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Notre Dame receives “one-of-a-kind” NAUTILUS system from U.S. Navy

Nolan Hines | Thursday, September 14, 2023

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recently moved to transfer its groundbreaking NAUTILUS system to Notre Dame, signing an Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) that transferred all rights, title and interest in the instrument to the University. The measure required approval by Congress. NAUTILUS, otherwise known as Naval Ultra-Trace Isotope Laboratory Universal Spectrometer, has been revolutionary

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Notre Dame community reflects on passing of engineering professor Michael Stanisic

Joe Rudolph | Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Last week, Michael Stanisic, one of the University’s most passionate engineering professors, died at 65. His coworkers, students and fellow Notre Dame community members recalled his career and personality both in and out of the classroom over the last week. Stanisic began teaching at Notre Dame in 1988. His specialty was kinematic mechanisms, which is

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Notre Dame Rocketry Team designs rocket for annual NASA Student Launch

Caroline Collins | Thursday, April 6, 2023

On April 15, the Notre Dame Rocketry Team (NDRT) will launch its rocket in Huntsville, Alabama. The launch marks the culmination of the team’s yearlong project to design and build a rocket for NASA’s annual Student Launch challenge. NDRT will compete against 50 other teams from colleges across the country who have also designed rockets

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Notre Dame appoints Jeffrey Rhoads as vice president for research

Observer Staff Report | Tuesday, January 17, 2023

In a Tuesday news release, the University announced that mechanical engineering researcher Jeffrey “Jeff” Rhoads has been appointed vice president for research at the university. Rhoads, who will take over the role effective July 1, currently serves at Purdue University as a professor of mechanical engineering and the executive director of the Purdue Institute for

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Engineering dean reflects on female leadership

Kathryn Muchnick | Wednesday, September 7, 2022

In the past nine years, three women have become the first female deans of their respective colleges. Patricia Culligan, dean of the College of Engineering, said she feels very proud to hold that position. “I think it’s important for there to be role models,” Culligan said. “If you don’t see people like you at the

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Notre Dame salutatorian reflects on journey, discusses future military career

Bella Laufenberg | Friday, May 13, 2022

Morgan La Sala of Wayne, New Jersey, has been selected as Notre Dame’s class of 2022 salutatorian. La Sala majored in mechanical engineering and was a very active member of Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) during her time as an undergraduate. La Sala lived in Flaherty Hall for three years, serving as the Big-Little

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University opens new Engineering Innovation Hub

Observer Staff Report | Friday, September 3, 2021

Notre Dame opened its new Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) in the Cushing-Fitzpatrick Halls of Engineering. The EIH is a 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art experiential learning facility that includes fabrication, automation, modeling and robotics, according to a University press release. EIH is part of Notre Dame’s iNDustry Labs initiative, which forms partnerships with industries and colleges and universities

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ND female professors share their stories of success

Bella Laufenberg | Friday, March 19, 2021

To celebrate Women’s History Month, The Observer interviewed five Notre Dame professors about their experiences breaking into male dominated fields and facing gender discrimination. Patricia Culligan As a student, Patricia Culligan always excelled in her math and physics courses. When she went to see her guidance counselor for career advice, Culligan was advised to become

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State-of-the-art Engineering Innovation Hub to open on campus this spring

Alysa Guffey | Friday, February 19, 2021

At the end of April, 10,000 square feet of construction space in Cushing Hall of Engineering will be unveiled to reveal the Engineering Innovation Hub (EIH) — a project that has been in the works for 18 months. The EIH is part of iNDustry Labs — the Notre Dame partner under a larger network called LIFT,

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Notre Dame faculty, students discuss challenges, adjustments to remote learning

Claire Rafford | Thursday, March 26, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tri-campus community will be engaging in distance learning for the rest of the semester. Online classes for Notre Dame officially began Monday. While all disciplines face challenges in adjusting to remote learning, courses with hands-on components face great difficulties in adjusting to online classes. Dean of the School of

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