Fighting for faster virus detection

At Notre Dame, CBE Professor Nosang Myung and his colleagues have developed an electronic nose that detects bird flu biomarkers early, enabling faster diagnosis and fewer sick birds.

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CBE Graduate Student Zeinab Ramshani

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Professor organizes symposium focused on food insecurity and climate resilience in East Africa

For Assistant Professor Gabriel Burks, orienting his work and study around human needs isn’t just a hopeful ideal, …

Troy Vogel

Troy Vogel wins the 2025 AIChE’s Service to Chemical Engineering Education Award

Troy Vogel, teaching professor in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering …

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Fighting for faster virus detection

Nosang Myung, the Bernard Keating-Crawford Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular …

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Notre Dame opens applications for 2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program

The University of Notre Dame is accepting applications for the next cohort of Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows, a …

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The Notre Dame College of Engineering welcomes 9 new members to the faculty this fall

“We are thrilled to welcome this outstanding group of new faculty to the College of Engineering,” said Patricia J. …

William Schneider named 2025 American Chemical Society Fellow

William F. Schneider, Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical Engineering and chair of the Department of Chemical and …

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Polymer Self-Assembly and Liquid Demixing in the Presence of Liquid Crystals

Chinedum Osuji, University of Pennsylvania
11:00 a.m., October 2, 2025
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Our research facilities are part of a vibrant and growing Notre Dame research infrastructure. Research and innovation in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering take place in dozens of labs and core facilities, including those with Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering, Stinson-Remick Hall of Engineeering, Nieuwland Hall of Science, and the Multidisciplinary Research Building.

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Undergraduate Program

You’ll gain a solid foundation in chemical engineering principles, integrated with modern data science and computational tools and have the flexibility to tailor your education to your interests and academic goals in areas that range from energy to bioengineering.

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You’ll have opportunities to conduct high-impact, meaningful research, with mentoring and training focused on developing you as an independent scholar and building your network within the engineering community.


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Our research leverages deep fundamental insights to develop solutions to problems facing humanity in health, energy, and sustainability.

Spotlight on Research in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

From reaction to resolution: The future of allergy treatment

How a child’s simple request led to an extraordinary breakthrough in peanut allergy treatment.