On Campus News, July 2010

In a recent press release, the University of Notre Dame Energy Center announced that it has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy “aimed at dramatically improving how the country uses and produces energy.”

Joan Brennecke, Ph.D. (TX A ’84), is a principal investigator of one of the 43 projects that “focus on accelerating innovation in green technology while increasing America’s competitiveness in grid scale energy storage.”

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Two members of the University of Kansas School of Engineering Advisory Board wrote an opinion piece in The Lawrence Journal-World about the accomplishments, plans, and future vision of the KU engineering school.

Harry Gibson, retired executive with Exxon Corp. (KS A ’64), and Bill Benso, retired executive with Lockheed Martin Corp. (KS A ’59), profiled the School of Engineering and highlighted recent programs and support of the local economy.
Read the full article here

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Research studies have revealed the potential to “more accurately detect the presence of colon cancer, particularly in women.” The study is being led by a professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University, Vadim Backman.

Read the full article, which was provided by the National Science Foundation and published by U.S. News, for more information on the new optical technologies.

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