Welcome to the Structural DYNAmics and MOnitoring (DYNAMO) Laboratory in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame dedicated to addressing 21st Century Civil Infrastructure Challenges posed by increased urbanization and hazard vulnerability, using inter-disciplinary collaborations and context-driven technologies ranging from advanced sensing, simulation and cyber-infrastructure to innovative sustainable systems suitable for developing countries.

Venues for DYNAMO's research and education extend from computational and experimental facilities at Notre Dame to full-scale investigations, virtual domains and international field reconnaissance. With a commitment to education and technology transfer, DYNAMO delivers practical engineering solutions to public and private sector partners, while inspiring a new generation of engineers.

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NEWS  

 

June 17-20, 2012: Notre Dame to host 2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and the 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability co-chaired by Kareem, Kijewski-Correa and Taflanidis [more]

February 6, 2012: ND SEED featured on ABC 57 in South Bend [Video]

February 1, 2012: ND SEED's mission celebrated by Notre Dame Observer [Link]


^ January 31, 2012:
Kijewski-Correa speaks at Kellogg Institute about Engineering2Empower [Article, Presentation, Q+A]

January 27, 2012: ND SEED's work in Nicaragua showcased by Notre Dame [Link]

December 9, 2011: Kijewski-Correa's work on crowdsourcing and infrastructure in the developing world featured at VitaminW. [Link]

December 8, 2011: Engineering2Empower participates in awarding of Notre Dame Prize for Distinguished Service in Latin America to Archbishop Louis Kébreau in Cap-Haitien [Press Release] and is featured in Committed to Haiti Project Showcase [PDF, Link]

December 7, 2011: Shelters for All Competition brings crowdsourcing to grand challenges in Civil Engineering [Link]

November 17, 2011: Engineering2Empower featured on Scientific American's website [Link]

^ November 10, 2011: Engineering2Empower featured at Notre Dame’s Forum on Global Development in Washington DC [PDF,Video]

 

^ August 26-30, 2011: Mix and Kijewski-Correa represent Engineering2Empower at NCIIA Venture Lab at MIT [Video]

July 25, 2011: Su Su successfully defends PhD dissertation entitled Decentralized Damage Detection in Civil Infrastructure Using Multi-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks

July 5, 2011: Kijewski-Correa to participate in National Academy of Engineering US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium [more]

 

^ March 15-18, 2011: Engineering2Empower leads housing group at Rebuild Léogâne Workshop [Video, PDF]

[News Archive]

 

CONTACT

Lab Facility: * University of Notre Dame, 107 Cushing Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA ( 574.631.3914 : dynamo@nd.edu

Dr. Kijewski-Correa: * University of Notre Dame, 156 Fitzpatrick Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA ( 574.631.2980 : tkijewsk@nd.edu