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Nine faculty from the University of Notre Dame have received awards for five projects from the Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics’ Discovery Fund. Each year, grants from the Discovery Fund are awarded to researchers who propose novel technologies and diagnostics that can improve human and environmental health.

According to a study recently published in Catalysts, a team of engineers at the University of Notre Dame is using Tiki torches as part of an effort to mimic the soot oxidation process in a diesel engine.

As part of a new study, researchers at the University of Notre Dame aim to create a more optimal computer network for solving complex problems — using heart cells.

Tourists who visit the Eternal City immerse themselves into the food and the art of Rome, trying to soak up as much of the Italian culture as possible. They visit the ancient ruins, the Vatican, and the many beautiful churches in the city. But when you’re an engineering undergraduate, especially when you’re enrolled in the Rome Summer Engineering Program like Isabella Delgado-Castillo and Teayanna Leytham, you pack a lot more into six weeks than the typical traveler.

Trion Coatings LLC, which owns an environmentally friendly chrome plating process developed in partnership between University of Notre Dame faculty members and a startup company based at the University’s IDEA Center, has sold a minority equity position in Trion’s parent company to Nucor Corp.