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Resolve Magazine: Volume 1, 2024

Taking Flight
Welcome to the Spring 2024 issue of Resolve—a magazine dedicated to research and educational innovation in the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science at Lehigh University.

Our latest issue reflects on the rapid advancement of robotics at Lehigh and the investments made by the university, the college, and our community of supporters that made it happen. In the six years since Building C opened its doors, Lehigh’s robotics faculty numbers have quadrupled, created five new student robotics competition teams, and our research community is staking its claim in aspects of the field with the potential for meaningful social and technological impact. The university’s rapid growth in this area emulates the built-from-scratch drone pictured on this issue’s cover. Each part of the design—building on existing faculty strengths and bringing in new expertise, investing in facilities, and engaging students from middle to graduate school—was integrated into something that is distinctly Lehigh. | READ MORE >>

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Advancing Autonomy

Advancing Autonomy

If there’s a holy grail in robotics, it’s syncing what machines perceive and how they act on that perception. “The ultimate goal for researchers is intelligent autonomy,” says Nader Motee, a professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics and director of Lehigh’s Autonomous and Intelligent Robotics (AIR) Lab. “And that means bridging the divide between what robots sense and the actions they take.” The approaches that Motee, his colleagues, and students are taking—through research, competitions, classes, and clubs—are positioning Lehigh as a respected hub for the study of robot autonomy.

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Lehigh NSF Grant

Picking up the pace

Fueled by a noteworthy $6 million NSF grant, a cross-college team means business when it comes to transforming how Lehigh turns research into real-world impact

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Vinod Namboodiri

Navigating the great indoors

Computer scientist Vinod Namboodiri envisions a more accessible future through smartphone technology with responsive interior maps and turn-by-turn directions

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Making the academic ascent

Making the academic ascent

The Lehigh ISE Future Academic Career Experiential Training Program helps doctoral students connect the dots from PhD to professor

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Letter from the Dean

Driving impact through innovation

Research Briefs

Driving change in urban air quality with machine learning
Breaking the mold for more sustainable concrete construction
AI tool could lead to a better understanding of brain diseases
A trifecta of cover-worthy research
Unlocking hydrogen’s potential
Detecting cancer clues with biosensors
Magnetic sand makes a counterintuitive uphill climb
Materials interfaces: A prime spot for innovation
Safer social media—from simulation to reality

Q&A

Q&A with Kathleen Taylor ’87

Rising Star

Aida Khajavirad: Minimizing trade-offs in mathematical optimization
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Resolve® magazine is devoted to Lehigh engineering research and educational innovation, highlighting exciting partnerships, projects and academic programs at our University.

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