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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
New solar thermal concentrator provides opportunity to see sustainable energy practices in action
High-tech equipment installed at Lehigh’s Energy Research Center in collaboration with MEM department and Solarflux Energy Technologies will support education and research
AI opens a path to a better understanding of changes in the brain
Lehigh CSE professor Lifang He awarded NSF grant to use emerging artificial intelligence technique for more dynamic modeling that could lead to better prediction and more personalized treatment of brain diseases and neurological disorders
Gonzalez-Fernandez featured on Tissue Engineering Career Conversations podcast
Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, an assistant professor of bioengineering, discussed his path from PhD student to tenure-track professor on episode 15 of the Tissue Engineering Career Conversations podcast. The series, which...
Xingjian Wang ’19G: Optimizing concrete construction
Structural engineering PhD student works on innovative approach that combines topology optimization and concrete 3D printing to push boundaries in concrete building design while reducing carbon footprint
ChBE hosts 9th annual student research symposium
Over 40 students showcased their research
Graduate Student Spotlight
NSF fellowship opens path to PhD studies
Henry Price ’23 will continue on the research track he began as an undergraduate with support from the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). He's currently a master's student working with Nicholas Strandwitz, an associate professor of materials science and engineering, on semiconductor fabrication.
Hackathon sparks creativity around sustainability issues
Amanda Baran ’21 and Olivia Grimes ’21, PhD students and co-presidents of Women in Computer Science (WiCS), were lead organizers of Lehigh Hacks for Change, a 24-hour hackathon that challenged a hundred computer science undergrads to design apps tackling an issue related to sustainability, saving the ocean, or disaster management.
Using machine learning to help mitigate water crises
Having seen first-hand how weak infrastructure impacts communities in Nigeria, PhD student Oluwabunmi Iwakin strives to make water systems more resilient through his work in Lehigh’s Interconnected Critical Infrastructure Systems Engineering (CONCISE) Laboratory and the Energy Research Center (ERC).
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.
