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

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Steven Koester to lead Notre Dame’s Nanoscience and Technology (NDnano) Interdisciplinary Research Center

Steven Koester, recently appointed Frank M. Freimann Professor of Microelectronics and internationally recognized …

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Record-tying four Notre Dame students named 2025 Goldwater Scholars

A record-tying four University of Notre Dame students have been named 2025 Goldwater Scholars in recognition of their …

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Research worth fighting for

As one of America’s leading research institutions, Notre Dame has long been at the forefront of finding answers to …

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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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Make great things at nanoscale

This teaching and research Clean Room in Stinson-Remick Hall of Engineering features powerful, industry-grade tools for design and fabrication of integrated circuits and medical devices with nanometer-sized features.

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Faculty and students in Electrical Engineering are engaged in research in two primary areas — Electrical Circuits and Systems (ECS) and Electronics, Photonics, Materials and Devices (EPMD).

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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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