrees—446 undergraduate degrees and 111 graduate degrees—during Notre Dame’s Commencement Weekend. From group photos with classmates and faculty to the ceremony in Notre Dame Stadium, the images reflect the strong sense of community and accomplishment shared by Notre Dame Engineers.
Congratulations graduates!

(Commencement ceremony photos/Matt Cashore.)

Kevin Bowyer Named Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS.

Portrait of Kevin Bowyer, Schubmehl-Prein Family Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, seated in an office with a computer in the background.

Kevin Bowyer, Schubmehl-Prein Family Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named an inaugural Highly Ranked Scholar by ScholarGPS.

Sunburst Race

Five College of Engineering team members all wearing Sunburst Race bibs and Notre Dame Engineering t-shirts, posing in front of a large inflatable Sunburst Race sign.
Six College of Engineering team members wearing finisher medals and race bibs, smiling together after completing the Sunburst Race.
Group of seven adults with two young children and a stroller, all wearing Sunburst Race bibs, posing before the race.
Selfie of four Sunburst Race participants wearing Notre Dame Engineering shirts and race bibs, smiling for the camera.

The Sunburst Race is a local event that raises funds for Beacon Children’s Hospital. The College of Engineering’s Staff Engagement & Culture Committee looks for ways to encourage staff to build community with one another and with the broader Michiana area. For the past two years, the committee has organized a corporate team for the race, inviting staff to participate alongside family and friends. Team members took part in a range of events, from the half marathon and 10K run to the 5K run and family-friendly 5K Fitness Walk. (Photos/College of Engineering staff participants)

This photo collection was produced by the Notre Dame Engineering Communications and Marketing team. Photos by Wes Evard, Notre Dame Engineering unless otherwise credited.