P.C. Rossin College of
Engineering and Applied Science

Feel the thrill of making things happen

Experiential learning: Lehigh Engineering's fabled undergraduate program has been all about it since the very beginning. Here, students discover their passions, make real impact, and evolve into the engineers they aspire to be. Our faculty specializes in providing meaningful opportunities for talented young minds to engage in the lab, the workplace, and the community, here in the beautiful Lehigh Valley and all around the world. These are a few examples—are you next?

The Latest at the Rossin College

Student Success

Luck of Ireland

Tue, Dec 5, 2023

- "This opportunity has opened my eyes and I learned so much"

News Briefs

New solar thermal concentrator provides opportunity to see sustainable energy practices in action

Tue, Dec 5, 2023

High-tech equipment installed at Lehigh’s Energy Research Center in collaboration with MEM department and Solarflux Energy Technologies will support education and research

Faculty & Programs

AI opens a path to a better understanding of changes in the brain

Tue, Dec 5, 2023

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

Faculty & Programs

Gonzalez-Fernandez featured on Tissue Engineering Career Conversations podcast

Mon, Dec 4, 2023

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...

Student Success

Xingjian Wang ’19G: Optimizing concrete construction

Mon, Dec 4, 2023

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

News Briefs

ChBE hosts 9th annual student research symposium

Sat, Dec 2, 2023

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.

Engineering Departments

Interdisciplinary Research Institutes