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In partnership with Trinity College in Dublin, CEEES engineers — including Ph.D. student Yanina Nahum — are developing a promising new strategy for managing cystic fibrosis lung infections.
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Notre Dame elected to Universities Space Research Association to advance space exploration research
The University of Notre Dame has been inducted into the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Founded in …
Nicholson receives 2024 Robert P. Wadell Transportation Engineering Scholarship
Nolan Nicholson, a Notre Dame junior majoring in civil engineering, has received the 2024 Robert P. Wadell …
Celebrating undergraduate excellence: 2024 awards from the Notre Dame College of Engineering
Notre Dame Engineering is pleased to announce the recipients of its annual college-wide awards to undergraduate …
Fluid force: Engineering students use pontoons to build 86-foot cable-stayed bridge
As the sun rose over Notre Dame’s Golden Dome, two engineering students adjusted their hip-waders and stepped into …
Notre Dame students receive 7 podium finishes in the 2024 ASCE Indiana-Kentucky Student Conference Symposium
The Notre Dame student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) received seven podium finishes at the …
Notre Dame engineers awarded 2024 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Four Notre Dame Engineering students and recent graduates have been awarded 2024 National Science Foundation (NSF) …
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