Engineering
CUSE works with outstanding students of all years, colleges, disciplines, and majors.
Below are examples of Engineering students who have participated in Conference, Research, Research Apprenticeship, and Service Learning opportunities funded by CUSE!
Browse student spotlights by the following majors:
- Aerospace Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Multi-Major Group
Aerospace Engineering
Danielle Welsh Class of 2015, Aerospace Engineering and Spanish
Research: Collaborative Research Project in Alcoy
Location: Alcoy, Spain
Faculty Mentor: Michael Kitz
Danielle Welsh Research (PDF)
Timothy Haller Class of 2013, Aerospace Engineering
Conference Presentation: Biomedical Engineering Society
Location: Atlanta, GA
Faculty Mentor: Philppe Sucosky
Timothy Haller Conference Presentation (PDF)
Civil Engineering
Michelle Espinal, Class of 2017, Civil Engineering
Conference Attendance: UN Habitat III - Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Alex Taflanidis
Michelle Espinal Conference Attendance(PDF)
Matthew Colturi, Class of 2017, Civil Engineering
Conference Attendance: Greenbuild 2016 International Conference and Exp
Location: Los Angelas, California
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Alex Taflanidis
Matthew Colturi Conference Attendance (PDF)
Daniela Lugo Romero, Class of 2018, Civil Engineering
Eagan Fellowship: NDSEED in Nicaragua
Location: Terrero Sur, Nicaragua
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Tracy Kijewski-Correa
Daniela Lugo Romero Assistantship (PDF)
Kaleigh McLaughlin, Class of 2015, Civil Engineering
Conference Presentation: Mitigation Strategies for Strong Currents in Harbors presentation at The National Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Conference
Location: Boston, MA
Faculty Mentor: Alexandros Taflanidis
Kaleigh McLaughlin Conference Presentation (PDF)
Erik Jensen Class of 2014, Civil Engineering
Research Apprenticeship: Sustainable Housing in Post-Earthquake Haiti with Engineering2Empower
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Faculty Mentor: Alexandros Taflanidis
Erik Jensen Research Apprenticeship (PDF)
Chemical Engineering
Paul Rudnicki, Class of 2017, Chemical Engineering
Conference Presentation: Comparative study of photosynthetic unit (PSU) models for algal growth rate and florescence prediction under light/dark cycles
Location: San Francisco, CA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jason Hicks
Paul Rudnicki Conference Presentation (PDF)
John Casey, Class of 2017, Chemical Engineering
Conference Presentation: Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Pinar Zorlutuna
Jack Casey Conference Presentation (PDF)
Maura Vrabel, Class of 2018, Chemical Engineering
Internship: AVM Biotechnology
Location: AVM Biotechnology Seattle, WA
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Basar Bilgicer
Maura Vrabel Internship (PDF)
Paulina Eberts, Class of 2017, Chemical Engineering
Service-Learning: Detection of Substandard Pharmaceuticals in Kenya via High Performance Liquid Chromatography
Location: Eldoret, Kenya
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Marya Liberman
Paulina Eberts Service-Learning (PDF)
Mikyaila Jaramillo, Class of 2017, Chemical Engineering
Research: Metastasis on a Chip
Location: Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Mikyaila Jaramillo Research (PDF)
Kyle Cowdrick Class of 2015, Chemical Engineering
Research Apprenticeship: Intravital Imaging of Tumor Microenvironment with Dr. Siyuan Zhang
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Faculty Mentor: Siyuan Zhang
Kyle Cowdrick Research Apprenticeship (PDF)
Daniel Kerekes, Class of 2015, Chemical Engineering
Conference: Society of Surgical Oncology Annual Cancer Symposium Presentation
Location: Houston, Texas
Faculty Mentor: Joseph Buttigieg
Daniel Kerekes Report (PDF)
Electrical Engineering
Alison O'Connor, Class of 2016, Electrical Engineering
Service Learning: World Teach
Location: Namibia, Africa
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Melissa Marley-Bonnichson
Alison O'Connor Service Learning (PDF)
Environmental Engineering
Alicia Czarnecki, Class of 2017, Environmental Engineering
Conference Attendance: Society of Women Engineers
Location: Washington, D.C.
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Jeremy Castle
Alicia Czarnecki Conference Attendance (PDF)
Mechanical Engineering
Justin Campanaro, Class of 2017, Mechanical Engineering
Michael Ruof, Class of 2018, Mechanical Engineering
Conference Presentation: Optimizing ICE Efficiency with Cycling: Methods for Evaluating Achievable Gains
Location: Montreal, Canada
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Peter Bauer
Michael Ruof Conference Presentation and Justin Campanaro Conference Presentation (PDF)
Theresa Bickel, Class of 2017, Mechanical Engineering and Japanese
Research: Timken Large Wind Bearing Online Monitoring System
Location: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Bill Goodwine
Theresa Bickel Research (PDF)
Jack Keller Class of 2015, Mechanical Engineering
Research: Optimizing Cylindrical Roller Bearing Measurements
Location: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Faculty Mentor: William Goodwine
Jack Keller Research (PDF)
Multi-Major Group
NDSEED Bridges to Prosperity Conference
Location: Estes Park, CO
Notre Dame Faculty Mentor: Tracy Kijewski-Correa
Student Presenters
Olivia August, Class of 2017, Environmental Engineering
Max Ducey, Class of 2016, Civil Engineering
Andrew Glover, Class of 2016, Civil Engineering
Sam Smith, Class of 2016, Civil Engineering
Student Attendees
Maria Ines Araguren, Class of 2018, Computer Science
Rachel Bohac, Class of 2016, Civil Engineering
Christianos Burlotos, Class of 2018, Civil Engineering
Daniela Luego Romero, Class of 2018, Civil Engineering
Andrea Ovideo Buitrago, Class of 2018, Mechanical Engineering
Emily Reeve, Class of 2018, Civil Engineering
Stephen Seward, Class of 2018, Aerospace Engineering
Savannah Washlesky, Class of 2017, Civil Engineering