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Siami ’14G ’17 PhD awarded NSF grant for research on complex networks
Assistant professor at Northeastern also part of DoD-funded team designing control systems that utilize AI, machine learning methods in complicated environments
Mechanical engineering alum Milad Siami ’14G ’17 PhD, an assistant professor at Northeastern University, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation in support of his research on streamlining complex networks.
The Lehigh MS degree: A path to promising bioengineering careers
Three women who recently completed the Department of Bioengineering master’s program highlight the depth of the program’s offerings, a curriculum designed to meet each student’s academic goals, and the variety of career opportunities open to graduates. Nelly Cheruiyot ’20, Megan Kozar ’18 and Whitney Lai ’18 each blazed their own path through the program, and they are now pursuing promising careers in challenging industry sectors.
Bader ’90 ’91G to receive Sidney Fernbach Award from IEEE CS
Electrical and computer engineering alum David Bader ’90 ’91G has been named as the 2021 recipient of the Sidney Fernbach Award, given by the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS).
Aslangil ’15G ’19 PhD joins University of Alabama faculty
Mechanical engineering alum Denis Aslangil ’15G ’19 PhD has joined the faculty of the University of Alabama as an assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics.
His research group will explore “multi-physics and multi-material effects on turbulence and turbulent mixing that are observed in the nuclear fusion process, atmospheric, oceanic, and astrophysical flows, supersonic transportation, and combustion.”
David Burdakin will give a Spencer C. Schantz Distinguished Alumni Public Lecture
Speaker: David Burdakin, BSIE '77
Title: Great Businesses...How do they do it?
Date: October 21, 2021, 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Location: Iacocca Hall Wood Dining Room, 111 Research Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18015
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Go Getters podcast features alum Frank L. Douglas '66
Episode #12 of Lehigh's Go Getters podcast features engineering alum Frank L. Douglas ’66, an award-winning, longtime veteran in healthcare, pharmaceutical research, and entrepreneurial endeavors. During his career, he led the discovery, development, and market launch of more than 20 pharmaceuticals. He is the former CEO and a current board member of TheVax Genetics Vaccines and a co-founder of Douglas Ahmed Consulting. Douglas received the the 2019 Dr.
Daniel ’99 ’01G ’05 PhD named director of Cornell’s Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemical and biomolecular engineering alum Susan Daniel '99 '01G '05 PhD has been named director of the Robert Frederick Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) at Cornell University, effective July 1, 2021.
Douglas ’80G: Cleaning up Pittsburgh-area waterways
Chemical engineering alum Frederick Douglas ’80G, founder and president of Cosmos Technologies, was recently featured in the Pittsburgh Business Times’ Personalities of Pittsburgh series.
Cosmos Technologies is a small business engineering consulting firm with locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky. Douglas founded the company after an 18-year career in chemical engineering.