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Meenal Datta

New study shows blood pressure drug boosts effectiveness of immunotherapy for brain cancer and reduces deadly side effect

The fast-growing and aggressive brain tumor known as glioblastoma has so far resisted all therapies, including immunotherapy, a treatment that harnesses the body’s immune system to destroy cancer cells. In a new study, researchers have demonstrated how a safe and widely prescribed blood …

Pinar Zorlutuna

Pinar Zorlutuna named Roth-Gibson Professor of Bioengineering

Pinar Zorlutuna, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded an endowed professorship. She was named Notre Dame’s Roth-Gibson Professor of Bioengineering, effective January 1, 2023. “Appointment to an endowed chair is one of the …

Jonathan MacArt

Jonathan MacArt receives NSF CAREER award to model high-efficiency, low-emission engines

Jonathan MacArt, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, one of the highest honors awarded to young faculty. MacArt’s CAREER research project will create a mathematical and …

Thomas J. Mueller

Thomas J. Mueller, professor emeritus of aerospace and mechanical engineering

Thomas J. Mueller, professor emeritus of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and a leading authority on aerodynamics, died Sunday (Dec. 4). He was 88.  A Chicago native, Mueller joined Notre Dame’s Department of Aerospace and Mechanical …

David Go

David Go appointed vice president and associate provost for strategic planning

David Go, the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and chair of the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed vice president and associate provost for strategic planning, effective June 1. In this newly …

Prof. Tengfei Luo

Engineers use quantum computing to develop transparent window coating that blocks heat, saves energy

Cooling accounts for about 15 percent of global energy consumption. Conventional clear windows allow the sun to heat …

Illustration of the Machine Learning-Assisted Ultrafast Flash Sintering of High-Performance and Flexible Silver-Selenide Thermoelectric Devices

Flash! A superfast new method to manufacture high-performance thermoelectric devices for energy harvesting and cooling

Yanliang Zhang, associate professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, and …

Maria Holland

Maria Holland receives Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from NIH

Maria Holland, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has …

Jian-Xun Wang

Jian-xun Wang receives Young Investigator award from Office of Naval Research

Jian-xun Wang, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has received the Young Investigator …

Tengfei Luo

Tengfei Luo named Dorini Family Professor of Energy Studies

Tengfei Luo, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded an …