Teaching

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Ed Maginn teaches a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses in chemical and biomolecular engineering, spanning core thermodynamics, engineering analysis, process design, molecular modeling, and professional development. Instruction emphasizes strong analytical foundations while connecting theory to modern computational methods and real-world engineering challenges.

He has also developed and presented several specialized workshops in molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation, both at Notre Dame and internationally. During these workshops, Maginn provides hands-on training in advanced computational techniques.

Classes Taught by Ed Maginn

Engineering Analysis (Imperial College – CBE 34397)
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (CBE 20260)
Careers for Engineers (CBE 20290)
Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (CBE 60553)
Molecular Modeling and Simulation (CBE60475/40475)
Chemical Process Design (CBE 40448)
Biological Thermodynamics (CBE 40485/40585)
Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (CBE 20256)
Molecular Modeling (CBE 698F)

Workshops

Molecular dynamics simulation (Federal University of Rio, Brazil, summer 2010)
Molecular simulation workshop (State University of Campinas, Brazil, October 28-29, 2022)
Workshop on Monte Carlo methods with Cassandra (University of Notre Dame, summer 2016)
Monte Carlo simulation (Federal University of Rio, Brazil, summer 2011)

Other Activities

Ed Maginn is a trustee of the CACHE Corporation, a not-for-profit organization founded in 1969 to promote cooperation among universities, industry and government in the development and distribution of computer-related educational aids for the chemical engineering profession.