Research
Research Profiles
Imdat As
The James A. and Louise F. Nolen Chair in Architecture. A relatively new member of Notre Dame’s faculty, Prof. As has a doctorate in design from Harvard Design School and studies emerging responsive architectural spaces from a socio-aesthetic perspective, focusing particularly on the application of these technologies in the development of hybrids of virtual and physical spaces. He also researches ways to creatively integrate augmented reality applications within real-world contexts, primarily for the preservation and study of significant buildings and artifacts in architectural history.
Frank Collins
The George and Winifred Clark Chair in Biological Sciences, College of Science. As one of the key figures in the 2002 sequencing of the genome of Anopheles gambiae, the primary mosquito species that transmits plasmodium falciparum (the malaria parasite) to humans, Collins is marshalling researchers from all over the world to genetically engineer Anopheles gambiae and plasmodium falciparum in a way that finally cuts the link between pathogen, mosquito, and man. An accomplished author, Collins has had his research published in a number of scholarly publications, including Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science and Genetics.
Maureen T. Hallinan
The William P. and Hazel B. White Professor of Sociology, College of Arts & Letters. Prof. Hallinan’s research on such topics as academic tracking and the effects of school characteristics on student achievement has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Education.
Roger D. Huang
The Meyer Professor of Global Investment Management, Mendoza College of Business. Prof. Huang’s areas of expertise are financial markets and international finance. In the last decade, he has focused his research in the area of the organization and operation of financial trading systems and has received numerous funding awards for his research projects. His articles have appeared in the Journal of Finance, the Journal of Financial Economics, the Review of Financial Studies, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, among many others.
M. Cathleen Kaveny
The John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law, The Law School. A scholar who focuses on the relationship between law and morality, Prof. Kaveny has published over 50 articles on issues that lie at the intersection of law, morality, and religion, in academic journals such as The Hastings Center Report, Theological Studies, and the Law Quarterly Review. She also regularly publishes in more popular venues, such as Commonweal, where she is on the masthead as a regular columnist. A faculty member since 1995, Prof. Kaveny has a joint appointment in the Department of Theology.
Elizabeth Moore
Notre Dame Chair in Marketing, Mendoza College of Business. A member of the University’s faculty since 1999, Prof. Moore specializes in issues related to marketing and society, with an emphasis on the effects of advertising on children. Her research has broad implications for public policy and has garnered the attention of the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Wolfgang Porod
The Frank M. Freimann Professor of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering. A faculty member since 1986, Prof. Porod also is director of the Center for Nano Science and Technology and the co-inventor of the Quantum-dot Cellular Automata (QCA), a transistorless approach to computing. Porod is a fellow of IEEE and has authored 270 publications and presentations. He serves on the advisory and program committees of several international meetings and is a reviewer of proposals to the National Science Foundation and NASA.
