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Lost at sea no more: New AI platform helps underwater robots get their bearings 

Shifting sunlight, bubbles, and silt constantly interfere with an autonomous underwater vehicle’s (AUVs) ability to find its way. GPS can’t help them, since water blocks its signals. Sound waves—the pings made famous by submarines—travel rapidly through water, yet they too have their …

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Chris Hinkle named chair of electrical engineering at Notre Dame

Chris Hinkle, professor of electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering, effective July 1, 2026.  “Chris Hinkle’s leadership of large-scale research projects and dedication to student success make him the …

Jonathan Chisum

Professor Jonathan Chisum awarded FCC experimental license to advance 5G research at Notre Dame

The Wireless Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Jonathan Chisum has been granted a two-year experimental license by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), enabling advanced wireless research and real-world 5G experimentation on the University of Notre Dame campus. This experimental …

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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 researchers to advance detection and community knowledge of opioids, including new variants

Four teams of researchers across the College of Science and the College of Engineering have been selected to receive seed funding from the Notre Dame Sensor Initiative (NDSI) for research advancing affordable, fast, and accurate platforms for on-site opioid detection. As opioid …

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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 …

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 …

Marko Radosavljevic

Notre Dame Electrical Engineering welcomes semiconductor expert Marko Radosavljević to faculty

The University of Notre Dame’s College of Engineering welcomed Marko Radosavljević to its Department of Electrical …

Glowing orange light waves travel along and bend around a geometric, triangular-patterned surface, illustrating researchers guiding light through a structured material to form a 6G terahertz “super-antenna.”

Using geometry, researchers coax light into 6G terahertz “super-antenna”

Engineers have long focused their efforts on confining signal-carrying photons to chips. Every photon that escapes, …

Anthony Hoffman

Anthony Hoffman Named Optica Fellow

Anthony Hoffman, the John J. Huether Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, …