A better way to heal from heart disease
Bioengineered lymphatic vessels are Prof. Donny Hanjaya-Putra’s new arsenal in the fight against the No. 1 killer of Americans.
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Donny Hanjaya-Putra receives National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Donny Hanjaya-Putra, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has received a National Science …
Putting up a good fight: Regenerating the body’s natural defenses by restoring lymphatic networks
The human body is an incredibly designed machine, and mechanical processes such as those in the lymphatic system play …
Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence: 2021 Steiner Award Recipients
The College of Engineering is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Reverend Thomas A. Steiner, C.S.C., …
New material shown to more efficiently desalinate water
By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population could experience a freshwater shortage. To tackle this issue, …
Daryl L. Peterson Appointed Managing Director of Notre Dame’s Engineering Innovation Hub
Daryl L. Peterson, an engineer with more than two decades of experience in manufacturing at Deere & Company, has …
When one door closes: Students complete remote internships with ND Turbo
When one path in research fails, the pivot to another avenue can be an opportunity for learning and discovery. Such …
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Hessert Laboratory for Aerospace Research and Hessert Laboratory at White Field are among the world’s finest university-based aerospace research facilities. They feature 19 major high-speed wind tunnels that generate the near-flight conditions for groundbreaking work in aerospace engineering, as well as labs and equipment that support investigations in aero-acoustics, aero-optics, fluid-structure interactions, gas-turbine propulsion, general flow control, hypersonics, multi-phase flows, sensor and flow actuator development, and wind energy.
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Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering offers two undergraduate degree programs, one in Aerospace Engineering and one in Mechanical Engineering.
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Students contribute to campus life and the engineering profession through many clubs and organizations, including the Rocket Team, BajaSAE, NDSeed, Engineers without Borders, the marching band, glee club, liturgical choir, and many others.
Spotlight on Research in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Fighting to go faster and farther than ever thought possible
Prof. Tom Juliano works at the next frontier of aerospace research, using the Mach-6 wind tunnel in the Hessert Laboratory for Aerospace Research to solve complex issues in high-speed flight. Plans are underway for a Mach-10 quiet tunnel that will extend research in this area to yet higher speeds.
