P.C. Rossin College of Engineering & 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?

Belle Sullivan, Lehigh Environmental Engineering

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, Lehigh Computer Science and Business

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

News Briefs

CEE team wins 2024 Alfred Noble Prize for work on optimizing bridge maintenance

Mon, Jul 22, 2024

Xu Han ’23 PhD and Prof. Dan M. Frangopol receive interdisciplinary honor for innovative life-cycle approach for infrastructure facing multi-hazard risks

Faculty & Programs

Leadership updates for Lehigh’s materials research institute

Thu, Jul 18, 2024

Reichmanis to lead Institute for Functional Materials and Devices; Jain to take on new role with NSF

Faculty & Programs

Interdisciplinary team secures $1M NSF grant to study floating wind turbines from multiple perspectives

Wed, Jul 17, 2024

Innovative project is led by geotechnical engineering professor Muhannad Suleiman, with I-CPIE collaborators

Alumni Updates

Harris ’87 ’23P named to Lehigh's Board of Trustees

Wed, Jul 17, 2024

Chemical engineering alum is chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president of Balchem Corporation

Student Success

Stephanie Moreno-Rivera ’26 takes STEM advocacy to Capitol Hill

Tue, Jul 16, 2024

Mechanical engineer leverages her role in the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers to champion Hispanic representation in science, technology, engineering and math fields

Alumni Updates

BioE Alumni Spotlight: Julianne Kerwood '17

Mon, Jul 15, 2024

BioE Alumni Spotlight: Julianne Kerwood '17

Name: Julianne Kerwood

Where are you from/where is your hometown? Norristown, PA

Where do you currently live and work? What is your current company, job title...

Graduate Student Spotlight

Leading beyond the lab

ChBE doctoral candidate Myeongyeon Lee, who served as chair of the department's annual Graduate Student Symposium, was recognized with the Lehigh Graduate Engineering Leadership and Service Award for his contributions to the engineering graduate student community. Lee is researching data-driven strategies for advancing high-performance organic field-effect transistors in the Reichmanis Group.

On a path to professorship

Qi Wang, a PhD student in Lehigh's ISE program, is making strides with guidance from the Future Academic Career Experiential Training (FACET) program, which offers seminars on topics such as applying for grants and teaching. Although she initially envisioned an industry career, Wang has shifted her goal to becoming a professor. She recently co-taught her first course and plans to apply for a postdoc.

Innovative algorithms for safer robot perception

Mechanical engineering PhD student Guangyi Liu, a member of Lehigh’s Autonomous and Intelligent Robotics Laboratory (AIR Lab), is developing a framework to improve the risk awareness of robotic systems. The framework, which can be applied to any robotic system, will allow the robot to act safely with uncertain perception measurements and inputs.

CONCISE Lab shines at World Environmental & Water Resources Congress

Papers by Nazia Raza and Saskia A. Putri won awards in the Graduate Student Technical Paper Competition at the annual ASCE-EWRI event. Both are PhD students in the InterCONnected Critical Infrastructure Systems Engineering Laboratory, led by CEE Assistant Professor Farrah Moazeni.

Engineering Departments

Bioengineering

Bioengineering focuses on advancing human health through bio inspired technologies and the development of new biomedical approaches and techniques.

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

We offer an internationally recognized education and research focus areas in materials processing, environment and energy, bioengineering, and systems and information.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

We offer internationally recognized education and research programs in structural, environmental, geotechnical and water resources engineering.

Computer Science & Engineering

Computer Science and Engineering is at the core of the information age. To prepare our students for the tremendous opportunities in the field, the CSE Department is strongly committed to excellence in both education and research.

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Research and educational programs are enhanced by strong interdisciplinary interactions with other departments in engineering, mathematics, and science.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Thinking manufacturing? Think again, and think bigger. ISE is distinctive because its tools can be applied to any business in any setting, from production to services, in either the private or public sector.

Materials Science & Engineering

Accredited since 1936, the department offers one of the nation's leading materials science and engineering programs.

Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics

Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest engineering professions, dealing with the design, construction and operation of various types of machinery.

Interdisciplinary Research Institutes

Interdisciplinary Research Institutes

IRI: Diverse disciplines powering progress

We 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.
Institute for Functional Materials and Devices

I-FMD

The 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.
Institute for Data, Intelligent Systems, and Computation

I-DISC

The 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.
Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy

I-CPIE

Research 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.