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Alumnus Chris Roberts Named Dean of Engineering at Auburn

Published: April 24, 2012

Christopher B. Roberts, department chair and the George E. and Dorothy Stafford Uthlaut Professor of Chemical Engineering in Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, has been named dean of the college effective July 1, 2012. Roberts earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Notre Dame in 1994 and a master's in the same program two years earlier.

Thomas Quinn, MD, Named 2012 Graduate School Distinguished Alumnus and Commencement Speaker

Published: April 12, 2012

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Thomas Quinn, MD (B.S. Notre Dame 1969, MSc Notre Dame 1970), professor and director, Johns Hopkins’ Center for Global Health, has been named the Graduate School's 2012 "Distinguished Alumnus":http://graduateschool.nd.edu/about-the-graduate-school/gs-awards/distinguished-alumnus/ and "Commencement speaker":http://graduateschool.nd.edu/resources-for-current-students/graduation/ for 2012.

Graduate Students Receive Hands-On Experience With Ancient Texts

Published: April 11, 2012

Author: Kevin Zeise

Over spring break, the 11 members of the Notre Dame graduate seminar on the transmission of the classical text traveled to Milan, Italy, inspecting and reading manuscripts from the fifth century through the 15th century A.D.

Perez-Blanco & Maginn Team Up For Most-Read Physical Chemistry Article In 2011

Published: March 23, 2012

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Fifth-year Notre Dame Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering graduate student Marcos Perez-Blanco and his advisor, "Prof. Edward Maginn":https://engineering.nd.edu/profiles/emaginn, have authored an article that is the most-read article in the American Chemical Society’s _Journal of Physical Chemistry B_ for the year 2011.

Creative Writing M.F.A. Student Betsy Cornwell Signs Book Deal

Published: March 14, 2012

Author: Joanna Basile

Betsy Cornwell, a master’s student in Notre Dame’s Creative Writing Program, has sold her first two novels to Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Both books, written for a young adult audience, have their roots in the science fiction and fantasy genres.

Theology Graduate Student Joseph Khalil Wins Essay Prize

Published: March 14, 2012

Author: Chris Milazzo

Joseph S. Khalil, a Ph.D. student in the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Theology, has won the 2011-12 _Word & World_ Essay Prize for Doctoral Candidates. Khalil’s essay, “Qoheleth and the Overconfident Preacher,” will be published in the journal’s summer 2012 issue.

Graduate Research Symposium Award Winners Announced

Published: March 05, 2012

Author: Mary Hendriksen

The Graduate Student Union (GSU) hosted Notre Dame’s fourth annual Graduate Research Symposium on Friday, February 24, in the Great Hall of the Jordan Hall of Science. Winners were selected in each of the four divisions of the Graduate School.

Student Spotlight: Katherine Ward, Ph.D. Biochemistry, ESTEEM

Published: February 21, 2012

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Notre Dame’s graduate students are a critical part of the University’s research agenda. Not only do graduate students assist faculty with research, they make important discoveries of their own. Katherine Ward, a third-year student in Notre Dame’s doctoral program in Chemistry and Biochemistry who, last year, won a major fellowship from the American Heart Association, is a perfect case in point.

Fourth Annual Graduate Research Symposium Set For Friday

Published: February 20, 2012

Author: Kevin Zeise

The symposium, hosted by the Graduate Student Union and supported by the Graduate School and the Colleges of Engineering, Science and Arts and Letters, showcases the accomplishments of the Graduate School's four divisions in Engineering, Humanities, Science and Social Science.

Sociology Graduate Students Build an Outstanding Publication Record

Published: February 14, 2012

Author: Heather Price

A unique departmental approach to graduate students’ professional development is paying dividends for Notre Dame’s Department of Sociology. Over the past two years, more than 18 students have published a book, article, or book review in a peer-reviewed journal—for a combined total of 26 articles, three books and two book reviews. Nearly half of the publications have appeared in top-ranked journals.

Brennecke elected to National Academy of Engineering

Published: February 13, 2012

Author: Julie Hail Flory

"Joan F. Brennecke":http://cbe.nd.edu/faculty/show/jfb/, the Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been elected a member of the "National Academy of Engineering":http://www.nae.edu/ (NAE) for her innovation in the use of ionic liquids and supercritical fluids for environmentally benign chemical processing.

Patent Law Program Gains Approval

Published: January 27, 2012

Author: Kevin Zeise

A new graduate program designed to fill the need for registered patent agents will admit its first class this fall after gaining approval in late January. The one-year program, a Master of Science in Patent Law, will train students with a science or engineering background with the additional skills necessary to pass the Patent Bar exam.

Thibault Wins Award, Gives Back To Notre Dame

Published: January 27, 2012

Author: Kevin Zeise

Jean-Baptiste Thibault, who received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2006, was one of seven General Electric scientists and engineers to be named a recipient of the Edison Pioneer Award in 2011.

Notre Dame researchers publish new findings on aging pediatric bruises

Published: January 27, 2012

Author: Shelly Goethals

A multi-university research group which includes several University of Notre Dame faculty and graduate students, has recently published a paper detailing new work on the analysis and dating of human bruises. The research, which is funded by the Gerber Foundation, will have particular application to pediatric medicine, as bruise age is often key evidence in child abuse cases.

Graduate Student Earns Accolades for Research on Cancer Survivors

Published: January 27, 2012

Author: Sara Burnett

Post-doctoral fellow Errol Philip made history this fall when he became the first two-time winner of a prestigious American Psychological Association graduate student award—just the latest in a long list of accolades.

Notre Dame psychologist developing new math learning strategies

Published: January 23, 2012

Author: Joanna Basile

Notre Dame psychologist Nicole McNeil recently received a three-year grant from the Institute of Education Sciences for her research in factors affecting children's understanding of mathematics.

Noted conductor and artist Carmen-Helena Tellez joins Notre Dame faculty

Published: December 26, 2011

Author: Joanna Basile

In July 2012, scholar, conductor and interdisciplinary artist Carmen-Helena Tellez will join the University of Notre Dame as a professor in the "Department of Music":http://music.nd.edu/ and in the "Master of Sacred Music":http://theology.nd.edu/graduate-program/master-of-sacred-music/ program in the "Department of Theology":http://www.theology.nd.edu.

Notre Dame researchers demonstrate new DNA detection technique

Published: December 20, 2011

Author: William G. Gilroy

A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications. Physicists "Carol Tanner":http://physics.nd.edu/people/faculty/carol-e-tanner/ and "Steven Ruggiero":http://physics.nd.edu/people/faculty/steven-t-ruggiero/ led the team in the application of a new technique called laser transmission spectroscopy (LTS). LTS is capable of rapidly determining the size, shape and number of nanoparticles in suspension.

Ethics Workshop Scheduled For First-Year Graduate and Professional Students

Published: December 14, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

An ethics initiative was passed in 2010 to integrate ethics training into the core curriculum for all graduate students at Notre Dame. One component of that initiative, the workshop will feature small-group sessions and a keynote address from Alasdair MacIntyre, one of the world's leading authorities on ethics.

Notre Dame Signs Historic Agreement For Graduate Studies in Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences

Published: December 07, 2011

Author: Mary Hendriksen

Notre Dame and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) have entered into a unique agreement - the first of its kind at Notre Dame - to provide a dual degree to students in the Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences fields.