Notre Dame Engineering

Two ND alumnae helped make history on Artemis II, humanity’s first return to deep space in more than 50 years. From NASA mission control to the spacecraft’s software systems, their work helped send astronauts around the moon and safely home again. magazine.nd.edu/stories/findin…

Underwater robots 🌊🤖 are often overconfident, causing them to veer off course. @EE_NotreDame Prof. Mengxue Hou’s new AI system allows robots to quantify their own uncertainty. No more guessing; just smarter navigation 🧭. Learn more: engineering.nd.edu/news/lost-at-s…

The Class of 2026 has its Valedictorian and Salutatorian: go.nd.edu/cf8dc8 Martin Soros, an @NDengineering major, will deliver the valedictory address, while Allison Elshoff, majoring in @ndbusiness, will offer the invocation as salutatorian.

🌕🚀 Thank you to @CEEES_ND alum Kelsey Young (ND ’09), Artemis II Lunar Science Lead, for an engaging April 28 Edison Lecture—sharing how astronauts prepare to carry out lunar science, from Earth-based training to “moon joy” in space. Watch the talk: youtu.be/Ujl3TIjHoRY

Congrats to @EE_NotreDame Prof Chris Hinkle—new chair of the Dept of Electrical Engineering⚡️, effective July 1, 2026! Building on Greg Snider’s strong foundation, he’ll shape the next chapter of innovation and student success. Learn more: engineering.nd.edu/news/chris-hin…

🔬 Fast-tracking lab-grown human organs is @AeroMechND’s Prof Yanliang Zhang’s goal. He’s leading a $2.6M NIH project with Harvard to 3D bioprint human tissue with life-like, tiny, blood vessels. Learn more: engineering.nd.edu/news/notre-dam…

Reminder: Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. (EST), 101 DeBartolo Hall: Edison Lecture with Artemis II Lunar Science Lead Kelsey Young (ND ’09, CEEES). Free and open to all. Can’t make it? Watch live on our website: 🔗 engineering.nd.edu/events/artemis… or YouTube: ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=otAvOd…

Mary Cunningham Boyce, renowned engineer and scholar, to deliver Graduate School Commencement address bit.ly/4cughJ4

👏 Congrats to all the 2026 Hesburgh Libraries Hackathon participants! Proud to see @ND_CSE students well represented across all the top teams: 🥇 Ember 🥈 SafePrompt 🥉 PathAware Honorable Mention: Voxa

2026 Outstanding Research Mentoring Awards Jennifer Schaefer, Sheehan Family Collegiate Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Longwen (Evan) Li, Doctoral Student, Bioengineering Graduate Program Read more: engineering.nd.edu/news/jennifer-…

2026 Outstanding Mentoring Award Andrew Bartolini, Director, First-Year Engineering Program and Associate Teaching Professor, Dean’s Office Read more: engineering.nd.edu/news/andrew-ba…

🎉Congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 @NDengineering Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Awards. These honors recognize faculty and graduate students for excellence in teaching and a strong commitment to student success. Learn more about the recipients in this thread ⬇️

🎉 Congrats to Kaitlyn Stankiewicz, recipient of the @NDengineering 2026 Catherine F. Pieronek Women in Engineering Impact Award. The annual award honors those who’ve made a dramatic positive impact on women’s engineering experience. 👏 Learn more: engineering.nd.edu/news/kaitlyn-s…

🚀From Mission Control to Notre Dame! Artemis II Lunar Science Lead Kelsey Young (ND ’09, CEEES) returns to campus for an Edison Lecture on the new era of lunar exploration. April 28 - 6:30 pm 101 DeBartolo Hall Free and open to the public. Details: engineering.nd.edu/events/artemis…

IrishSAT, Notre Dame’s undergraduate satellite team, launched CHARMS, testing a groundbreaking way for small satellites to orient themselves using Earth’s magnetic field: go.nd.edu/652479

Researchers at the @NotreDame are advancing affordable, fast, and accurate platforms for on-site opioid detection. bit.ly/414RZik | @UNDResearch

👏👏 Notre Dame Engineering professors Danny Chen @ND_CSE and Joshua Shrout @CEEES_ND have been elected 2025 AAAS Fellows. From life-saving algorithms to microbial biofilms, their work is advancing health and engineering for the common good. Read more: engineering.nd.edu/news/danny-che…

🫀 @NDBioeng’s Pinar Zorlutuna and her lab have developed a “heart-on-a-chip” to decode not only how heart cells age but how the process can be reversed. Learn more: engineering.nd.edu/news/heart-on-…

For the third year, @NotreDame ranks among the top 100 U.S. universities granted utility patents. From new methods for cancer drug development to systems that enable fast flight, patents awarded to Notre Dame cover a range of research areas. research.nd.edu/news-and-event…