Projects

CEEES - Systematic Investigation of Building Code Efficacy in Reducing Windstorm Risk to Single Family Housing

Housing is highly vulnerable to climate risk and particularly windstorm risk, as evidenced by the mounting toll of billion dollar disasters in the US, questioning how codes and standards might better…

4 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences

EE - Integrative Neuromechanics of Biological Earthworm Locomotion

This project offers an exciting opportunity to investigate the neuromechanics of biological earthworm locomotion through systematic laboratory experiments. As an integral part of our research team…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Biological Sciences

EE - Bioinspired robotic systems

In our lab (MiNiRo-Lab) we have opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in research projects focusing on the design, development, testing, and analysis of bioinspired robots. These projects…

5 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Electrical Engineering (+1)

CSE - Leveraging Mixed Reality Applications with Generative AI

The Research In Networks and Groups (RINGZ) Lab at the Computer Science and Engineering offers research opportunities in mixed reality applications with AI. We seek undergraduate researchers who can…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Computer Science & Engineering

EE - Interdisciplinary - Spectrum Sharing Technologies and Policy for Interfering Radio Systems

Many industries are expanding their use of wireless technologies, with futuristic applications, ever more connected people and things, utilizing wider bandwidths and higher frequencies, and putting…

4 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)

Electrical Engineering (+8)

CSE - LLM based Multi-Agent Simulation and Interface Development.

The Research In Networks and Groups (RINGZ) Lab is seeking undergraduate students with a strong background in JavaScript React, LLMs (e.g., OpenAI GPT, Meta Llama), and Python to contribute to a DARPA…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering

CSE - Fully Homomorphic Encryption and Trusted Execution Environments

One of the research areas of ND-DSP is applied cryptography and trusted hardware. The group has multiple sponsored research projects where the PI and graduate students conduct research to advance the…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Computer Science & Engineering

Modeling Villi Atrophy in Celiac Disease

This project develops a mechanistic model of villus atrophy in celiac disease. Intestinal villi - microscopic finger-like projections that maximize nutrient absorption - undergo progressive atrophy in…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+1)

CSE - Machine-Learning Assisted Multi-Modal Robotic Skin

Machine learning has enabled electronic devices like gloves and skins to track hand movements and perform tasks such as gesture and object recognition. Despite their utility, these devices are…

4 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours (+1)

Electrical Engineering (+2)

BotHunterX - Cybersecurity and Trusted AI

The BotHunterX (BHX) research project aims to develop a prototype cybersecurity tool specifically designed to locate, validate, and eliminate AI agents (bots) operating within mission-critical cyber…

3 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering (+2)

Computational Modelling of Quantum Materials

Theoretical and computational modelling of quantum materials presents a powerful means for advancing this field. To this end, a fine selection of state-of-the-art computational methodologies and…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours (+1)

Materials Science & Engineering (+1)

Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Targeted Therapy Against Metastatic Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo

We intend to target non-targetable cancer cells by using label-free magnetic nanomaterials at the cell membrane to selectively permeabilize the more compliant cancer cell membranes but not the stiff…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Biological Sciences (+3)

Sample Preparation and Analysis for Genomics/Analytical Chem/Ecology

We are seeking two undergraduate researchers to assist a graduate student with sample preparation for analysis. The project will involve fish tissue homogenization, PFAS extraction, and fish tissue…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Biological Sciences (+1)

Summer Opportunity - Social Concerns Summer Fellowship

Fully funded 8 week summer opportunity to conduct community engaged research for the common good at one of 60 locations around the United States and the globe. Students selected for the Social…

80 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations (+21)

AME - Independent Undergraduate Design Project

AME 47560 - Independent Design Project - Seelinger Students are welcome to propose a 1-3 credit independent design project that has background in my areas of expertise: robotics, design, dynamics, and…

3 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME: Simulating hypersonic boundary layer transition

The state of the boundary layer on hypersonic vehicles has a large impact on heat transfer. Modeling boundary layer transition from laminar to turbulent flow is therefore critical for reducing design…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

EE - Adiabatic Reversible Logic and Clocking Systems for Ultra-Low Power Electronics

This project is investigating an approach to computing that can dissipate much less energy than is done today. It involves the design and measurement of electronic systems.

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering (+1)

Historic Indiana Church Preservation and Testing

The student will assist a team of faculty, grad students, and staff in a collaboration amongst the Notre Dame College of Engineering, Notre Dame School of Architecture, ND FIRE, and the Sacred Places…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences

EE - O'Sullivan Biomedical Photonics Lab

Our lab studies the interaction of light with biological tissue for biomedical research, diagnosis and treatment. Research projects are interdisciplinary and may involve computation, hardware and…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours

Electrical Engineering

Building a Device to Study Mechanobiology of Pregnancy

This undergraduate research project focuses on designing and building a novel experimental device to study the mechanobiology of pregnancy, motivated by the urgent need to better understand and reduce…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME - Wearable Robotics Laboratory

We research the control, mechanical design, and state estimation of wearable robots, such as lower-limb robotic prostheses and exoskeletons. Our interdisciplinary group applies biomechanics and…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CEEES - Coastal Engineering

This undergraduate research project may deal with various aspects of Coastal Science and Engineering, to be determined in conjunction with a student. If you are interested, contact me in addition to…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences

CEEES - Brine Chemistry in Support of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

We will focus on the interactions that occur between lanthanide (Ln) elements and organic complexing agents, such as acetate, citrate, oxalate, and EDTA with the primary goal of determining which…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Chemistry and Biochemistry (+1)

CSE - AI Based Medical Image Analysis

New technologies for acquiring large amounts of medical image data give rise to an ever-increasing demand for effective approaches for medical image data analysis tasks. Deep learning (DL) approaches…

3 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering

CSE - Decentralized Data Sharing Infrastructure

Nowadays, data centers hold the ownership of consumers' data, and data owners often do not have control over their data once data is released. One of the research areas of ND-DSP is decentralized…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Computer Science & Engineering

CBE - Electrochemical Sensing of Dissolved Species in Water

Water quality is essential for human and environmental health and various industrial applications, however the sensing of dissolved species in water with low cost has historically been challenging…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences (+4)

AME - Design of a filament feeder

We have a novel additive manufacturing process that involves discontinuous feeding of fiber/filament into a laser-generated melt. Because the molten material retains significant viscosity, there is an…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CBE - Bioanalysis and Ion Separations with Membranes

These projects have two directions. In the first, we develop membranes for purifying rare-earth ions or other critical ions that are important in batteries and wind mills. The separations are designed…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+3)

Chemistry and Biochemistry (+1)

CSE - AI+Visualization Research

The VIS lab has multiple collaborative projects centering around AI and visualization, including generative AI for visualization, housing-health equity nexus, and image-based hemodynamic modeling.

3 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)

Computer Science & Engineering

CSE - SaNDwich Lab: Human-AI Interactions

SaNDwich Lab in the Department Computer Science and Engineering offers research opportunities in the broad area of human-AI interaction. We use human-centered methods to design, build, and study…

4 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering

ML/AI and Network Systems Biology in Biological Systems

Are you interested in machine learning, bioinformatics, or understanding how cells respond to stress? Join our research lab this semester to work at the frontier of AI-driven biological discovery! We…

3 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Preprofessional Studies (+7)

Discovering new Refrigerants with Machine Learning

Refrigeration and cooling accounts for about 7.5% of global carbon emissions and 30% of that is attributed to the direct emission of leaked refrigerant fluids. Refrigerant molecules are potent green…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

EE - Electronic Device Design, Fabrication, and Characterization

Activities may include device design using computer-aided CAD tools, device fabrication in the Nanofabrication facility, or electrical characterization of devices using advanced metrology equipment.

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Electrical Engineering

AME - Fabricating and Characterizing an Optical Fiber Shape Sensor

Our lab is aiming to deploy a soft growing robot into challenging environments where the robot’s shape cannot be observed directly. This increases the challenges of operating it. To solve this, we…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AI-enabled Marine Autonomy

This research project represents a comprehensive fusion of mechatronic system design and algorithmic development for marine robotics. Key research areas within this project will entail 1)…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering (+2)

AME - Event camera implementation for manufacturing in-situ diagnostics

Event cameras (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_camera) use an imaging sensor that responds to local changes in brightness rather than recording the irradiance. Rather than using a shutter, each…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours (+2)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+2)

Benchmarking Quantum Algorithms Using Real-World Datasets

Quantum kernel methods are a way to use quantum computers for pattern recognition and data analysis. They map data into a high-dimensional quantum feature space, where classical and quantum…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Electrical Engineering

Cold Plasma, Hot Results: Sustainable Chemistry Discovery

Are you interested in exploring the chemistry that powers the stars? While 99% of the visible universe consists of plasma, most natural examples like lightning are "thermal" plasmas that exist at…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Chemistry and Biochemistry (+2)

Multi-Functional Yarns for Intelligent Textiles/wearables

Smart textiles are advanced fabrics and garments that integrate capabilities such as sensing, data storage, processing, and communication in a seamless and unobtrusive manner. These innovative…

4 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours (+1)

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+2)

AME - Design and analysis of a thermal tensegrity structure

Tensegrity describes the design of structures so that all of the connecting elements are in tension. The concept was developed in the 1960s for architectural and artistic applications by multiple…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours (+2)

Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences (+1)

Summer Opportunity - NDBridge

Fully funded 8 week summer opportunity to conduct community engaged research for the common good at one of 30 locations around the United States and the globe. Students selected for NDBridge will be…

120 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)

Romance Languages and Literatures (+20)

Digital Technologies, Media, Information Warfare and Propaganda

Dr. Emma L. Briant is a leading researcher on propaganda and information warfare who is seeking students with a range of skills and experience to assist in research related to data, media, persuasive…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)

Political Science (+4)

CSE - AI-Based Medical Image Analysis

2 sp. | 0 appl.

2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)

Computer Science & Engineering

EE - Comparative Study of Infrared Imaging Sensors

Prof. Bernstein and Dr. Szakmany in the Electrical Engineering Department are seeking a motivated junior or senior undergraduate student to participate in their infrared nanoantenna research project…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

3 credits / 12+ hours

Electrical Engineering

Phage-Mimicking Nanoparticles as Broad Spectrum Antibacterials

The development of antibiotic resistance and the resulting emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria has become one of the main threats in the public health system, commonly leading to nosocomial…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Biological Sciences (+3)

CSE - Minimal‑Calibration Motor‑Imagery BCI for Enhanced Neural Decoding

Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interfaces (MI-BCIs) using EEG are systems that allow users to control external devices or communicate by imagining specific movements, such as moving a hand or foot. This…

1 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Neuroscience (+2)

CSE - VR WiFi Performance

With the arrival of the Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro, virtual reality has received a considerable uptick in research interest. The performance of the wireless network often plays a critical role in…

2 sp. | 0 appl.

1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)

Computer Science & Engineering

CSE - Development and Testing of Interactive Software

Analysis of cortical thickness in aging and dementia

EE - Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Design

CEEES - Systematic Investigation of Building Code Efficacy in Reducing Windstorm Risk to Single Family Housing

EE - Integrative Neuromechanics of Biological Earthworm Locomotion

EE - Bioinspired robotic systems

CSE - Leveraging Mixed Reality Applications with Generative AI

EE - Interdisciplinary - Spectrum Sharing Technologies and Policy for Interfering Radio Systems

CSE - LLM based Multi-Agent Simulation and Interface Development.

CSE - Fully Homomorphic Encryption and Trusted Execution Environments

Modeling Villi Atrophy in Celiac Disease

CSE - Machine-Learning Assisted Multi-Modal Robotic Skin

BotHunterX - Cybersecurity and Trusted AI

Computational Modelling of Quantum Materials

Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Targeted Therapy Against Metastatic Cancer Cells In Vitro and In Vivo

Sample Preparation and Analysis for Genomics/Analytical Chem/Ecology

Summer Opportunity - Social Concerns Summer Fellowship

AME - Independent Undergraduate Design Project

AME: Simulating hypersonic boundary layer transition

EE - Adiabatic Reversible Logic and Clocking Systems for Ultra-Low Power Electronics

Historic Indiana Church Preservation and Testing

EE - O'Sullivan Biomedical Photonics Lab

Building a Device to Study Mechanobiology of Pregnancy

AME - Wearable Robotics Laboratory

CEEES - Coastal Engineering

CEEES - Brine Chemistry in Support of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

CSE - AI Based Medical Image Analysis

CSE - Decentralized Data Sharing Infrastructure

CBE - Electrochemical Sensing of Dissolved Species in Water

AME - Design of a filament feeder

CBE - Bioanalysis and Ion Separations with Membranes

CSE - AI+Visualization Research

CSE - SaNDwich Lab: Human-AI Interactions

ML/AI and Network Systems Biology in Biological Systems

Discovering new Refrigerants with Machine Learning

EE - Electronic Device Design, Fabrication, and Characterization

AME - Fabricating and Characterizing an Optical Fiber Shape Sensor

AI-enabled Marine Autonomy

AME - Event camera implementation for manufacturing in-situ diagnostics

Benchmarking Quantum Algorithms Using Real-World Datasets

Cold Plasma, Hot Results: Sustainable Chemistry Discovery

Multi-Functional Yarns for Intelligent Textiles/wearables

AME - Design and analysis of a thermal tensegrity structure

Summer Opportunity - NDBridge

Digital Technologies, Media, Information Warfare and Propaganda

CSE - AI-Based Medical Image Analysis

EE - Comparative Study of Infrared Imaging Sensors

Phage-Mimicking Nanoparticles as Broad Spectrum Antibacterials

CSE - Minimal‑Calibration Motor‑Imagery BCI for Enhanced Neural Decoding

CSE - VR WiFi Performance

Related ProjectRelated Projects