Category: Awards and Honors

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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 …

A decorative stone relief reading "Hall of Engineering" on the facade of Cushing Hall of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. Below the relief, a detailed metal lantern emits a warm light, complementing the building's traditional architectural design.

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 Awards, which recognize staff members’ exemplary contributions above and beyond the scope of their standard job responsibilities. Award recipients are honored for having a …

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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 exceptional promise as future leaders in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics. Juniors Jacob Finley, John Howe, Thomas Reimer and Connor Smith each will receive a …

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 affiliate of the Wireless Institute, to be a Summer Faculty Fellow at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Radar Division in Washington, D.C. During his 10-week fellowship, Chisum …

Tom Pratt

Thomas Pratt named Collegiate Professor

Thomas Pratt, research professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame and affiliate member of the Wireless Institute and the Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory, has been appointed Frank M. Freimann Collegiate Research Professor of Electrical Engineering, effective January …

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 fellowship from SUPREME (Superior Energy-Efficient Materials and Devices), Cornell University’s microelectronics research center.   The fellowship supports travel and …

Atefah Ghafari poses with her Women in Spectrum certificate

Atefeh Ghafari receives NSC Women in Spectrum Scholarship Award

Atefeh Ghafari, Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received a National Spectrum Consortium (NSC) Women in Spectrum Scholarship Award. This award promotes the academic accomplishments of female students studying engineering at U.S. ABET-accredited …

Bingyan Lu

Lu Receives NSF SpectrumX Graduate Research Fellowship

Bingyan Lu, a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has received the NSF SpectrumX Graduate Research Fellowship. The fellowship will support her work applying generative artificial intelligence tools to spectrum policy documents. She will also develop a …

Gregory Snider

Gregory Snider named Robert W. and Alice M. Bauchman Professor in Engineering

Gregory Snider, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been awarded an endowed professorship. He was named Notre Dame’s Robert W. and Alice M. Bauchman Professor in Engineering, effective July 1, 2024.  “Appointment to an endowed chair is a …

Rehan Younas

Rehan Younas receives Nicollian Best Presentation Award

Rehan Younas, who recently completed his doctorate in electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has won the 2023 Nicollian Award for Best Student Presentation of the 54th IEEE Semiconductor Interface Specialists Conference (SISC). The award was announced in April of this …