This spring, powerful gusts and icy crosswinds transformed the skies of northwest Indiana into a high-stakes physics laboratory for Notre Dame’s Senior Aerospace Design students, putting their custom-built RC aircraft to the test. The flight tests took place on a runway owned by the South …
Galileo did not invent the telescope, but he did engineer it into a precise scientific instrument. By grinding and refining his own lenses to increase their magnification, he was able to make observations that challenged the longstanding belief in a stationary earth. In astronomy, as in many other …
A team of five undergraduate researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Science and College of Engineering earned a gold medal at the iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, France. iGEM—the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition—is an annual global event that …
Mars is cold, dusty, and full of radiation—too dangerous, too far away, and too expensive for astronauts. But rovers—smart, mobile robots—can move like mini explorers across the Red Planet’s surface, taking pictures, analyzing soil samples, and studying the atmosphere. Building a …
Balance is everything when it comes to designing airplanes. One false miscalculation in the placement of the plane’s center of gravity (CG)—its invisible pivot point—and even the most beautifully designed plane can zigzag, stall or nosedive. Each year, Notre Dame seniors in Aerospace …
When the farm fields surrounding the airstrip in Bremen, Indiana, were still untouched by green, Notre Dame seniors in Aerospace Design awaited their turn to subject their carefully crafted radio-control planes to the relentless force of gravity and the capricious winds of spring. Each of …
For migrating birds and students taking Aerospace Senior Design, spring is a time for flight. In this two-semester capstone class, students design and build a wide array of radio-controlled airplanes. Securing the internal components before test flight of fiber-glass fuselage and foam wing …
Forty-five students from across campus came together to compete in the 2021 Notre Dame Engineering Innovate-O-Thon, an 18-hour innovation challenge sponsored by Marmon Holdings, Inc., a global industrial organization based in Chicago. Nine teams strategized, conceptualized, and presented a …
Like working in a team to find solutions to real-world problems? Then sign up for the College of Engineering’s 2021 Innovate-o-Thon, sponsored by Marmon Holdings. You’ll have 18 hours to work with your team to solve the mystery engineering challenge proposed by Marmon Holdings company …