University of Notre Dame, Department of Electrical Engineering

Exciting updates from the Notre Dame Nanofabrication Facility (NDNF)! Some of our talented undergraduate and graduate EE students are making their own microchips in the Integrated Circuit Fabrication course. Over the semester, the students will transform a silicon wafer into an integrated circuit that plays a melody that’s all too familiar–The Notre Dame Victory March. Because here at Notre Dame, even in the smallest chips, we always “shake down the thunder from the sky!" #NDEE

Notre Dame EE researchers are building global connections that will pave the way for better connectivity! In collaboration with teams from Nanyang Tech University and the Institute of Microelectronics in Singapore, as well as the University of Lille in France, these researchers have created a new terahertz beamformer chip (pictured below) that will make the future of 6G and beyond into reality!  The team, led by Prof. Ranjan Singh at the University of Notre Dame Electrical Engineering Department, has created a cutting-edge new technology that can significantly improve the efficiency and reliability of data transmission, especially in emerging industries such as virtual reality, autonomous vehicles, and smart cities. This tiny chip, with the ability to support carefully directed, high-speed data streams with 360-degree coverage, could play a crucial role in meeting growing worldwide demands for high-speed, reliable wireless connections. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eBirv6eb.

In honor of Postdoctoral Appreciation Week, we would like to highlight Karla Adriana Gonzalez Serrano, one of our postdoctoral researchers!  Originally from Monterrey, Mexico, Karla began her time at Notre Dame as a visiting student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. At Notre Dame, she found outstanding faculty, excellent research facilities, and a vibrant graduate student community, so she joined the Electrical Engineering PhD program to conduct research in nanoelectronics. Currently, Karla works in Prof. Thomas O'Sullivan's Biomedical Photonics lab in the Department of Electrical Engineering. Her research focuses on novel technologies using light to quantify tissue components in vivo, especially to detect tumors and monitor treatment. She also works on developing new optical models of tissue. She collaborates with NearWave, a startup that spun out of the O’Sullivan lab, to translate a new handheld, portable, and accessible tissue imaging device from the lab into the clinic in both high- and low-resource settings in the US and abroad. #postdoc #postdocappreciationweek #ndee

Congratulations to Dr. Hall and all the Electrical Engineering students and collaborators for their contributions to the laser diode research!

🌟 Exciting Opportunity at Notre Dame's Wireless Institute! 🌟 The Notre Dame Wireless Institute seeks a talented, experienced Senior Hardware Engineer to join our innovative team. This position involves designing, developing, and measuring mixed-signal analog, radio-frequency, and digital wireless communication circuits operating up to the millimeter-wave bands (60 GHz). We are looking for candidates with experience in board-level circuits and design of GHz radio-frequency electronics, as well as board-level design of digital circuits, including small controllers and processors operating at sub-100 MHz frequencies. If you are a problem-solver passionate about tackling complex challenges and possess the required expertise, we would love to hear from you. This is an incredible opportunity to join a leading institution and make a significant impact in the field of hardware engineering. For full position description: https://lnkd.in/ejDeWNhN

It was wonderful reconnecting with the juniors, seniors, and sophomores and meeting the freshmen at the EE Back-to-School Barbecue. The crisp, fall-like weather was perfect - and now we're back to summer again!

We love welcoming our new graduate students every fall! The EE Grad Student "Meet & Greet" brought together both new and returning students for an evening of food, games, and prize drawings. A wonderful opportunity to connect, celebrate, and build our community!

EE Professor Thomas O'Sullivan's research continues to play a transformative role in improving health outcomes for women.

As we conclude the National Breastfeeding Month of August, we want to highlight a recent research study by NDEE Prof. Thomas O'Sullivan and his collaborators at the University of Twente (Netherlands) where they demonstrated the use of light-based techniques to study the breast physiology of breastfeeding mothers. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gd8NnRUE Image source: U.S. Breastfeeding Committee

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