The University of Notre Dame has received $172.5 million in new research funding awards for fiscal year 2020—the second highest in its history.

Students can now earn a distinctive, interdisciplinary doctoral degree in materials science and engineering through the College of Engineering and the College of Science.

The Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the Member States of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) has appointed Freimann Professor of Physics Ani Aprahamian as a new member.

William F. Schneider and Edward J. Maginn, in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE),…

  Five engineering faculty members received National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) awards in…

  Kenneth T. Christensen has been named the Carol and Ed Kaplan Dean of Armour College of Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech).  

To further engage the University’s expertise for developing efficient, hypersonic flight vehicles, Notre Dame has launched the Hypersonic Systems Initiative.

Twenty-three students and faculty have been announced as awardees of the Naughton Fellowships for 2020.

Yanliang Zhang, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has been named the 2020 International Thermoelectric…

Dan Gezelter, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has been named associate dean for undergraduate studies for the University of Notre Dame College of Science, effective July 1, 2020.

  Gregory Hartland, Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been named Deputy Editor for the Journal of Physical Chemistry C of the American Chemical Society. The journal focuses on experimental and computational physical chemistry research in energy conversion and storage,...

Sergei Rouvimov, associate research professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and transmission electron microscopy program director for the Notre Dame Integrated Imaging Facility passed away on May 29, 2020 after battling ALS for over a year.

Scientists and engineers are collaborating to translate existing water filtration technology to create a new fabric that will not only capture viruses, like the coronavirus, but also deactivate them.

CORES, the core ordering and reporting system that core facilities use to facilitate their operations on campus, will be retired by the end of the calendar year. Therefore, Core facilities will transition to a new system called iLab core facility...

Mark Berends, professor of sociology and director of the Center for Research on Educational Opportunity, has been named an associate vice president for research at the University of Notre Dame.

Steven Corcelli, Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Studies and Faculty Development, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Thomas P. Madden Award. This award honors the faculty member who contributed...

  Twenty-seven undergraduate students from the University of Notre Dame have completed the requirements of…

Seniors in the College of Science and faculty were recently honored with awards for the 2019-20 academic year.  …

Notre Dame has been a top producer of Fulbright students for six consecutive years.

William Phillip, associate professor…

Twenty University of Notre Dame faculty members have received Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, and three have been honored with Dockweiler Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising.

Sixteen doctoral candidates in the College of Engineering have received the 2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award. Presented…

Alex Perkins and Kyle Bibby are looking at short-term forecasts of potential infection and are monitoring spread of the coronavirus in wastewater.

Alexander W. Dowling, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a 2020 National Science Foundation Early Career…

While the University of Notre Dame has continued its commitment to inquiry and endeavor over the entirety of its history, creating the circumstances for achievement has evolved over time. Upon inauguration, Father Jenkins set out to lead a great Catholic...

"One of the great things about being at Notre Dame is seeing how our students and faculty have stepped up to the challenges posed by COVID-19,” said J. Dan Gezelter, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

The Office of Sustainability has released its annual report summarizing the University’s progress toward sustainability over the past year, including ongoing projects related to hydroelectric, geothermal and solar energy and food waste.

Their responses underscore the reality of a world in concurrent crises, an undeniable need for action now and hope for the future.

Inspired by the book, Climate Justice by Mary Robinson, Ginger Sigmon, managing director of ND Energy, suggests…

At Notre Dame researchers are working to provide solutions to society’s complex environmental challenges to minimize the trade-offs between human welfare and environmental health.