Clive R. Neal, professor of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has been named the winner of the 2026 Waldo E. Smith Award by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Named after Waldo E. Smith—a specialist in hydrology and civil engineering …
Before the Industrial Revolution, the world’s oceans exchanged roughly equal amounts of carbon dioxide with the atmosphere. Today, by absorbing a significant share of human-generated CO₂ emissions, they play a vital role in slowing the buildup of this greenhouse gas in the …
Notre Dame’s Center for Environmental Science and Technology (CEST) recently purchased a new x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy instrument that significantly improves the center’s capabilities in surface chemistry analyses. The new installation builds on the analytical …
Every year, nearly 5 million people die from causes related to antimicrobial resistance (AMR), the phenomena by which microorganisms like bacteria evolve to resist the drugs designed to kill them. AMR poses a growing threat to global human health, as it diminishes the ability of common antibiotics …
This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes nine new faculty across all five of its departments. “I warmly welcome this group of talented new faculty to our engineering community,” said Patricia Culligan, Matthew H. McCloskey Dean of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering. “They …
When the echoes of the marching band fade and the last of more than 77,000 fans depart, the memories remain—but so …
Seven University of Notre Dame College of Engineering faculty members have been named Collegiate Professors in …
Two faculty members from the University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering are among the 74 early-career …
Today, Mars is a radioactive icebox covered in rust, but billions of years ago, it was warm, wet and blue-skied. Could …
Clive Neal, professor of civil and environmental engineering and earth sciences at the University of Notre Dame, has …