Reading Days (no exams)

Reading days will take place Thursday through Sunday, May 4-7, (when no examinations are permitted). Final exams will be Monday through Friday, May 8-12. View the academic calendar. Law students should refer to the Law School Registrar’s academic calendar for alternative information regarding their class schedule.

ND Energy is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual ND Energy Research Symposium, a daylong event bringing together faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, staff and other members of the Notre Dame community from diverse disciplines to learn about important topics in sustainable energy research. This event is free and open to all interested members of the Notre Dame community. Questions? Please contact Ginger Sigmon or Barbara Villarosa. The symposium will be in the Dahnke Ballroom located on the 7th floor on the west side of Notre Dame Stadium in Duncan Student Center. Registration is not required yet appreciated. Please register at the link below by April 28 to help us plan for meals.  SYMPOSIUM REGISTRATION Call for Posters ND Energy is seeking interest from Notre Dame postdoctoral scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students to present their research projects during the afternoon poster session. All energy-related topics are welcome, and researchers may present an existing poster from the last 12 months. Awards will be given to the top three presenters. If interested, please submit an abstract of 500 words or less when registering for the symposium. The current roster of poster presenters can be viewed here.  Agenda During the research symposium, Notre Dame faculty will present their current research programs and engage participants in thoughtful discussions surrounding the challenges and opportunities in transitioning to a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. The agenda is below and speaker abstracts and biographies can be viewed here. 9:00-9:15 a.m. Registration and Refreshments9:15-11:45 a.m. Morning Session9:15-9:30 a.m. Welcome Remarks from ND Energy9:30-10:00 a.m. “Hybrid Bronzes as a Versatile Organic-Inorganic Material System” Adam Jaffe, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry10:00-10:30 a.m. “Data-driven Computational Modeling of Complex Spatiotemporal Systems for Energy-related Systems” Jian-Xun Wang, Assistant Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering10:30-10:45 a.m. Coffee Break10:45-11:15 a.m. “Carbon Capture, Storage, and Utilization: Challenges and Opportunities” Casey O'Brien, Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering11:15-11:45 a.m. "Parametric Modeling and Isogeometric Analysis of Complex Engineering Structures" Emily Johnson, Assistant Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering12:00-1:15 p.m. Luncheon Keynote Presentation: "Control–Oriented Modeling and Estimation of Li Ion Batteries" Robert Landers, Advanced Manufacturing Collegiate Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering1:30-4:30 p.m. Afternoon Session1:30-2:00 p.m. “Building Theoretical Tools for Controlling Dynamics in Strong Light-Matter Coupling” Hsing-Ta (Theta) Chen, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry2:00-2:30 p.m. “Material Searches and Designs of Topological Superconductors” Yi-Ting Hsu, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy2:30-3:00 p.m. “Simulation and Machine Learning for Fusion and Fission Energy Systems” Ryan McClarren, Associate Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering3:00-3:15 p.m. Snack Break3:15 - 4:30 p.m. Poster Session and Networking Reception4:45 - 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks and Poster AwardsND Energy has hosted an annual research symposium since 2018, bringing together researchers, scholars, students, and sustainability professionals from academia, industry, and government to discuss some of the greatest challenges and opportunities in sustainable energy research and development facing the world today. View previous symposia here: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018.   Originally published at energy.nd.edu.

The exhibition features books printed in Ireland from the early twentieth century to this past decade, showing the development of Irish book art over the century. A recurring theme, particularly in early publications, is the influence of early Irish art forms in the various design and decorative elements of the books. The selection of fonts, illustrations, and decorative styles were carefully considered by the printers and publishers, and this small variety of books demonstrates various aspects of the art of printing and book design practiced in Ireland. The facsimile Book of Kells is on display, as this and other illuminated manuscripts are a touchstone of sorts for book art in Ireland, particularly at the time of the Irish Literary Revival and the Irish Language Revival. Publishing houses featured in the exhibit include the Dun Emer Press and Cuala Press, Colm Ó Lochlainn’s Sign of the Three Candles Press, Liam Miller’s Dolmen Press, and the contemporary Stoney Road Press and Salvage Press. While the books in this exhibit cover a range of subjects from industry to ornithology, most are literary works, and a number of the books are editions of texts from Gaelic literature, including Thomas Kinsella’s translation of Táin Bó Cuailgne (The Tain), illustrated by Louis le Brocquy. The selection exhibited represents only part of the very extensive collection of important Irish printing presses held by the Hesburgh Libraries. Exhibit Tours Tours of the exhibit may be arranged for classes and other groups by contacting Aedín Clements at (574) 631-0497 or aclemen1@nd.edu. Additional curator-led tours are open to the public at noon on the following Fridays:February 24 March 10 March 31 April 7 [canceled] April 21This exhibit is curated by Aedín Ní Bhróithe Clements, Irish Studies Librarian and Curator of Irish Studies Collections. This and other exhibits within the Hesburgh Libraries are generously supported by the McBrien Special Collections Endowment. All exhibits are free and open to the public during business hours.

Reading days will take place Thursday through Sunday, May 4-7, (when no examinations are permitted). Final exams will be Monday through Friday, May 8-12. View the academic calendar. Law students should refer to the Law School Registrar’s academic calendar for alternative information regarding their class schedule.

Sacred Music Notre Dame, Concordia Vocal Ensemble, the Notre Dame Children's Choir, the Vesper Chorale, and the Sacred Music Festival Orchestra combine forces to perform one of the 20th century's most famous works of choral-orchestral music.Carl Orff's 1930s masterwork, Carmina Burana, is an immediately recognizable cantata embedded in the cultural consciousness from frequent concert performances to its use in film, TV, and commercials. Drawn from a 13th-century manuscript penned in Latin by a team of monks, the work's ancient stories are playful scrutinies of church hierarchy, the natural world, love, life, partying, and celebration. Orff's epic ode to fate and passion is a grand and ambitious production fitting its position as the Presenting Series season closer.Performers Jessica Roberts MSM '16, soprano Raj Das MSM '22, tenor Thomas Florio, baritoneAssociate Professor of the Practice of Voice Mark Doerries, Conductor, Associate Professor of the Practice of Conducting, Artistic Director of the Notre Dame Children's Choir Jeshua Franklin, Artistic Director of the Vesper Chorale  Dialogue or vocals in a foreign language.Tickets and information available at: https://performingarts.nd.edu/

Reading days will take place Thursday through Sunday, May 4-7, (when no examinations are permitted). Final exams will be Monday through Friday, May 8-12. View the academic calendar. Law students should refer to the Law School Registrar’s academic calendar for alternative information regarding their class schedule.