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Engineering in Photos: September 2025

Engineering in Photos captures a glimpse of the energy, creativity, and everyday moments that take place across Notre Dame Engineering. September 2025’s collection showcases breakthrough work on the development of superblack materials, the enabling of sophisticated 3D visualizations for non-expert users, and the gathering of friends and colleagues for pictures, career talks, and club fundraising events. It also highlights the airing of two What would you fight for? ads featuring Engineering research.

Wireless Institute Group Photo

Group photo of approximately 30 members of the Wireless Institute standing outdoors in two rows in front of the Golden Dome at the University of Notre Dame. Individuals in the front row wear navy blue shirts with the Wireless Institute logo, while the back row wears matching green shirts. The group includes a diverse mix of faculty, staff, and students.

Members of the Wireless Institute gathered in front of the Golden Dome at the University of Notre Dame for a group photo. Founded in 2010, the Wireless Institute is a research center within the College of Engineering committed to advancing wireless technologies and governmental policies surrounding the use of the radio frequency spectrum. The institute brings together a multidisciplinary team of faculty, staff, and students to advance the science and technology of wireless communication systems.

(Photo by Angelic Rose Hubert)

Chaoli Wang Lab Group

Professor Chaoli Wang (right) with his Ph.D. students Kuangshi Ai (center) and Kaiyuan Tang (left) stand in front of a monitor that shows 3D renderings.

Chaoli Wang (right), professor of computer science and engineering, and his Ph.D. students Kuangshi Ai (center) and Kaiyuan Tang (left) have devised a new software system that enables users to interact with data in sophisticated and creative ways.

Brett Savoie Lab Group

Portrait of Brett Savoie, a man with short hair and beard, wearing a dark blazer and standing with arms crossed in front of a whiteboard filled with scientific notations.
Brett Savoie and two lab members stand around a computer monitor. One person points at the screen while the others observe, appearing engaged in discussion.
Five lab members, including Brett Savoie, sit around a table in a small meeting room with a whiteboard in the background, collaborating while looking at a laptop.

Brett Savoie, Coyle Mission Collegiate Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is director of Notre Dame’s Scientific Artificial Intelligence (SAI) Initiative, which strengthens Notre Dame’s leadership in integrating experimental science, physics-based modeling, and Artificial Intelligence methodologies.

Matthew Rosenberger – Superblack Material

Close-up of gloved hands holding two objects for comparison: on the left, a 3D-printed model of the superblack material enlarged 500 times, and on the right, a circular sample of the actual superblack material, appearing extremely dark and non-reflective.
Rosenberger and Yang pose in the lab while holding the superblack material
Rosenberger and Yang holding the superblack material
No reflections are visible on this superblack material, even when seen from different angles.

Matthew Rosenberger, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, and his Ph.D. student Yucheng Yang have devised a superblack material that reflects less than 0.4% of visible light across the full spectrum. Unlike many superblack materials which are fragile and expensive, theirs is robust, low-cost and easy to customize.

What would you fight for? ads

Fighting to Improve Hurricane Forecasts
David Richter holding the drone in front of a dry-erase board speaking with students.
Professor David Richter uses the Black Swift drone, deployed from NOAA aircraft, to capture data from inside the storm near the ocean’s surface.
Nosang Myung holds the 'sniffer' device in front of an out-of-focus headline reading 'Outbreak of bird flu nears worst ever...'.
Professor Nosang Myung and his sensing prototype called OneAir.
Fighting for Faster Virus Detection

Two College of Engineering faculty members and their research were featured in What would you fight for? ads that aired during halftime at Notre Dame home football games in September. Professor David Richter was featured in Fighting to Improve Hurricane Forecasts for his work to enhance storm prediction accuracy, and Professor Nosang Myung was featured in Fighting for Faster Virus Detection for his team’s development of an electronic nose that detects bird flu biomarkers early.

(Photos and videos courtesy of the Notre Dame Office of Public Affairs and Communications)

Engineering & Science Career Fair

Overhead view of a crowded Engineering and Science Career Fair in a large hall, with students walking among rows of company booths and displays.
A group of students dressed in business attire talking with a company representative at a booth, surrounded by other attendees.
A student in professional attire speaking with a company representative at a booth, while other attendees walk by.
A student talks with a recruiter across a table displaying mechanical components, as others network nearby.
Three men standing in conversation at a career fair booth, wearing name badges and discussing opportunities.
Two women conversing in front of a booth with a banner that reads “We’re Hiring,” surrounded by other recruiters and students.
A student holding a folder speaks with a company representative, while other booths and attendees are visible in the background.

This year, 930 engineering students attended the three-day Career Fair, which featured representatives from 200 employers.

Engineering Grad Student Discernment

Composite image of 25 graduate students, each shown in an individual headshot with a neutral background. The headshots were taken as part of a professional development activity in the Graduate Student Discernment course led by Professor Kerry Meyers, which supports second-year engineering graduate students in exploring career paths.

As part of the Graduate Student Discernment class taught by Professor Kerry Meyers, students had the opportunity to take professional headshots. The course is geared towards second-year graduate students and helps them discern their post-degree career path.

Engineering Pop-Up Shop & The Club Closet

A student vendor hands a piece of merchandise to another student across a white table outdoors, with a line of people waiting behind.
Two students smiling and holding up blue College of Engineering shirts at the pop-up event.
A sign for "The Club Closet" merchandise sale is displayed on an easel as students walk by wearing backpacks.
Poster for the Engineering Pop-Up Shop displaying available College of Engineering merchandise, including t-shirts and stickers, along with event branding and a QR code.
A student vendor hands a piece of merchandise to another student across a white table outdoors, with a line of people waiting behind.
Large group of students gathered outdoors around tables and boxes of Engineering club merchandise under the shade of trees.

College of Engineering clubs raised funds by selling club merch in a Pop-Up Shop & The Club Closet. Those who showed up early snagged a limited run of College of Engineering gear.

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