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Simon Vogel | Friday, November 5, 2021
Notre Dame professor of engineering and geosciences Harindra Fernando spent the month of Sept. 2018 in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Canadian provinces that are two of the foggiest places on Earth. There, Fernando led a $4 million research project called C-FOG with the goal of better understanding the formation and behavior of coastal fog. The
Caroline Collins | Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Spectrum refers to the radio frequencies that wireless signals travel over, and humans utilize these frequencies in all aspects of their daily lives: sending a text message, watching television or using the GPS in a car. Radiofrequency spectrum is a vital resource that is in high demand, and Notre Dame is a leading university in
Isa Sheikh | Wednesday, September 8, 2021
Notre Dame’s robotic football club began its story in the early 2000s, when Bill Hederman found a sketchbook drawing by his son, Brian. Brian had died in a car accident in 1995, the summer after his freshman year at Notre Dame. The sketch depicted a humanoid quarterback robot playing football, striking a pose similar to
G. Matthew Molinsky | Thursday, January 23, 2020
I’ve spent a lot of time in engineering classes, learning about topics such as the chemical process of manure acting as a fertilizer, bored out of my mind, asking myself, “Is this absolutely necessary to earn my civil engineering degree?” These mind-numbing classes neither advance my professional aspirations nor satisfy my personal educational curiosities. The
Erin Swope | Friday, April 12, 2019
If Bill Nye the Science Guy were to write a book, it would not be about his award-winning television show, the mysteries of the cosmos or even about his time as a stand-up comedian. It would be about grammar. “A Fun Evening with Bill Nye the Science Guy,” an IDEA Week event, was filled with
Gina Twardosz | Friday, August 18, 2017
Notre Dame College of Engineering will welcome ten Saint Mary’s students into its graduate program this year. Saint Mary’s is one of two women’s colleges in the country to offer an engineering program. Students can earn their first bachelor’s degree from Saint Mary’s and then a second bachelor of science in engineering from Notre Dame during
Andrew Cameron | Friday, November 11, 2016
In an effort to improve the iris-scanning technology used in forensics and law enforcement, a team of Notre Dame researchers recently released software used to determine similarity between iris scans using a new method. The software, which was released in October on Notre Dame’s Office of Technology Transfer, was developed by computer science and engineering
Jenna Wilson | Friday, August 19, 2016
Construction on the new McCourtney Hall of Molecular Sciences and Engineering was completed over the summer, marking the end of a two year, $80 million project. Students and faculty will occupy the building at the start of the fall semester, according to a University press release. The building, which is located on the east side
Erin Thomassen | Tuesday, September 1, 2015
It was triggered by wanting to switch my theology class. As a first-semester junior, I was taking Foundations of Theology. Why am I such a late bloomer? One might say my academic trajectory at Notre Dame has been slightly off-kilter. I came into college excited for … college! I had no thoughts about what I
Andrea Vale | Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Before entering her senior year of high school, now-college senior Jillian Montalvo attended the Introduction to Engineering Program at Notre Dame. As part of the program, she also attended an event hosted by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), during which she listened to speakers from the group. When she arrived on campus, Montalvo knew what