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Notre Dame marks the 125th anniversary of the first known wireless transmission in the United States.

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Notre Dame researchers develop new, ultra-power-efficient 5G antenna

Globally, two billion people use fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks. These users have gained more rapid upload …

Jonathan Chisum

Antenna expert Jonathan Chisum named ONR Senior Research Fellow

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has selected Jonathan Chisum, associate professor of electrical engineering and …

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IrishSat’s high altitude balloon goes to Antarctica

Antarctica provides NASA with the advantages of being in space—at a fraction of the cost. Each year, from December …

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Notre Dame researchers advance encryption and high-performance microelectronics technologies

Researchers at the University of Notre Dame have received new funding through the Silicon Crossroads Microelectronic …

Tom Pratt

Thomas Pratt named Collegiate Professor

Thomas Pratt, research professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and affiliate member of …

John Howe

John Howe receives fellowship for semiconductor research

John Howe, a junior majoring in Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded a 2024 …

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Exploring the Control and Prediction Horizons of Multi-scale Integrated Dynamic Systems

Jing Sun, University of Michigan
11:30 a.m., March 28, 2025

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Fighting for the Dignity of Independence

Inspired by his dad’s ALS diagnosis, electrical engineering major John Sexton is working to better equip people confined to a powerchair.

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