Lehigh Valley therapy dogs help ChBE students de-stress before finals

On Monday, December 5, 2022, the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) Department partnered with the Lehigh Valley Therapy Dog volunteers and their canine companions (Charlie, Cooper, Jasmine, and Noelle) to hold its first departmental therapy dog event as a new initiative to reduce stress levels amongst its student body, particularly right before final exams.

ChBE also provided refreshments, snacks, and games which were enjoyed amongst classmates and professors in between the tail wagging and belly scratching!

Cutting-edge tool to expand nanoscale study of material deformation

Researchers across Lehigh University’s colleges and departments will soon be able to conduct experiments using a new, state-of-the-art plasma focused ion beam system, or FIB, together with the capability for in situ mechanical testing at various temperatures between minus 130 and 1000 degrees Celsius.

ASCE: Pennsylvania’s infrastructure scores a C minus

With Lehigh’s storied Fritz Laboratory, a civil engineering landmark, serving as the backdrop, the Pennsylvania Council of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) announced today that the state has earned a C minus grade in its 2022 Report Card for Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure.

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