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Resolve Magazine: Volume 2, 2021

Celebrating the Impact of Women Engineers

Welcome to a special Fall 2021 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.

While the pandemic has accustomed us to acknowledging small victories, this year, Lehigh marks the 50th anniversary of a particularly significant one: admitting the first women undergraduate students. To commemorate this milestone, the university has launched Soaring Together, a celebration of the impact and contributions of Lehigh women—past, present, and future.

To join in, we’ve dedicated this special issue of Resolve to amplifying the voices of women engineers by sharing their stories of persistence and dedication, creativity and innovation, leadership and scholarship.

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Cover photo by Ryan Hulvat/Meris

Lehigh Women Engineers: Soaring Together

Lehigh Engineering: Soaring Together

They’re improving the efficiency of drug delivery, creating faster ways to process data, and building machines to grow films for electronics. They’re authoring papers, launching startups, and mentoring youth. A new generation of women is taking research and scholarship in the Rossin College to greater heights. But the path for women in STEM at Lehigh hasn’t always been smooth—and is still a work in progress. Here, we trace back where we were, where we are, and where we aspire to be. Plus, read advice from engineering alumnae and meet the women engineering faculty of the Rossin College.

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Srinivas Rangarajan, Roberto Palmieri and Siddha Pimputkar

Top of the NSF CAREER Award class

The long-standing tradition of Rossin College faculty members earning recognition through the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development program continued in 2021, with three assistant professors joining this nationally distinguished group of teacher–scholars.

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Lehigh President Joseph J. Heible '82

Removing Barriers: Q&A w/Lehigh President Joseph J. Helble '82

With a track record of success in closing the gender gap in engineering education, Joseph J. Helble ’82, Lehigh’s new president, sees strength in diversity

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Coffee and Cosmetics

Brewing Interest

Chemical engineering can be intimidating. But a new student-designed class—open to all majors—serves up key concepts through the study of two everyday essentials: coffee and cosmetics.

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Letter from the Associate Deans

Celebrating Lehigh women engineers

Research Briefs

A ‘solid’ approach to shale gas ethylene conversion
Researchers report breakthroughs in study of von Willebrand factor
NSF-funded study to examine college tenure, promotion
‘Floating’ microgrids: Optimizing naval ships’ power systems
Innovating where ‘a river runs through it’
Research Recognition: Jeffrey Rickman, Frank Curtis & Panos Diplas
Desalination tech uses CO2 to tap into municipal wastewater as alternative freshwater source
‘Rocket’ science
Unlocking the mystery of the bio/nano interface

Rising Star

Star search

Soaring Together

Unfinished Business
Behind the scenes: Resolve cover photoshoot
About Resolve Magazine: 

Resolve® magazine is devoted to Lehigh engineering research and educational innovation, highlighting exciting partnerships, projects and academic programs at our University. It is published semiannually by the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science at Lehigh University.

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