Academia and research
Educators
Nobel laureates
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| James E. Muller | 1965 | Co-founder of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War and co-recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize | [36] |
| Eric F. Wieschaus | 1969 | Developmental biologist and recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine | [37] |
Professors, scientists, inventors and researchers
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Bendixen | 1970 | President of Bendixen & Associates; recognized as the pre-eminent expert in Hispanic public opinion research in the United States and Latin America | [38] |
| G. Robert Blakey | 1957 J.D. 1960 | Principal draftsman of RICO, William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame, and former chief counsel for the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations | [39] |
| John R. Cencich | 2004 J.S.D. 2008 | Former international war crimes investigator with the United Nations at the Hague; professor and director of the Institute of Criminological and Forensic Sciences at California University of Pennsylvania, a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education | [40] |
| Christina Cogdell | 1994 M.A. | Professor of Design, University of California, Davis | [41] |
| Tom Flanagan | 1965 | Professor of political science at the University of Calgary and former campaign director of Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper | [42] |
| William M. Fowler | 1971 PhD | Professor of History at Northeastern University and former director of the Massachusetts Historical Society | [43] |
| Bob Galvin | 1944 | CEO of Motorola (1959–1986), National Medal of Technology recipient | [44] |
| John William Goodwine | 1988 | Associate Professor and Department Chair of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Notre Dame | [45] |
| Jean-Marie Grassin | 1960, 1965 MA as a Fulbright Scholar | Professor emeritus and former vice-president for international relations at the University of Limoges, France; "doctorat d'État" from the Sorbonne (Paris IV); former president of the SFLGC (French Society of General and Comparative Literature); specialist of the theory of emergence in human sciences; founder of the organization "Université de la Francophonie"; coordinator of the French Doctoral School in Brazil; commander (res.) in the French navy; general editor of the International Dictionary of Literary Terms (DITL); Commandeur, Ordre des Palmes académiques (France) | [46] [47] |
| G. Simon Harak | MA PhD 1986 | Professor of theology at Marquette University and peace activist | [48] |
| James Massey | 1956 | Former professor of digital technology, information theorist, and cryptographer | [49] |
| Holly Michael | 1998 | Hydrogeologist and associate professor of geology at the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment; 2012 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award | [50] |
| Charles W. Misner | 1952 | Theoretical physicist, author of Gravitation | [51] |
| William J. Mitsch | 1969 | Distinguished Professor of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University; 2004 Stockholm Water Prize laureate; Wetland scientist; author of "Wetlands"; pioneer of ecological engineering; founder and director, Olentangy River Wetland Research Park | [52] |
| Carlo Montemagno | PhD 1995 | engineer and expert in nanotechnology and biomedical engineering | [53] |
| John Anthony Murphy | 1965 | Inventor of ARCnet, the first LAN | [54] |
| Julius Nieuwland | 1899 | Inventor of neoprene | [55] |
| H. Frederik Nijhout | BS 1970 | Evolutionary biologist and the John Franklin Crowell Professor of Biology at Duke University, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | [56] |
| James Otteson | 1990 | Director of the BB&T Center for the Study of Capitalism and Thomas W. Smith Presidential Chair in Business Ethics at Wake Forest University, winner of 2007 Templeton Enterprise Award | [57] |
| Charles Pell | MFA 1987 | Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Physcient, Inc.; speaker at TEDMED 2011; co-founder and Director of S&T at Nekton Research (sold to iRobot); Director of BioDesign Studio at Duke University; inventor of robotic technology for surgical, maritime defense and pharmaceutical fields | [58] |
| Renee Rabinowitz | J.D. | Psychologist and lawyer | [59] |
| Chet Raymo | 1958 PhD 1964 | Professor of physics at Stonehill College, author, and naturalist | [60] |
| Saskia Sassen | 1971 M.A. 1974 PhD | Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and Centennial visiting professor at the London School of Economics | [61] |
| Tad Schmaltz | 1988 PhD | Professor of philosophy at Duke University | [62] |
| Sean B. Seymore | PhD 2001, J.D. 2006 | Professor of Law and Chemistry at Vanderbilt University | [63] |
| John J. Shea, Jr. | 1943 | Inventor of several ear surgery techniques | [64] |
| Joseph Skelly | 1985 | Professor of History at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, author, Army officer and Iraq War veteran, contributor to National Review | [65] |
| Nancy Snow | 1988 | Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University | [66] |
| Lawrence P. Sullivan | 1953 | Professor Emeritus of Physiology at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, performed research on renal electrolyte transport and polycystic kidney disease; author of a medical school textbook on renal physiology | [ citation needed ] |
| Richard William Timm | BA 1945 | Former principal of Notre Dame College, Dhaka; discovered 250 new species of nematodes | [67] |
| Jada Benn Torres | 1999 | Genetic anthropologist and Associate Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University | [68] |
| Douglas Vakoch | MA 1990 | President of METI (Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence), astrobiologist | [69] |
| John Augustine Zahm | 1871 | Biologist and author who worked on reconciling theology and evolution | [70] |
