Alumni Updates

Two distinguished Lehigh Engineering alums will address graduates during the university’s 156th Spring Commencement Weekend, May 18-19. 

BioE 2024 Industry & Alumni Mixer

Thank you to everyone who came out for our first ever Industry & Alumni Mixer on Friday, March 1st at Maggiano's Little Italy in King of Prussia. With over 60 guests our team was able to facilitate a unique event, bringing together current students and faculty with past alumni and industry partners. Connections were made, friends were reunited, and relationships were strengthened. We look forward to continuing to engage with our alumni and are excited for future mixer events!

Electrical engineering alum Scott Willoughby '89 has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in recognition of “engineering leadership enabling the deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope,” according to a press release. 

Willoughby is Vice President of Program Excellence serving Northrop Grumman's Space Systems sector and former Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Program Manager for the James Webb Space Telescope Program. 

Chemical engineering alum Jill Seebergh '89 has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in recognition of her “contributions to materials and coating processes that enable efficient and sustainable aircraft production, performance, and safety,” according to a press release. 

Seebergh is Principal Senior Technical Fellow for Boeing Research & Technology, having reached the highest level of Boeing’s technical workforce over her more than 25-year career with the company. 

Materials science and engineering alum Evan Musterman '21G '23 PhD recently became a postdoctoral researcher at the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II), a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility within Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York. His journey from Lehigh PhD student to postdoc at the Submicron Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy (SRX) beamline is the subject of a feature story, "Imparting Glass with New Properties," published by Brookhaven.

Meet a Future Maker: Lehigh engineer Chris Zadra '16 '17G is part of a critical mission to protect the giants of the ocean from environmental and human threats

Industrial engineering alumna Margaret Mayer ’93G ’95 PhD has been named chief technology officer at Zions Bancorporation, effective Oct. 17, 2023, according to a press release.

Civil engineering alum Michael Borzok ’94 has been named Western Region Operations Manager - Bridge at engineering and consulting firm Michael Baker International, according to a press release. 

Mechanical engineering alum Richard Curran ’90 ’92G has been appointed as president of photonics company Ocean Insight, according to a press release.

Curran has held executive leadership positions in multiple industries, including serving as president of Perma Pure (humidity-control systems) and AAI (safety-alert systems), and has experience in operations and safety, industrial controls, and manufacturing. 

Integrated Business and Engineering (IBE) alum Katherine Hardenbergh ’11 has been appointed senior vice president and director of research for quantitative asset management firm Intech, according to a press release.