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Three Notre Dame faculty, alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering
One faculty member and two graduate alumni from the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Chemical and …
Notre Dame ranks among top 100 US universities granted utility patents for third straight year
The University of Notre Dame has earned a spot on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2025, a …
Notre Dame Engineering faculty earn three consecutive CMBE Rising Star Awards (2024–26)
For three years in a row, a faculty member from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering has won the …
Notre Dame’s Edward Maginn elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Edward Maginn, the Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular …
Yamil Colón selected to join the New Voices program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine
Yamil Colón, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been selected for the National …
Alexander Dowling receives AIChE Outstanding Young Researcher Award
Alexander Dowling, the Tony and Sarah Earley Collegiate Associate Professor of Energy and the Environment, has won the …
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