Projects

Bio - Data assistant in baboon evolution, ecology and behavior

The Archie Lab studies on the evolution of social behavior in animals. Our lab is part of one of the longest running studies of primates in the world, the Amboseli Baboon Research Project in southern…
2 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Biological Sciences

CSE - DIAL Lab - Nitesh Chawla

Please note: only students that are pre-approved by Professor Chawla must apply to this opportunity. Please email him prior to applying. The undergraduate research projects in the DIAL Lab in the Lucy…
3 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+3)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hoursSummer - Full Time
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering

CBE-Design and Synthesis of Novel Covalently Tethered Electrolytes for Energy Storage Devices

The growing demand for next-generation rechargeable batteries requires electrolyte systems that deliver high performance without compromising safety. While materials such as polymers and ionic liquids…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hoursSummer - Full Time
Project categories
Materials Science & Engineering (+2)
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringChemistry and BiochemistryMaterials Science & Engineering

AME Ind. Design Project - Tot Clubs: New Head Profile

Tot Clubs LLC (totclubs.com) designs and sells toddler golf club sets for children ages one through four. The heads are blow-molded HDPE and the sets are sold direct-to-consumer via our website. We…
4 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

COS - Expanding a Global Database of Arboviral Diagnostic Studies

Join the Perkins Lab and learn about mathematical modeling of infectious diseases with our group. Accurate diagnosis of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika remains a major challenge because these viruses…
2 sp. | 3 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Biological Sciences (+1)
Applied and Computational Mathematics and StatisticsBiological Sciences

CBE - Development of a Viscoelastic Normal Stress Measurement Probe

Normal stress differences are a hallmark of many complex fluids, from food materials to polymer melts and industrial suspensions. When a rod rotates in such fluids, elastic stresses can cause the well…
2 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Electrical Engineering

CSE - Topological Data Analysis and Shape Transforms

Topological data analysis (TDA) studies the "shape" of data, using tools from topology and geometry to extract robust, quantitative descriptors of structure in point clouds, images, and other complex…
2 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering

AME - Automation and Control of Novel Manufacturing Processes

The Landers Research Group specializes in the development and implementation of experimental systems and algorithms for the automation and control of novel advanced manufacturing processes. Currently…
4 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
3 credits / 12+ hours (+1)
3 credits / 12+ hoursSummer - Full Time
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME - Open-source robotic hand

The goal of this project is to develop an open-source robotic hand based on the Magpie gripper, a four-bar linkage with individually actuated fingers, torque control and a 3D camera in the palm. The…
1 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

EE - Trustworthy Physical AI: Learning Controllers You Can Prove, Not Just Tune

This project develops safe, trustworthy Physical AI by combining reinforcement learning with structure-preserving optimal control for robotic systems modeled as port-Hamiltonian (PH) systems…
2 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering (+3)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringComputer Science & EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMathematics

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. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+3)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hoursSummer - Full Time
Project categories
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+1)
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringChemistry and Biochemistry

CSE - AI+Visualization Research

The VIS lab has multiple collaborative projects centering around AI and visualization, including generative and agentic AI for visualization, visualization literacy of human and AI systems, the…
3 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+3)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hoursSummer - Part Time
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering

CBE - Modular Coastal Desalination for Climate-Resilient Water Supply (Notre Dame - Universidad Panamericana)

Northern Mexico faces mounting water-supply risk from drought, declining reservoir storage, and groundwater stress. Through a new joint research grant with Universidad Panamericana, Notre Dame is…
3 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (+2)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringCivil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

AME - Disobedient Robots

Disobedient Robots is an ongoing artistic research practice that designs and builds robots as expressive, embodied subjects. At Notre Dame, this research group will focus on improving existing robots…
2 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Art, Art History, and Design (+3)
Art, Art History, and DesignComputer Science & EngineeringElectrical EngineeringFilm, Television, and Theatre

CBE - AI-enabled Simulations of Diffusion in Zeolite

Have you ever wondered how the materials powering the global chemical industry work at the molecular level? Zeolites—naturally occurring minerals with molecular-sized cavities—have served as…
2 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

BIO - AI and Mass Spectrometry for cancer antigen discovery

Have you ever wonder, how do cancer drugs change what the immune system sees? Cancer cells are constantly displaying small pieces of proteins, called peptides, on their surface. These peptides act…
3 sp. | 6 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Biological Sciences (+3)
Applied and Computational Mathematics and StatisticsBiological SciencesChemistry and BiochemistryComputer Science & Engineering

CSE - Digital Technologies, Media, Information Warfare and Propaganda

Dr. Emma L. Briant is a leading researcher on propaganda and information warfare who is undertaking several projects involving analysis of media, propaganda and political communication. She is seeking…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (+4)
American StudiesApplied and Computational Mathematics and StatisticsFilm, Television, and TheatreGlobal AffairsPolitical Science

EE/CSE - Best Wi-Fi AP Project

This project investigates the key parameters that drive a device's choice of Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) and evaluates how the selected AP performs relative to nearby alternatives.
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering (+1)
Computer Science & EngineeringElectrical Engineering

CSE - Advanced Tennis Analytics

Over the past few decade, there has been a considerable rise video-based tennis analytics. This broader project is oriented at several analytic / data streaming projects as related to tennis. Meta…
3 sp. | 5 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+2)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringComputer Science & EngineeringElectrical Engineering

AME - Building a Device to Study Mechanobiology of Pregnancy

Only students with direct email instructions from Dr. Scott should reply to this posting. Do not apply if you have not received instructions from Dr. Scott to do so. This posting is for enrollment…
1 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CEEES - Antibiotic Resistance in the Environment

Antibiotic resistance is emerging as global health challenge, often called a 'silent pandemic'. The environment is recognized as a potential source of antibiotic resistance, for example from…
3 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

EE - Real-World Satellite Communication System

The Ghosh’s Lab studies how modern satellite communication systems actually behave once they leave the datasheet and enter the real world. Our work spans low-Earth-orbit (LEO) broadband and direct-to…
1 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Electrical Engineering

AME - Datta Lab (TIME Lab) - pre-approved students only

Only students with direct email instructions from Dr. Datta should reply to this posting. Do not apply if you have not received instructions from Dr. Datta to do so. This posting is for enrollment…
1 sp. | 3 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

EE/CSE - Comparative Analysis of Indoor CBRS vs. Wi-Fi

With the explosion of wireless devices, the radio spectrum has become a highly constrained resource. We bridge the gap between wireless engineering and public policy through real-world spectrum…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering (+1)
Computer Science & EngineeringElectrical Engineering

AME - Optical Fiber Shape Sensing

Our lab works with vine robots, a type of soft robot that navigates its environment by "growing" through eversion at one end. We can use these vine robots for search and rescue missions in disaster…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Electrical Engineering (+1)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringElectrical Engineering

AME - Hypersonic Flight Design Competition

The 2026 University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH) Design Competition is focused on an unpowered, high lift-to-drag, hypersonic projectile for low altitude operation. The winning concept…
4 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
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. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CBE - Intelligent E-nose System

The Intelligent Electronic Nose (E-Nose) project focuses on translating the biological complexities of the mammalian sense of smell into a digitized, wearable, and portable technological platform. By…
3 sp. | 3 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+2)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hoursSummer - Full Time
Project categories
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

AME - Locomotion and Biomechanics Lab

This posting is for one particular student who was conducting research in the lab last semester, but missed the opportunity to register for continuing credit this fall.
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CSE - Accelerating Random Forests with In-Memory Computing

Interested in artificial intelligence, computer architecture, or hardware design? We are seeking motivated undergraduate students to join a research project exploring next-generation hardware…
2 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering

CSE - VR / AR Wi-Fi 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…
3 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering

CSE - Software Security Analysis using Machine Learning & Quantum Computing

Students will be working on research projects under the umbrella of security and software engineering as part of S2E research lab : https://s2e-lab.github.io/. The S2E lab has several main ongoing…
6 sp. | 3 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering

CBE- Fabrication of Nanoporous Polymer Microparticles for Efficient Recovery of Critical Metals from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries

The rapidly growing demand for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) has strained finite global reserves of critical metals, particularly cobalt (Co+2) ions. Currently, less than 5% of spent LIBs are recycled…
1 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+1)
1 credit / 3-6 hoursSummer - Full Time
Project categories
Chemistry and Biochemistry (+2)
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringChemistry and BiochemistryMaterials Science & Engineering

AME 47560 - Independent UG Design Project - Centerpin Fishing Reel

Students will design and machine a centerpin fishing reel. This type of fishing reel has become a popular way of catching trout and salmon in the various Lake Michigan tributary streams. Examples of…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME - Machine Learning for Materials Discovery

Our materials informatics research applies data-driven ML approaches to accelerate the discovery and design of polymers and lattices. By integrating molecular simulation with specialized databases, we…
2 sp. | 2 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

EE - 2D Semiconductors for Advanced Transistors

Two-dimensional (2D) materials are a class of atomically-thin materials that are extremely interesting for ultimate-scaled transistors that can extend Moore’s Law. In our group, we fabricate…
2 sp. | 4 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hoursSummer - Full TimeSummer - Part Time
Project categories
Electrical Engineering

AME - Autonomous 3D Printing for Sustainable Energy and Personalized Health

The mission of the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing for Energy and Health (AM2EH) Lab directed by Prof. Yanliang Zhang is to innovate and transform additive manufacturing (3D printing) science and…
4 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours (+1)
2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

CSE - Computing Ethics and Tech in Anti Child Sex Abuse work

This project has two main foci: Examining and analyzing the role of technology in Anti Child trafficking and Anti Child sexual abuse work Data analysis of law case notes of child sexual abuse…
4 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Computer Science & Engineering

CBE - The Wang Lab - Biomaterials for Nanomedicine and Tissue Engineering

The Wang Lab focuses on deciphering multiscale extracellular matrix and interfaces for rational design of Nanotherapeutics and Biomimetic Materials, by converging computational, experimental methods…
3 sp. | 3 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+4)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hoursSummer - Full TimeSummer - Part Time
Project categories
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

CEEES - Understanding the Origin and Evolution of the Moon

The students involved with this project will be part of a larger, multi-institutional team examining lunar sample returned by the Apollo missions. These samples contain a component that is…
2 sp. | 4 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences (+1)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringCivil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

AME - Quantitative Image Analysis of Colon Tissue

Project Description: This undergraduate research project will focus on quantitative analysis of histological images of mouse colon tissue. The student will learn to develop reproducible image…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

AME - Machine Learning for Turbulence and Combustion

We focus on developing high-performance simulation and machine learning tools to more accurately predict turbulent, reacting, and high-speed/nonequilibrium flows. Students can focus on either or both…
2 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics (+1)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringApplied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics

EE - Holography

We have an undergraduate research opportunity for engineering students to aid in development of advanced holography processes, working with lasers, optics, and holographic film to fabricate high…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
Project categories
Electrical Engineering

AME 47560 - Independent UG Design Project - Mars Rover Design

Students will design various components and systems for a Mars rover vehicle to compete in the University Rover Challenge. https://urc.marssociety.org/ Students must be active members of the Domer…
3 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+3)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringChemistry and BiochemistryComputer Science & EngineeringElectrical Engineering

AME - Various Hypersonics Projects

The specific project a student takes on will be geared toward their interests. Both computational (CFD) and experimental (wind tunnel testing) projects will be available. The experimental facilities…
8 sp. | 5 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+2)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringComputer Science & EngineeringMathematics

CEEES - Remediation of Emerging Contaminants - PFAS and Microplastics

Three projects available: 1. Thermal destruction of waste contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 2. Removal of microplastics from contaminated water and soil. 3. Development of…
3 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Civil & Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences

EE - Characterization and Lifetesting of Laser Diodes

Diode lasers are compact and efficient sources of optical power but often suffer from noncircular beam profiles and multiple spatial modes, both of which are non-ideal for many applications. This…
1 sp. | 0 appl.
Hours per week
2 credits / 6-12 hours
Project categories
Electrical Engineering

EE - Design and Application of Volatile Charge Coupled Memory

In this project, we are studying the charge coupled device in the 3D NAND architecture for volatile memory application. As the large language models rapidly evolve, high density and performance buffer…
1 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Electrical Engineering

AME - 3-D printed luminescent sensor for flow diagnostics

Luminescent sensor that utilizes a fluorescent/phosphorescent probe has been applied to various flow measurements. The challenge of this project is to create a 3-D printed luminescent sensor using a 3…
1 sp. | 1 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (+5)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringChemistry and BiochemistryCivil & Environmental Engineering & Earth SciencesMaterials Science & EngineeringPhysics & Astronomy