Tag: research

The Vaisala FD70 sensor, a piece of equipment used by researchers in northern Alaska, is decorated with white string lights, red beaded garland, and red Christmas ornaments.

Shedding Light on Ice Fog in the Darkness of Polar Night

Ice fog—a curtain of tiny ice crystals suspended above the earth’s surface—reduces visibility and makes air travel treacherous. How ice fog forms and why it persists is not entirely understood, and this has led to inaccurate forecasts, particularly visibility predictions that are critical …

Four smiling Postdoc Spotlight finalists stand in a Notre Dame lecture hall. Screens behind them display "Notre Dame Postdoc Spotlight Finals" and university logos. A man in a blue vest, a woman in a white turtleneck, a woman in a black blazer, and a man in a dark suit are pictured.

Breakthrough Research. Talented Scholars. Inaugural Notre Dame’s Postdoc Spotlight Delivers.

The concept wasn’t new—the competition challenged scholars to present their complex research in just three minutes, equipped with a single slide, in a way that anyone could understand. While the Graduate School has hosted the Shaheen Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for graduate students …

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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 select group of early-career scholars in science, engineering, and the liberal arts who are committed to Notre Dame’s mission to be a powerful force for good in the world. Up to …

Satellite image of a hurricane with a distinct eye over a blue gridded map.

Fighting to improve hurricane forecasts

David Richter, the Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Professor of Environmental Fluid Dynamics in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, and fellow Notre Dame researchers are improving hurricane forecast accuracy, giving officials time to evacuate and protect …

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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 Fellowship Program and the Bioengineering and Life Sciences (BELS) initiative. Six of the fellows will join as part of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a …

A gray SENSE SB Extreme Heat sensor, labeled "Heat Sensor Kit: 572", mounted on a white garbage truck next to an amber warning light.

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 rural areas, and areas with more pavement and concrete and fewer trees are more severely impacted. These urban heat islands, which disproportionately affect lower-income …

a giant storm cloud over ocean water

Monsoon mechanics: civil engineers look for answers in the Bay of Bengal

Off the southwestern coast of India, a pool of unusually warm water forms, reaching 100 feet below the surface. Soon after, the air above begins to churn, triggering the summer monsoon season with its life-giving yet sometimes catastrophic rains. To better understand the link between the …

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Notre Dame announces 2025 Strategic Framework Grant recipients

The University of Notre Dame has announced the awardees of its 2025 Strategic Framework Grant (SFG) Program. Launched in 2024, the program is an internal funding opportunity that stimulates engagement with the priorities outlined in Notre Dame 2033: A Strategic Framework. The program, sponsored …

A scientist wearing safety glasses and blue gloves uses a plasma cleaner to treat a material sample. A purple plasma beam is visible.

Research worth fighting for

As one of America’s leading research institutions, Notre Dame has long been at the forefront of finding answers to the most pressing questions facing our communities. With our unique mission to be a force for good, Notre Dame researchers are making discoveries that make our nation healthier, …