Women in STEM at Lehigh University: Materials Science and Engineering
IBE team launches crowdfunding campaign for financial empowerment of domestic violence survivors
In the United States alone, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 7 men experience domestic abuse in their lifetime.
Video: BioE PhD student Caroline Ferguson on improving disease diagnosis
Caroline Ferguson is a fourth year PhD student in the Department of Bioengineering and a member of the Lab of Micro- and Nanotechnology Diagnostics and Biology (led by associate professor Xuanhong Cheng). In this video, Ferguson talks about her research into improving the diagnosis of both cancer and chronic fatigue syndrome, and the very personal reason that motivates her work.
PhD student John McGlynn recognized in Society of Rheology Poster Competition
Video: Schultz lab uses microrheology to enhance wound repair and tissue regeneration
Undergraduate researchers win NIH award for innovative sickle cell diagnostic device
Interdisciplinary team, part of Lehigh’s Global Social Impact Fellowship program, recognized in 2021 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge
Their tickets were booked. Their schedules were set. The students were finally going to test their product on real people. But in July, Sierra Leone’s COVID-19 level spiked almost overnight, and Lehigh’s Sickle Cell Anemia Diagnostic Device team lost yet another opportunity to conduct fieldwork.
PhD student Urinrin Otite: Daring to shatter the glass ceiling
“It took a lot of trial and error for me to realize that civil engineering is what I’ve always wanted to do,” says Urinrin Otite, a PhD student who began her graduate studies in the Rossin College earlier this year. “I noticed my love for understanding structures and how they stand and support themselves and translate the loads to the ground.”
Q&A: Looking back on Summer 2021 NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates
The National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports undergraduate students' active participation in ongoing research efforts supported by the NSF or projects designed specifically for the REU program.
Lehigh team wins best video award, places third in 2021 PCI Big Beam competition
Civil engineering alums Jacob Graham ’21, Brian Perhamus ’21, and Joshua Gordon ’21, along with their faculty advisor, civil and environmental engineering professor Clay Naito, won the award for best video and took third place overall in the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s 2021 Engineering Student Design Competition.
MechE PhD student Bailey Brown ’18 reflects on graduate internship at Align Technology
Bailey Brown ’18 recently returned to campus after completing a 6-month graduate internship in Product Research and Development (PR&D) at Align Technology’s office in Morrisville, NC (near Raleigh/Durham).
Engineering clubs show their stuff
Want to build a race car, design a bridge, be a mentor, or support diversity in STEM? Student-led groups offer opportunities for hands-on learning, fun, and community impact.
On September 10, students in the Introduction to Engineering Practice (ENG 005) class had the chance to explore experiential learning opportunities offered by the many engineering-related clubs that are active on Lehigh University's campus.