David B. Go, professor and chair of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, has been awarded an endowed professorship. He will become Notre Dame’s Viola D. Hank Professor in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, effective January 1,…
A floating, robotic film designed by researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) and the University of Notre Dame could be trained to hoover oil spills at sea or remove contaminants from drinking water. Technical details of this achievement...
Roeder received the first-place award, which carries a $25,000 cash prize, for developing a new biomaterial platform for orthopedic implants that improve 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....
Yanliang Zhang, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, and Ph.D. student Yipu Du have created an innovative hybrid printing method — combining multi-material aerosol jet printing and extrusion printing — that integrates both functional and structural materials into a...
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.
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 Lab...
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 field.
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.
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 program, which...
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 developed a...
Professor Schaefer's National Science Foundation funded project, “Engineering All-Solid Metal-Sulfur Batteries: Transport, Speciation, and Kinetics in Sulfur Copolymer Composite Cathodes,” explores the fundamental knowledge needed to develop new batteries based on sustainable materials that offer improved safety and lighter weight.