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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 …

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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 …

Ahsan Kareem

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 and Earth Sciences (CEEES) at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences (EurASc). The honor recognizes his work advancing the safety and …

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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 in Construction Management (MCM), a five-course, 15-credit program that prepares students for careers in the construction industry. The minor is open to Notre Dame students in any …

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 …

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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 …

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Grace Pepperman ND ’25 likens civil engineers to Spider-Man in award-winning essay

What do civil engineers and Spider-Man have in common? “A lot,” maintains Grace Pepperman, a 2025 graduate of …

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Seven engineering faculty named collegiate professors

Seven faculty members in the Notre Dame College of Engineering have been named collegiate professors—a prestigious …

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Clive Neal represents the United States at United Nations Committee on Outer Space

Clive Neal, professor of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences at the University of Notre Dame, was a …