Fighting to improve hurricane forecasts
Professor David Richter’s research is improving hurricane forecast accuracy, giving officials time to evacuate and protect residents.
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Notre Dame opens applications for 2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship program
The University of Notre Dame is accepting applications for the next cohort of Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows, a …
Fighting to improve hurricane forecasts
David Richter, the Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Professor of Environmental Fluid Dynamics in the Department of Civil …
Notre Dame Awards Prestigious Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowships for 2025
This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes seven new postdoctoral fellows through the Provost’s Postdoctoral …
Notre Dame expert in resilient infrastructure elected to the European Academy of Sciences
Ahsan Kareem, the Robert M. Moran Professor of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering …
Notre Dame launches new Minor in Construction Management
The College of Engineering and the School of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame have introduced a new Minor …
Collecting more than trash: Researchers equip local garbage trucks to gather data on urban heat island effect
When heat waves hit, they don’t hit evenly. Cities often experience significantly higher temperatures than nearby …
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