News

Edgar BolĂ­var-Nieto at a desk collecting data from sensor-embedded treadmill

Balancing act: Mechanical engineer aims to make electrically powered prostheses both smart and lightweight

Powered prostheses hold promise for improving the lives of people with limb loss. Yet despite recent, rapid …

Cushing Hall of Engineering relief

Cheers to Recipients of the College of Engineering Staff Excellence Awards (Fall 2023)

The Notre Dame College of Engineering is pleased to announce the Fall 2023 recipients of the Staff Excellence Awards, …

Matthew Zahr

Matthew Zahr receives NSF CAREER award to improve simulation of shock-dominated turbulent flow

Matthew Zahr, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has …

Closeup of Grotto candles

In memoriam: Robert Nelson, former chair and professor emeritus of aerospace and mechanical engineering

Robert C. Nelson, professor emeritus of aerospace and mechanical engineering, passed away October 19. He was 81. …

James Schmiedeler

James Schmiedeler named Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Diversity in Notre Dame Engineering

James Schmiedeler, professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering, has been appointed Associate Dean of …

Pinar Zorlutuna featured left center among a collage of Notre Dame bioengineering images

Pinar Zorlutuna appointed Director of the Bioengineering Program at the University of Notre Dame

Pinar Zorlutuna, Roth-Gibson Professor of Bioengineering, has been appointed Director of the Bioengineering …

6 Notre Dame Faculty who were recently awarded NIH MIRAs.

Notre Dame engineering faculty win NIH MIRA awards to support biomedical research

In less than a year, three faculty in the College of Engineering were awarded the Maximizing Investigators’ Research …

Patrick Wensing

Patrick Wensing receives IROS Toshio Fukuda Young Professional Award for contributions in robotics

Patrick Wensing, Wanzek Family Collegiate Associate Professor in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical …

Photos of 5 College of Engineering new hires; Mengxue Hou, Fanxin Kong, Kai Ni, Jeffrey R. Rhoads, and Charles Wampler.

Five new faculty join Notre Dame Engineering in Fall 2023

The Notre Dame College of Engineering this fall welcomed 5 new members of the faculty. Mengxue Hou (above far …

Meenal Datta

Meenal Datta awarded Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from NIH to investigate immune cell response to mechanical forces

Meenal Datta, assistant professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering at the University of Notre …