Welcome to the Rossin Connection Podcast!
Rossin Connection is a show for students, alumni, faculty, and staff—current, former, and future—and for anyone who is interested in the many creative ways that engineers are solving the world’s problems.
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Episode 6: The Journey of Onur Denizhan
May 26, 2020
Onur Denizhan ’15G is a PhD student in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, and the recent recipient of the RCEAS Graduate Leadership and Service award. He calls the award “proof of my life at Lehigh.” As an international student from Turkey, the path to such recognition hasn’t always been easy. But Onur has found that his struggles have only made him stronger.
Episode 5: “I was pleasantly surprised.”
May 13, 2020
Ellie Christman is a chemical engineering major and a freshman. Having to finish out her first year at Lehigh at home was a “huge bummer,” but she’s gotten more out of remote learning than she anticipated.
Listen to the episode and read more about Ellie Christman >>
Episode 4: “Hospitals are desperate for solutions.”
May 6, 2020
A small team at Lehigh led by Brian Slocum brings you inside their labs and work spaces to explain how they’ve responded to the shortage of personal protective equipment, and made more than 1200 face shields for local healthcare providers.
Listen to the episode and read more about Brian and the Wilbur Powerhouse >>
Episode 3 - “We're feeling the lack of closure."
April 28, 2020
Susan Perry is a professor of practice in the bioengineering department. She says the thought of teaching remotely—especially teaching labs remotely—was pretty daunting at first. But it was her students who ended up easing her anxiety.
Episode 2 - “It's a hard time to be a senior."
April 21, 2020
Seanna Corr is a bioengineering major, and a senior. In this episode of Rossin Connection, she talks about the goodbyes she didn’t get to say, her worries about the future, and her two secret weapons who are helping her through it all.
Episode 1 - “There are positives to this."
April 14, 2020
First-year engineering student Alexander Spivey talks about the challenges he faced when the coronavirus pandemic forced students to leave campus, and how he’s staying focused.