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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 engineers named Grand Champion at AIMM ICC for second year in a row

For the second year in a row, a team of Notre Dame engineering students was named Overall Grand Champion at the 2025 …

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Cheers to Recipients of the College of Engineering Staff Excellence Awards (Spring 2025)

The Notre Dame College of Engineering is pleased to announce the Spring 2025 recipients of the Staff Excellence …

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Notre Dame Research, Athletics address challenges of ACL tears, sleep loss, and stress in new joint research projects

Notre Dame Research and Athletics have awarded three research teams the first-ever Human Performance & Wellness …

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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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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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Undergraduate Program

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Graduate Program

Our Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering will prepare you for a successful career in industry, academia, or government.

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Research

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).

Spotlight on Research in Electrical Engineering

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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