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Graphic recognizing Jennifer Schaefer of the College of Engineering as a member of Notre Dame’s 2026 All-Faculty Team.

Jennifer Schaefer named to Notre Dame’s 2026 All-Faculty Team

Jennifer Schaefer, the Sheehan Family Collegiate Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Notre Dame, studies how materials behave at the molecular and mesoscale levels and how those properties can be harnessed to develop new technologies. Her research …

William Schneider Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

William F. Schneider, whose research uses molecular-level insights to address some of the most pressing challenges in energy and environmental sustainability, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Election to Fellow represents the highest grade of …

Ornate stone entrance to Cushing Hall of Engineering, with the building name engraved in gothic-style lettering above a large arched wooden door, partially framed by green leaves in the foreground.

College of Engineering welcomes nine new faculty

This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes nine new faculty across all five of its departments.  “I warmly welcome this group of talented new faculty to our engineering community,” said Patricia Culligan, Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. “They …

Notre Dame Innovation Challenge

Notre Dame launches inaugural Innovation Challenge with plastic waste as first-year focus

When the echoes of the marching band fade and the last of more than 77,000 fans depart, the memories remain—but so does the trash, an average of 51 tons of it. Plastic cups, wrappers and cans spill from overflowing trash receptacles, collect along pathways, and, carried by the wind, scatter …

Chia Chang stands smiling and holding an award. Next to him is Notre Dame head men’s basketball coach, Micah Shrewsberry. Micah's arm is around Chia's shoulders.

Hsueh-Chia Chang receives national and local honors

Hsueh-Chia Chang, Bayer Corporation Professor of Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received two significant honors this summer—one national and one local. Nationally, in recognition of sustained excellence in the field …

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Seven engineering faculty named Collegiate Professors

Seven University of Notre Dame College of Engineering faculty members have been named Collegiate Professors in …

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2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows in Engineering

This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes six new postdoctoral fellows through the Provost’s Postdoctoral …

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Alexander Dowling, Emily Grubert selected for the National Academy of Engineering’s Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Program

Two faculty members from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering are among the 74 early-career …

University of Notre Dame launches Morphogenetic Bioengineering Initiative to advance research in healing and disease

The University of Notre Dame has launched the Notre Dame Morphogenetic Bioengineering Initiative (ND-MBI), a …

A white silkworm laying on leaves and cocoons of silk.

The silk road to innovation: Entrepreneur Ailis Tweed-Kent, ’07, gives an ancient fiber new purpose 

Silk is the superhero of materials—as strong as a filament of steel, as stretchy as a bungee, yet able to dissolve …