Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame
The Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (cSEND) is a University Research Center whose mission is to advance innovative energy related research, education and outreach programs to address the global challenges of creating a more sustainable energy future. cSEND is built upon the foundations laid by the Notre Dame Energy Center (NDEC) – a College of Engineering research center (initiated in 2005) and the Sustainable Energy Initiative (SEI) – a Strategic Research Investment (funded by the University in 2010).
News
Grace Xing receives U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy grant
December 09, 2013
Grace Xing receives U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy grant
A team led by Huili (Grace) Xing, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a $2,496,428 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program for projects aimed at developing next-generation power conversion devices that could dramatically transform how power is controlled and converted through the grid.…
Franklin Orr Nominated for Under Secretary for Science and Energy at DOE
November 15, 2013 • Categories: Annual Report, cSend, and SEI
The Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (cSEND) is delighted to share the following news release from The White House that announces President Obama's intent to nominate Dr. Franklin Orr for Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy. Dr. Orr is a member of the cSEND Technical Advisory Board…
In memoriam: Roger Schmitz, Notre Dame engineering professor and academic administrator
October 16, 2013
Roger A. Schmitz, professor emeritus of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Notre Dame, died at his home in South Bend Friday (Oct. 11) after a courageous and dignified struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was 78.
Joan F. Brennecke awarded American Chemical Society's E.V. Murphree Award
October 07, 2013 • Categories: Annual Report, cSend, and SEI
Joan F. Brennecke, Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical and Molecular Engineering and director of the University of Notre Dame Center for Sustainable Energy, has been awarded the E.V. Murphree Award in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry from the American Chemical Society (ACS) for outstanding research of a theoretical or experimental nature.
Notre Dame hosts seventh annual energy week
September 29, 2013 • Categories: Annual Report and cSend
The University of Notre Dame will host its seventh annual Notre Dame Energy Week from Sept. 29 through Oct. 4 (Sunday through Friday) at various campus locations.
Sponsored by the Student Advisory Board of the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame and greeND, Energy Week provides educational programs that promote general awareness and increased understanding of issues and topics related to sustainable energy.
Events
Call for Abstracts - Texas Energy Research Challenge
Fri Dec 20, 2013
The UT Energy Forum is soliciting abstracts from undergraduate and graduate students conducting energy-related research for the opportunity to compete in the UT Energy Forum research poster co...
