Nosang Myung, the Bernard Keating-Crawford Professor of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election as an NAI Fellow is the highest professional honor awarded solely…
Physics professor Xiaolong Liu studies novel quantum states of matter including unconventional superconductivity. His lab works to image the wave functions of electrons in complex materials.
Khachatur Manukyan, Research Associate Professor in the Nuclear Science Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Notre Dame, was awarded a Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (DURIP) grant from the Department of Defense. This grant aims to implement...
One of the IDEA Center at the University of Notre Dame’s primary missions is to commercialize the inventions that emerge from faculty research. The commercialization process moves faculty discoveries…
Notre Dame Materials Science and Engineering students recently toured the Institute for Structure and Nuclear Astrophysics (ISNAP) in Nieuwland Science Hall and learned how these unique facilities are utilized in materials research. Khachatur…
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.
Cooling accounts for about 15 percent of global energy consumption. Conventional clear windows allow the sun to heat up interior spaces, which energy-guzzling air-conditioners must then cool down. But what if a window could help cool the room, use no...
Eight students were recognized for presentation of their research during the poster session at the 7th annual Notre Dame-Purdue Soft Matter and Polymers Symposium. The event was held in Jordan Hall of Science on October 29. This collaborative…
This collaborative project aims to develop a method for imaging cerebral blood flow (CBF) to allow neuroscientists and neurologists to more clearly understand the complex link between neural activity and CBF.
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.
Three faculty committees preside over the Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) doctoral program. In alignment with the interdisciplinary nature of the program, each of the three committees has representation from the participating departments and programs.…
Notre Dame's interdisciplinary PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) is growing rapidly. Now in its third year, the program has more than 35 students, easily on pace to reach the program projection of 50 students in five years....
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...
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, 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...
NDnano kicked off Fall 2022 with its first networking lunch meeting of the semester on September 15. X. Sharon Hu, Professor of Computer Science and Engineering with a concurrent appointment in the Department of Electrical Engineering, was…
Three graduate students at the University of Notre Dame have received fellowships from the university’s Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) doctoral program. Established in 2020, the MSE program has grown quickly. It now includes more than thirty…
Computers constantly transfer information between processing and memory units, and this shuttling back and forth of data consumes a lot of energy. Siddharth Joshi, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and Ph.D. student...
Notre Dame students Juwan Jeremy Jacobe and Julia Gattozzi were awarded Woodward Family Endowment for Excellence in NDnano Undergraduate Research fellowships to conduct nanoparticle research in summer 2022.
While quantum science may sound like the stuff of science fiction, experts say in the future it will transform cybersecurity, healthcare, and computer technology. Now, thanks to a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), that future is even closer...
Chemical engineers at the University of Notre Dame have developed a highly effective filter for removing lead and other toxic heavy metals from water. The new filter is sensitive enough to identify and capture one metal ion, even when mixed...
The University of Notre Dame has signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Midwest Regional Network to Address National Needs in Semiconductor and Microelectronics.
Thomas O’Sullivan, associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the 2022 IEEE-HKN C. Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Teaching Award “for contributions to creative and inclusive teaching and mentoring in electrical engineering and bioengineering.”
During fiscal year 2022, researchers at the University of Notre Dame received $244 million in research award funding, surpassing the previous record of $222.7 million set in fiscal year 2021.
This year, six researchers at the University of Notre Dame have received the National Science Foundation’s most prestigious award for early career researchers. Since 2014, Notre Dame faculty have earned 61 of these nationally competitive awards.
Casey O’Brien, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award. CAREER awards are among the highest honors awarded to young faculty.…
