Mark Summe presents during 3MT®. Mark Summe, a Ph.D. student from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering won the 2018 Notre Dame Graduate School Shaheen Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) on Monday night in Jordan Auditorium.…

The Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (ND Energy) highlights recent activities in energy-related research, education and outreach through its bi-annaul newsletter, The Joule. Beginning in 2011 and continuing today, these newsletters are archived here for visitors to read at their convenience.…...

Three 3MT® finalists were named out of nine competitors on Wednesday night in DeBartolo Hall at the College of Engineering qualifying round. Mark Summe (Chemical Engineering), Xunzhao Yin (Computer Science and Engineering) and Diya Li (Chemical Engineering) were chosen to...

As part of the 2018 Research Symposium, ND Energy hosted a poster session for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars to present their energy-related research projects.  Twenty-four associated researchers representing 18 research groups and six different departments participated in the inaugural...

On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (ND Energy) will host its inaugural research symposium. The event is free and open to the Notre Dame community. A full day of events is planned for...

Associate Professor Rob Nerenberg has been appointed to the International Scientific Committee through the Academic Committee of the Center for Sustainable Urban Development.

The fellowship provides three years of financial support in the form of $34,000 annual stipends and $12,000 cost-of-education allowances to the fellows’ graduate institutions. 

  Amy Hixon joined the University of Notre Dame as faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences in 2013. She is actively affiliated with ND Energy and focuses her research in the area of sustainable...

ND Energy offers competitive fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students to conduct energy-related research at Notre Dame. These fellowships support new advancements in energy technologies, while broadening the educational experiences for students receiving these awards. These programs are made possible...

McCourtney Hall was constructed with sustainable building practices from concept to completion, sourcing 33 percent of the building materials from the local region and using more than 32 percent of materials with recycled content.

Ammonia is an essential component of fertilizers that support the world’s food production needs, and currently production relies on non-renewable fossil fuels and has limited applications for only large, centralized chemical plants.

On March 20, ND Energy sponsored a panel discussion on the future of STEM graduate students and Notre Dame’s role in preparing them for careers in both academia and industry. “Divergent Exit Opportunities for STEM Graduate Students: Leveraging On-Campus Resources”...

Professor Ashley Thrall has been honored with the Early Faculty Career Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction.

David B. Go, the Rooney Family Associate Professor of Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2018 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Nuclear & Plasma Sciences Society Early Achievement Award.

Liquid crystals are perhaps most well known for their use in electronic displays, but many biological molecules, such as those in cell membranes are forms of liquid crystals, as are some detergents and clays. What is unique about liquid crystals...

When the University designed and constructed Flaherty and Dunne halls, it carefully planned and implemented green methods for saving energy, water and other resources and generating less waste in both the construction and operation of the two buildings.

The complexity of the uranium-based mineral, dubbed ewingite, is nearly twice as high as the previous most complex mineral.

Muhammad Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, will deliver a keynote address at 7 p.m. April 12 (Thursday) as part of this year’s Notre Dame Forum.

It was a two-way learning experience on Saturday, March 3, for twelve ND Energy student volunteers and the middle and high school students who participated as judges and contestants at the annual Northern Indiana Regional Science and Engineering Fair…

On February 27 the Executive Director of nonprofit Earth Charter Indiana, South Bend’s Director of Sustainability and a South Bend Council Member shared the stage at Notre Dame, discussing a film that chronicles the passing of a Climate Recovery Resolution in...