I’m generally a cynic. Glass half empty kind of guy. But then I see something like this and think…there are good people out there. be positive and have hope. There is light in darkness. Early career scientists are being prioritized. Take a look! 🧪 www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program

In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...

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SMASH Engineering REU (Soft Materials for Applications in Sustainability and Healthcare Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates) site program is accepting applications for summer 2025! Please share this opportunity!! mse.nd.edu/research/sma...

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Notre Dame Materials Science and Engineering aims to promote the interdisciplinary understanding of materials through collaborative research to advance knowledge and promote the greater good.

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Last week, 19 of us traveled from ND to KU for our first NSF ERC EARTH (Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub) Annual Meeting. I forgot to get an ND-team pic - oops. Here is Emmanuel and I outside of the charter bus. Emmanuel is just beginning his PhD research on the EARTH project.

Lab website finally updated! Whoohoo!! www.schaeferresearch.com/people

Share! Announcing the Notre Dame Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowships in Engineering engineering.nd.edu/provosts-pos...

“But if we want to reduce indirect costs more seriously, we also need to reduce the federal regulatory burden that causes universities to hire so many administrators in the first place.” goodscience.substack.com/p/indirect-c...

ND is ranked #1 of large employers nationwide www.forbes.com/lists/best-l...

Forbes 2025 America's Best Large Employers List

Forbes' list of America's Best Large Employers ranks the largest top companies to work for, featuring companies with the best benefits and best work-life balance.

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