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Jeffrey F. Rhoads appointed vice president for research

Jeffrey F. Rhoads appointed vice president for research

Jeffrey F. (Jeff) Rhoads, a leading mechanical engineering researcher and pioneer in engineering education, has been appointed vice president for research at the University of Notre Dame by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., University president.
Xiaolong Liu shares his research on quantum matter at NDnano November meeting

Xiaolong Liu shares his research on quantum matter at NDnano November meeting

During his presentation, Dr. Liu explained his team’s experimental research activities, including bottom-up synthesis of artificial quantum materials, creation of quantum simulators via single molecule manipulations, and atomic-scale visualization of superconducting and topological quantum matter via low-temperature scanning probe microscopy.
Patrick Fay named Stinson Professor of Nanotechnology

Patrick Fay named Stinson Professor of Nanotechnology

Patrick Fay, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded an endowed professorship. He was named Notre Dame’s Stinson Professor of Nanotechnology, effective September 1, 2022.
David Burghoff named 2022 Moore Inventor Fellow

David Burghoff named 2022 Moore Inventor Fellow

David Burghoff, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named a 2022 Moore Inventor Fellow. He is one of five fellows named this year by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The fellows program supports scientist-inventors who...
Manukyan honored at the 1st Source Bank Commercialization Awards

Manukyan honored at the 1st Source Bank Commercialization Awards

Khachatur Manukyan, research associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Notre Dame, was honored by the 2022 1st Source Bank Commercialization Award for his first U.S. patent, number 9,580,323. The patent, "Method of producing...
Prashant Kamat Ranked in Top 50 World Chemists

Prashant Kamat Ranked in Top 50 World Chemists

Prashant Kamat, Rev. John A. Zahm Professor of Science, has been ranked number 31 in the United States and 45 in the world in the first edition of the Research.com list of Top Chemistry Scientists. Kamat was also recently named...