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Major investments announced to accelerate research at the intersection of bioengineering and life sciences

Notre Dame’s Bioengineering & Life Sciences Initiative has announced significant investments aimed at enhancing and growing biomedical research at the University. These include funding of four new cross-disciplinary faculty research teams and a milestone instrument acquisition that will …

Margaret Coad and Daniel-Montes Pinzon

Engineering professor and Ph.D. candidate receive 2025 inaugural mentorship awards

A faculty member and a Ph.D. candidate in Notre Dame’s College of Engineering have been honored with College of Engineering Outstanding Research Mentoring Awards for contributions to undergraduate education and research. The awards were based on nominations from undergraduate students who …

Tengfei Luo and Matt Webber

Two engineering professors named Senior Members of National Academy of Inventors

Tengfei Luo and Matthew J. Webber have been named Senior Members by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), making them the first Notre Dame faculty members to receive this honor. According to the NAI, Senior Members are “active faculty, scientists, and administrators with success in …

Maksym Zhukovskyi, Alex Sheardy, Astghik Kuzanyan, and Alexander Mukasyan pose during Dr. Kuzanyan's visit to Notre Dame, during which she underwent comprehensive training at the Integrated Imaging Facility. Photo: Angelic Rose Hubert

Notre Dame helps bring the first high-resolution transmission electron microscope to Armenia

The University of Notre Dame’s Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF) has helped Armenia reach a historic milestone by supporting the acquisition and implementation of the country’s first-ever high-resolution transmission electron microscope (TEM). This achievement marks a significant step …

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Berthiaume Institute announces 2024 Technology Development Fund awardees

The Berthiaume Institute for Precision Health at the University of Notre Dame has announced the awardees of its Technology Development Fund for 2024. Four projects received funding, each of which aims to enhance a key area of knowledge at the frontier of science and engineering for …

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Researchers develop affordable, rapid blood test for brain cancer

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have developed a novel, automated device capable of diagnosing …

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Piezo proteins, sculptors in organ growth

Butterfly wings, fish fins, and human limbs develop precisely and symmetrically. While genetics and chemical …

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Notre Dame to develop next-generation refrigerant technology as part of a new National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center

The University of Notre Dame is part of a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Gen-4 Engineering Research Center …

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13 new faculty join Notre Dame Engineering in fall 2024

The Notre Dame College of Engineering welcomes 13 new members to the faculty this fall. “We are pleased to …

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Machine learning discovers ‘hidden-gem’ materials for heat-free gas separation

Chemical separation, including gas separation, accounts for a whopping 15 percent of U.S. energy consumption and …