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Belle Sullivan: Environmental Engineering
A Global Social Impact Fellow asks: can a savvy approach to mushroom production alleviate the 'hunger months' in Sierra Leone?

Mickias Bekele: Computer Science and Business
A rising sophomore uses his summer wisely, learning the ropes of the software industry—from the inside.

Caleb Leaser: MechE and Design
Through Lehigh's distinctive IDEAS honors program, a design engineer helps others see the world in vibrant colors.

Ashleigh Crawford: Bioengineering
An undergraduate research scholarship leads to grad school and a laser-focus on vaccine development.
The Latest at the Rossin College
Yaling Liu inducted into 2023 class of AIMBE College of Fellows
Lehigh University professor Yaling Liu has been inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
A professor of bioengineering and mechanical...
Zhao ’95 PhD elected to National Academy of Engineering
MSE alum, an expert in advanced materials, has also been recognized by AAAS, NAI, and TMS for career impact
TE alum's paintball toy 'makes a splat' at national retailer
Goblies, a throwable paintball developed by Briana Gardell '14 '15G, are now available at Target
Interdisciplinary team designing portable device to detect viral particles in air
Imagine if a virus like COVID-19 or the flu could be detected in the air so it could be contained to prevent an outbreak.
This technology exists in the form of a Raman spectrometer. The device can...
A game changer in wind tunnel testing
In collaboration with Florida International University, Lehigh expands the use of real-time hybrid simulations for natural hazards like earthquakes to wind hazards that occur under hurricane conditions
Lehigh CEE team examines wildfire ignition probability
Paper published in Nature - Scientific Reports provides methodology for predicting at what point during a high wind storm that powerline ignition is likely
Graduate Student Spotlight
Video: Biomaterials research targets knee injuries
Bioengineer Natasha Hunt '22 is staying at Lehigh to continue her work in The Chow Lab as a graduate student. The team is designing 3D scaffolds to address osteochondral defects in the knee. Hunt discusses her work on "modular biomaterials," which hold promise in helping repair injuries at the interface between bone and cartilage.
Bridge design students tackle real-world challenge
Student team RVTT Engineers won the best bridge design award as part of Lehigh’s Bridge System Design Class, which included PhD, master's, and undergraduate students. The class competition was based on the new NY-NJ Goethals Bridge and the students' designs were reviewed by engineers who worked on the span.
An optimal education for systems improvement
Working on real-world projects through Lehigh's Enterprise Systems Center gave ISE master's student Giavanna Tabbachino ’21 ’22G practical experience and professional mentorship that prepared her to make an impact as a quality systems engineer in the electronics industry.
Video: Learning from owls to design quieter aircraft
Mechanical engineering PhD student researches owl-inspired aero-acoustics with the ultimate aim of making aircraft quieter. He recently received a prestigious Fulbright research award to study and continue his research in Germany at Brandenburg Technical University.
Engineering Departments
Interdisciplinary Research Institutes
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IRI: Diverse disciplines powering progressWe believe that interdisciplinary research is our best hope for addressing the complex challenges that lie ahead. Lehigh’s Interdisciplinary Research Institutes (IRIs) bring together leading faculty and graduate researchers from a variety of fields to focus on a specific challenge. This innovative approach allows these research teams to use their combined strengths to confront problems from every perspective and to develop multifaceted solutions.
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I-FMDThe Institute for Functional Materials and Devices (I-FMD) focuses on synthesis, fabrication, processing, and characterization of materials, devices and related systems. Existing research interests include photonics and electronics, metals, ceramics, biomaterials, polymers, and composites, and incorporate devices ranging in size from the nanometer and micrometer scales and beyond.
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I-DISCThe Institute for Data, Intelligent Systems, and Computation (I-DISC) is devoted to the study of problems that involve massive amounts of data and/or large-scale computations, and developing the science that enables the extraction of useful and actionable information across disciplines and research fields.
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I-CPIEResearch within the Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE) underpins all aspects of modern society. The demands and impacts of society’s reliance upon energy, communications, structural, and transportation systems requires a broad approach that’s focused not only on engineering systems, but on improving people’s lives.