Roeder received the first-place award, which carries a $25,000 cash prize, for developing a new biomaterial platform for orthopedic implants that improves their integration with bone in order to alleviate pain and reduced quality of life caused by degenerative musculoskeletal...
The Materials Engineering to Realize Innovative Technologies for Sustainability or MERITS, Fellow Training Program will enhance the training of graduate students interested in developing sustainable technologies and support improved mentoring programs.
In 1841, Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau, a French priest and the founder of the Congregation of Holy Cross, sent Rev. Edward Sorin, C.S.C., to the northern end of the Diocese of Vincennes to set up a new school for boys.
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When most people think of wearable devices, they think of smart watches, smart glasses, fitness trackers, even smart clothing. These devices, part of a fast-growing market,...
Adam Jaffe, who studies the relationship between atomic structure and properties of hybrid organic-inorganic compounds, joined the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry as an assistant professor this fall.
Five University of Notre Dame graduate students have received fellowships for the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Doctoral Program.
Researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering and the University of Florida’s College of Medicine have developed a sensor that could diagnose a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, according to a study published in...
New technology can sense, and stop, a drop in blood sugar before it becomes life-threatening.
There’s nothing like the smell of freshly brewed coffee in the morning. But how does one measure that smell?
Tengfei Luo had certain hypotheses about what would happen during his scientific experiment, conducted in June aboard the International Space Station, to form water vapor bubbles in an environment without gravity.
The University of Notre Dame is joining efforts to establish a National Science Foundation-backed quantum research center that will bring dozens of scientists from four Indiana universities and industry together to tackle applied research in the...
Pinar Zorlutuna, Sheehan Family Collegiate Professor of Engineering, has been named a member of the Cellular and Molecular Technologies Study Section of the National Institutes of Health Center for Scientific Review.
The Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) at the University of Notre Dame is currently installing two new research instruments with wide-ranging applications in elemental research, materials science, and cancer research.
This is more than $42 million over the previous record and the first time the University has surpassed the $200 million mark.
Nearly a year since Notre Dame introduced a new interdisciplinary Materials Science and Engineering doctoral program, two students have defended their doctoral theses and the program is preparing to welcome 15 incoming students in the fall. The doctoral...
Reconstructing the entire spectrum of light from complex sources is vital for a number of applications — from medical imaging and drug development to national security.
David Burghoff, assistant professor of electrical engineering, and his team have...
Electric vehicles have been on the roads since 1999. Since that time, nearly 5.4 million hybrid and plug-in models have been sold. The lithium-ion batteries that run them offer high energy density and low maintenance,...
In a new study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Matthew Webber, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is rethinking the traditional use of glucagon as an emergency response by administering it as a preventive measure.
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Ruilan Guo, the Frank M. Freimann Associate Professor of Engineering, will join the editorial board of Polymer, an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to publishing innovative and significant advances in polymer physics, chemistry, and technology. Her term begins August 1, 2021.
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University of Notre Dame students Erin Neu and Jackson Vyletel have each received fellowships from the Woodward Family Endowment for Excellence in NDnano Undergraduate Research.