Category: Awards and Honors

Tom O'Sullivan

Thomas O’Sullivan named SPIE Fellow

Thomas O’Sullivan, Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Professor of Biomedical Electronics in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been elected a Fellow of SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics. He is among 59 researchers from around the world …

Nishanth Gadiyar

Nishanth Gadiyar receives 2026 IEEE IAS Outstanding Young Member Achievement Award

Nishanth Gadiyar, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded the 2026 Andrew W. Smith Outstanding Young Member Achievement Award by the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS). The award recognizes Gadiyar for his “contributions to …

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2026 Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellows in Engineering

This fall, the College of Engineering welcomes six new postdoctoral fellows through the Provost’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, a university-wide initiative. Now in its second year, the program supports talented, highly motivated scholars committed to Notre Dame’s mission—to be a powerful …

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Brian Blagg Receives Top Honor; Engineering’s Moon and Pratt Earn Second and Third as Notre Dame and 1st Source Honor Faculty Innovation at Commercialization Awards Dinner

On Tuesday, March 24, University leaders, faculty members, and community partners gathered in downtown South Bend to celebrate research and innovation at the 1st Source Faculty Commercialization Award dinner. This event honors faculty researchers at the University of Notre Dame and Indiana …

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Notre Dame ranks among top 100 US universities granted utility patents for third straight year

The University of Notre Dame has earned a spot on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2025, a list published annually by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The Top 100 U.S. Universities ranking highlights and celebrates U.S. academic institutions that play a …

Jonathan Chisum, Pat Fay, and Tom O'Sullivan

Chisum, Fay, and O’Sullivan named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors 

Three electrical engineers at the University of Notre Dame in the fields of next-gen wireless networks, advanced semiconductors, and biomedical imaging have been named 2026 Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). This year’s honorees include Jonathan Chisum, Patrick Fay, and …

Anthony Hoffman

Anthony Hoffman Named Optica Fellow

Anthony Hoffman, the John J. Huether Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been named an Optica Fellow. He was selected by a panel of peers for “pioneering contributions to mid-infrared optical metamaterials and sustained service to the photonics …

ND electrical engineer Ranjan Singh named founding editor-in-chief of APL Engineering Physics

Ranjan Singh, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and pioneer in terahertz photonics, spintronics and metamaterials, has been named founding editor-in-chief of Applied Physics Letters (APL) Engineering Physics. According to Singh, the journal aims to encourage …

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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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Seven engineering faculty named collegiate professors

Seven faculty members in the Notre Dame College of Engineering have been named collegiate professors—a prestigious title awarded by the university and college in recognition of excellence in research, teaching and service. The designation may be conferred on faculty at the assistant, associate …