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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
In memoriam: John L. Wilson, CEE professor emeritus
John L. Wilson, professor emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), passed away May 30, 2023, at the age of 82.
Wilson, who retired from teaching in 2017, played a critical role in...
Josie Krepps ’24: Getting a taste of food science research
As part of a team working on lab-cultured meat, Clare Boothe Luce Research Scholar adds cell culture to her menu of experience
I-FMD hosts Lehigh Materials Symposium
New initiatives supported by the federal CHIPS and Science Act—such as the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs program just launched by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)—present huge opportunities...
MSE, EES double-major earns prestigious NSF graduate fellowship
2023 NSF GRFP recipient Henry Price ’23 will continue on research track as a Lehigh master’s student focusing on semiconductor fabrication
Haden presents at 2023 ABET Symposium
Christina V. Haden, an associate teaching professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (MEM), gave two talks at the 2023 ABET Symposium, held April 20-21, in Nashville.
...Lehigh Hacks for Change event sparks creativity around sustainability challenges
Student-run 24-hour hackathon draws 100 computer science undergrads to build innovative apps—and a sense of community
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.