News Briefs

In a Science Robotics article, PhD candidate Jinda Cui and CSE chair Jeff Trinkle examine current research in learned robot manipulation, offer nine promising areas for future exploration

As more members of the Lehigh community return to campus throughout the summer and at the start of the fall semester, they’ll notice a significant change at the corner of Morton and Webster streets.

A former parking lot has given rise to the 195,000-square-foot Health, Science, and Technology (HST) Building, a facility that, once complete, will be a “research sandbox,” says Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Nathan Urban.    

Stephen P. DeWeerth, dean of the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, now in the fifth year of his initial appointment as dean, has been reappointed for another five years.

MechE professor virtually addresses the Class of 2020 and Class of 2021, with graduates attending in-person ceremonies Friday, Saturday, and Monday

Former NASA astronaut and Lehigh mechanical engineering and mechanics professor Terry Hart ’68 delivered a heartfelt Commencement address Friday afternoon that underscored the value of teamwork—not only in getting people to the Moon but in helping organizations to succeed.

The latest issue of Resolve, the Rossin College's research magazine, takes you into the new interdisciplinary AIR Lab in Building C, where robotics researchers are studying the science of autonomy. Get to know Hawk, Lehigh's newest supercomputer, and read faculty members' reflections on their experiences "teaching in the time of coronavirus."

To honor Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, students, current faculty members, and alumni share what first interested them in mechanical engineering, advice to younger students, favorite parts about being a Lehigh engineer and what AAPI Heritage Month means to them. Please join us in celebrating these individuals.

Breakthrough could advance diagnosis and treatment of bleeding disorder and lead to improved design of left ventricular assist devices used in heart failure patients

The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department is honored to announce the following 2021 awards in recognition and appreciation of ISE alumni, faculty, and students, for their outstanding achievements. The department congratulates these alumni, faculty, and students and thanks them for their contributions and dedication to the ISE Department.

• Industrial and Systems Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award: Philip Sheibley '81

• Lawrence E White Fellowship: Giavanna Tabbachino

For the first time, researchers have identified the specific mechanism of von Willebrand Factor (vWF)―an essential blood clotting protein―that enables it to bind to platelets and initiate clotting

Under normal, healthy circulatory conditions, the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) keeps to itself. The large and mysterious glycoprotein moves through the blood, balled up tightly, its reaction sites unexposed. But when significant bleeding occurs, it springs into action, initiating the clotting process.