Student Success

The IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) recently awarded scholarships to two Lehigh electrical and computer engineering students—Jack Smiley and Xavier Beasley. These scholarships are awarded by PES annually to encourage students to pursue careers in the power and energy Fields. 

Jack is a senior majoring in electrical engineering who will graduate in December and head to grad school in 2026 to study at a location to be determined. 

BioE Student Spotlight: Xiaoyu Tong

This article was written by Rida M., a Bioengineering undergraduate student and student office worker in the Department of Bioengineering.

Genevieve Powell ’25 was recently awarded a DeRocco Fellowship, which recognizes aspiring women leaders in manufacturing. Powell, graduated from Lehigh’s IDEAS (Integrated Degree in Engineering, Arts and Sciences) program with concentrations in mechanical engineering (ME) and sociology, is now pursuing a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. 

BioE Student Spotlight: Krishna Jayaram

This article was written by Rida M., a Bioengineering undergraduate student and student office worker in the Department of Bioengineering.

Hyperscale data centers are behemoths of computing power. Spanning over a million square feet in a single facility alone, they house thousands of servers that process, store, and analyze massive datasets that drive artificial intelligence. 

Not surprisingly, such infrastructure also requires an enormous amount of power. 

Graduate students in Lehigh University’s Technical Entrepreneurship (TE) program recently immersed themselves in Pittsburgh’s thriving innovation and startup ecosystem during a three-day, hands-on learning trip.

Lehigh BioE takes BMES 2025! Conference Recap

Several of our BioE students, faculty, and alumni recently attended the 2025 annual BMES Conference in San Diego, CA. Read below for some student reflections on the conference, and visit our Instagram (@inbioe) for more pictures!