P.C. Rossin College of
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A new model for engineering education

Experiential learning helps students apply what they learn in the classroom to the real world, discover their passions through hands-on projects, and make an impact on the world around us. It is a student-centered approach that builds on Lehigh's proud tradition of engineering, with learning environments and approaches design for, and fueled by, the concept of creative inquiry.
Research Experience for Undergraduates with the NSF

Research Experience for Undergraduates

Meet three Lehigh students who took part in research projects through this prestigious national program

Celebrating undergraduate research

Asking the questions that matter

Annual symposium sharpens students' competitive edge

CivE students demonstrate strength in national research competition

Structural integrity

Lehigh team wins best video award in 2021 PCI Big Beam competition

Global social impact

Interdisciplinary team recognized in NIH "DEBUT Challenge"

Engineering
Departments

Bioengineering

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

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.

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.

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.
    Interdisciplinary Research Institutes
  • 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 Functional Materials and Devices
  • 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 Data, Intelligent Systems, and Computation
  • 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.
    Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy

Graduate Student
Spotlight

Caroline Ferguson: Improving disease diagnosis

The fourth-year BioE PhD student talks about her research into improving the diagnosis of both cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, and the very personal reason that motivates her work.

Carol Obando-Derstine: Capacity for success

The next step in Carol Obando-Derstine’s professional journey from the public sector to the power industry? A master’s degree in Energy Systems Engineering from Lehigh University.

Jared Dashevsky: Med Student, Engineer, Innovator

Lehigh master’s degree in Healthcare Systems Engineering gave him the knowledge, skills, and mindset to turn his problem-solving ideas into startups, while on the path to medical school

Pivoting through the crowd

Technical Entrepreneurship alum Nick Yarnall takes his crowd-management technology in a new direction during the pandemic

The Latest at the Rossin College

News Briefs

Lehigh, VTA work toward microgrid for charging zero-emission vehicles

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

Lehigh's I-CPIE and Western Regional Office collaborating with Silicon Valley transit authority on microgrid to power electric buses
News Briefs

ESE students tour Sustainable Energy Fund’s Net Zero Building

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

In October, graduate students in Lehigh’s Energy Systems Engineering program toured Sustainable Energy Fund’s Net Zero Building, in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, to observe energy-efficient building practices in the...
Alumni Updates

Zerze '17 PhD alum receives $2M CPRIT academic research grant and Assistant Professor position

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

ChBE '17 PhD alum, Gül H. Zerze, has accepted an Assistant Professor position at the University of Houston, William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with an anticpated start date of...
Faculty & Programs

Lehigh and Michigan Join Forces to Design Next Generation Optimization Algorithms for Data Science Applications

Tue, Nov 30, 2021

ISE Faculty Members Frank E. Curtis and Daniel P. Robinson Obtain Support from the Office of Naval Research
Student Success

Lehigh ISE PhD student receives a distinguished award for open-source software development

Tue, Nov 23, 2021

Mertcan Yetkin contributes to recently awarded open-source software Gravity
Faculty & Programs

At 90, John W. Fisher still leaving his mark on structural engineering

Tue, Nov 23, 2021

In 1958, John W. Fisher ’58G ’64 PhD took a job as an assistant research engineer at what was the most ambitious road test of the time.

The American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) had...

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