Tag: women in engineering

Grace Arntz-Johnson

Grace Arntz-Johnson receives U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award

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 …

Monisha Ghosh

Tackling wireless gridlock: electrical engineer and her students seek to improve spectrum sharing with better data

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 …

Meenal Datta

Meenal Datta awarded Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from NIH to investigate immune cell response to mechanical forces

Meenal Datta, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. The …

Yichun Wang

Yichun Wang receives Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from NIH for novel drug-delivery platform

Yichun Wang, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. The award, …

Xiaobo Sharon Hu

Sharon Hu receives 2023 Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award

Xiaobo Sharon Hu, professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received the 2023 Marie R. Pistilli Women in Engineering Achievement Award from the Design Automation Conference (DAC). DAC is the largest industry event devoted to electronic computer-aided …

Brianna Lynn Wimer

Brianna Lynn Wimer named 2023 Google Ph.D. Fellow to address computing needs of vision-impaired people

Brianna Lynn Wimer, a Ph.D. student in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a 2023 Google Ph.D. Fellow. The fellowship recognizes graduate students doing exceptional and innovative research in areas relevant to computer science and related …

Robotic sea turtle mimics uniquely adaptable gait

Sea turtles glide majestically through ocean waters and maneuver like armored vehicles over rocks and sand on land. Their locomotive adaptability makes them particularly interesting to robotics experts, who seek to learn the secrets of their gait and propulsion. “The sea turtle’s unique …

Paola Crippa

Paola Crippa receives NSF CAREER award to improve weather models

Paola Crippa, assistant professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences with a joint appointment in the Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award. NSF CAREER awards are among the highest honors awarded …

Leonor L. Wangensteen

Leonor Wangensteen recognized by the Global Community for Academic Advising

Leonor L. Wangensteen, advising professor and director of academic support programs in the Notre Dame College of Engineering, has been awarded the 2023 Leading Light Award by the Global Community for Academic Advising (NACADA). This award recognizes a person who has made the most …

Monica C. Regalbuto honored with 2023 Notre Dame Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award

Monica C. Regalbuto, ND Ph.D. ’89 (chemical engineering) will receive the 2023 Notre Dame Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award, an award given annually to a graduate alumnus or alumna who has contributed significantly to scholarship, research or society.  She will be formally …