Across higher education in science and engineering in the U.S., the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award is seen as clear validation that an up-and-coming faculty member exemplifies the role of teacher-scholar—and is growing into an academic-research powerhouse.
Today, nearly 30% of all active Lehigh engineering faculty members can lay claim to this prestigious award. An astounding 16 eligible new faculty members have been successful in their CAREER proposals over the last five years; this represents more than 75% of eligible faculty hired over the same period.
At Lehigh, these are not individuals who are "locked away" in rarified labs; rather, they are among the most active and vibrant leaders in our classrooms and in our community, engaging with students at all levels, colleagues, and partners while seeking solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues.
The varied and interdisciplinary achievements of this group tell a powerful story about our learning community—and about the outstanding research and innovative approach to scholarship that thrives on our campus.
Congratulations to all of the Rossin College's NSF CAREER Award recipients, as follows:
Eric P.S. Baumer
Computer Science and Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Participatory Design Methods for Algorithmic Systems
Subhrajit Bhattacharya
Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
CAREER PROJECT
Topological Abstraction for Robot Path Planning
Angela Brown
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Targeting Virulence Factor Delivery for the Development of Antibacterial Agents
Lesley Chow
Bioengineering / Materials Science and Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Developing Spatially Organized Biomaterials to Engineer Complex Tissue Interfaces
John Coulter
Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
CAREER PROJECT
Material Processing and Intelligent Manufacturing
Hannah Dailey
Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
CAREER PROJECT
Multiscale Mechanical Characterization of Bone Fracture Healing
Jeffrey Heflin
Computer Science and Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Theory of Distributed Ontologies and the Semantic Web
Shalinee Kishore
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Capacity and Ubiquity in Multitier Wireless Networks
Mayuresh Kothare
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Dynamics and Control of Integrated Microchemical Systems
Sushil Kumar
Electrical and Computer Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Development of high-performance terahertz intersubband lasers
Keith Moored
Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
CAREER PROJECT
Systemic Performance and Robustness Measures for Large-Scale Dynamical Networks
Shamim Pakzad
Civil and Environmental Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Toward a Mobile Sensing Platform for Bridge Condition Monitoring
Siddha Pimputkar
Materials Science and Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Nitride Synthesis via Controlled Decomposition of Precursors under Moderate Pressure
Eugenio Schuster
Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics
CAREER PROJECT
Nonlinear Control of Plasmas in Nuclear Fusion
Mark Snyder
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Hierarchically-Structured, Ultra-Thin Inorganic Membranes
Nicholas Strandwitz
Materials Science and Engineering
CAREER PROJECT
Probing Crystallization of Atomic Layers Using In Situ Electron Diffraction
