Katie KackenmeisterAssistant Director of Communications
Katie Kackenmeister is assistant director of communications for the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science at Lehigh University, where she serves as editor of Resolve magazine and oversees the development of news and feature content. Before joining Lehigh in 2018, she spent more than a decade as an editor in magazine publishing and newspaper journalism. Her work focuses on translating complex research and technical topics into engaging stories for broad audiences. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.
Stories
Recent stories by Katie Kackenmeister
Q&A: Powering Progress
For Lew Hay, a Lehigh engineering education was more than a launching pad—it was a proving ground. Drawn to electrical engineering for its rigor, he found that the problem-solving mindset he…
Aerial view: Q&A with Jill Seebergh '89
Anti-icing coatings developed by Seebergh's team were tested on the 2014 Boeing ecoDemonstrator, a 787-8 Dreamliner.
Role Reversal: Q&A with Svetlana Tatic-Lucic
In 2021, Svetlana Tatic-Lucic, a professor of bioengineering and electrical and computer engineering and former Rossin College associate dean of faculty development, temporarily relocated from the…
Quantum Impact
An artist’s depiction of the circuitry of a quantum computer. (Courtesy of David Parker/Science Source) By Katie Kackenmeister To the casual observer, a quantum computer—with its tiered, “upside-down…
2022
- Data DrivenResolve · May 5, 2022
- Introducing Lehigh's new MS in Data Science programNews · February 15, 2022
- BS-to-MS tracks jump-start STEM graduate studyNews · January 24, 2022
2021
- Launching HawkResolve · May 5, 2021
- The Science of AutonomyResolve · May 5, 2021
- Elsa Reichmanis: Building CollaborationResolve · May 5, 2021
- Envisioning the future of autonomous vehiclesNews · March 8, 2021
- $400,000 NSF grant launches research on covalent organic frameworksNews · February 1, 2021
- Pivoting through the crowd: Q&A with TE alum Nick YarnallNews · January 4, 2021
2020
- Shaping up: The future of fusion powerNews · November 19, 2020
- Gel that breaks down, puts itself back together could improve delivery of oral drugsNews · July 16, 2020
- Jeetain Mittal: Zeroing in on TDP-43News · June 12, 2020
- ‘Commonsense medicine’ for recovering COVID-19 patientsNews · May 6, 2020
- Blazing new trails in graduate educationResolve · March 31, 2020
- Q&A with Paul Camuti '83: Charting a bold courseResolve · March 31, 2020
- Continued recognition for CEE’s Dan FrangopolNews · February 3, 2020
- A grounded approach to skyscraper designNews · January 31, 2020
- A deep dive into deep learningNews · January 29, 2020
- $2M NSF grant fuels research partnership with Michelin North AmericaNews · January 14, 2020