The study, published in the journal Science, is the culmination of a decade of collaborative research by the University of Notre Dame, Purdue University and Cummins Inc.  

Highly competitive, the annual DURIP awards process is a merit competition conducted jointly by the Army Research Office (ARO), Office of Naval Research (ONR), and Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). This year the DoD received more than 685...

The Office of Science of the Department of Energy has named Amy E. Hixon, an assistant professor in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences…

Over the two-day Art 2 Science summer camp, ND Energy helped more than two hundred K-12 campers imagine a future where renewable energy would help air-condition their homes and propel their cars. Sponsored by the Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics,...

Notre Dame International is providing funding to build, sustain, and encourage academic and research collaboration with leading universities in Mexico. This grant program supports the University’s broader strategy to engage Mexico and Latin America by building upon existing partnerships and...

The focus of the center is to develop a cloud-based computational platform to find solutions to complex problems in natural hazards engineering.

A new 144.72 kilowatt ground-mounted solar photovoltaic system, located at its Kenmore Warehouse on North Kenmore Street in South Bend, is the latest addition to Notre Dame’s sustainability efforts to meet its goals.

The University of Notre Dame has received $138.1 million in research funding for fiscal year (FY) 2017, surpassing the previous record of $133.7 million set in FY 2015.

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

The Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame has a deep-rooted history with the University since 2005, when it was first established as a College Center within the College of Engineering. In 2010, the center became a University Research Center,...

Mayor Pete Buttigieg announced today he intends for the City of South Bend to join with cities and states that embrace the principles laid out in the Paris Agreement.  “South Bend has already been directly affected by climate change. Meanwhile,...

A spring lecture given by Darren Dochuk, associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, will be televised on C-SPAN 3 at 8 p.m. and midnight EDT Saturday, June 24. The lecture was part of a course titled The...

Researchers within ND Energy are thinking creatively about problems surrounding nuclear materials and are searching for solutions to reduce waste, decrease the cost of nuclear energy production, and increase efficiency and safety of the entire process.

ND Energy and the Environmental Change Initiative (ECI) are coming together to celebrate #WorldEnvironmentDay on Monday, June 5.  World Environment Day is sponsored by the United Nations (UN) and encourages worldwide awareness and action for the environment. This year, the...

A team of close to 50 scientists, students and technical staff—including Harindra Fernando, Wayne and Diana Murdy Family Professor of Engineering at Notre Dame—is bringing an unprecedented assembly of equipment to Vale do Cobrão, a valley in eastern Portugal. Researchers...

An important part of ND Energy’s mission is to support energy-related education and outreach throughout Notre Dame and the surrounding communities. The third week of April offered three opportunities to interact with students and the public to spread the word...

During the Alumni Association’s annual reunion event, Notre Dame Research will host an open house from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on the first Friday of June.

ND Energy congratulates Tessa Clarizio, graduate of the Energy Studies Minor, on receiving the 2017 Reverend Thomas A. Steiner Award!  The College of Engineering is pleased to announce the 2017 winners of the Reverend Thomas A. Steiner Award. They, like the namesake...

Dr. Peter C. Burns, director of ND Energy, announced the release of the 2016 Annual Report for the Center for Sustainable Energy at Notre Dame (ND Energy). The report highlights major activities and accomplishments in energy research and education at...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has recognized 10 University of Notre Dame faculty members for their excellence in research with Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards.