2009 News
Energy Week 2009
ND Today (The Notre Dame Alumni Association E-Newsletter)
October 2009
Building on the success of last year’s program, Notre Dame held its third annual Energy Week September 13-19 on campus. Several activities throughout the week focused on educating students about the world’s energy crisis, and informing them about what the University is doing in terms of energy-related research to address these energy challenges. Read more.
Notre Dame joins Indiana energy consortium
September 25, 2009
The University of Notre Dame Energy Center has joined the Indiana Consortium for Research in Energy Systems and Policy (CRESP). The center joins founding partners Indiana University, Purdue University and Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis in this multidisciplinary organization designed to promote energy focused collaborative investigations and educational opportunities among faculty and researchers at the partner universities. Read more.
Maginn receives inaugural CoMSEF Early Career Award
September 14, 2009
Edward J. Maginn, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Notre Dame, is the recipient of the inaugural American Institute of Chemical Engineers CoMSEF (Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum) award for outstanding research. Read more.
Notre Dame to host third annual Energy Week
September 10, 2009
The University of Notre Dame will observe its third annual Energy Week from Sept. 13 to 19 (Sunday to Saturday) with the theme “Green is the new Black.” Read more.
For more information, visit http://www.nd.edu/~ndenergy/news-and-events/events-calendar.shtml
Catholic universities to gather at Notre Dame to address sustainability
August 20, 2009
“Renewing the Campus: Sustainability and the Catholic University,” the first national conference dedicated to advancing the engagement of Catholic universities with the most pressing environmental challenges of our time. Read more.
For more information, visit http://green.nd.edu/
Notre Dame receives funding for Energy Frontier Research Center
August 07, 2009
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the delivery of $18.5 million in funding to the University of Notre Dame for an Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC). Read Full Story
For more information, visit http://www.er.doe.gov/bes/EFRC.html
Obama names Notre Dame as recipient of electric vehicle education grant
August 6, 2009
The University of Notre Dame is one of the recipients of a $6.1 million federal stimulus grant to develop degree and training programs for electric vehicles. Read Full Story
Tony Earley elected EEI Chairman; Richard Kelly, Tom Farrell and Lew Hay to serve as Vice-Chairmen
June 2009
Tony Earley is a member of the University of Notre Dame College of Engineering Advisory Council and the Industrial Advisory Board for the Notre Dame Energy Center. Read Full Story
Kamat named to editorial position with new ACS journal
June 15, 2009
ND receives Uptime Institute's Green Enterprise IT Award
May 22, 2009
Energy Center Director Tours Wind Farm on Maui
March 2009
Joan F. Brennecke, Energy Center Director, stands atop this 90 meter (296 feet) tall wind turbine, owned and operated by Firstwind http://www.firstwind.com/. The wind farm is located in Maui, Hawaii and consists of 20 wind turbines, each capable of 1.5 MW. Firstwind currently supplies about 8% of the electricity for Maui. View more photos here.
Homeland Security Official Named Energy Center Managing Director. Patrick M. Murphy, most recently program manager in charge of electric power systems research for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has been named managing director of the Notre Dame Energy Center. He will assume his new position April 6.
February 4, 2009
Notre Dame Panel to Discuss Future of Electric Power. A panel of energy industry experts will discuss the future of electric power and energy Feb. 25 (Wednesday) from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Center for Continuing Education at the University of Notre Dame.
February 3, 2009