Category: Faculty transitions

Glen Niebur

Glen Niebur named Chair of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at Notre Dame

Glen Niebur, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has been appointed Chair of the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, effective June 1, 2023. “Professor Niebur has been an integral part of our College of Engineering community for over 20 years, making notable …

David Go

David Go appointed chair of aerospace and mechanical engineering

David B. Go, the Rooney Family Collegiate Professor, has been selected to chair the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering beginning November 1, 2020. He succeeds Kenneth T. Christensen, the Viola D. Hank Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, who was named dean of …

Cushing Hall of Engineering entrance (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame)

AME announces faculty promotions and new hires

The Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering continues to grow and thrive, promoting accomplished faculty and adding new faculty to meet the needs of students and research. Tengfei Luo has been promoted to professor. A faculty member since 2012, Luo studies the fundamentals of …

Ken Christensen

Ken Christensen appointed Dean of Illinois Tech’s Armour College of Engineering

Kenneth T. Christensen has been named the Carol and Ed Kaplan Dean of Armour College of Engineering at the Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech). Christensen is the Viola D. Hank Professor and Chair of Notre Dame’s Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, with a joint …