Faculty & Programs

Lehigh deputy provost for graduate education and Rossin College professor on emerging trends in higher education, career pathways

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is poised to transform healthcare, but its successful integration requires careful consideration of regulatory frameworks, governance structures, data equity, and privacy protections.

Lehigh alumnus Jacob Y. Kazakia ’72 PhD '07P, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering and mechanics (MEM), passed away February 20, 2025, at the age of 79.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics has recently welcomed four new faculty members. 

Smart artificial microswimmers—small robots that resemble microorganisms like bacteria or human sperm—could potentially be used for targeted drug delivery, minimally invasive surgery, and even in fertility treatments.

These types of complicated tasks won’t be accomplished by a single microswimmer. Multiple swimmers will be necessary; however, it’s unclear how such groups will move within the chemically and mechanically complex environment of the body’s fluids. 

Six Lehigh University professors have been named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors. The 2025 cohort comprises 162 academic inventors representing 64 NAI Member Institutions across the United States. Collectively, they are named inventors on over 1200 U.S. patents.

Professor Ricardo H.R. Castro, chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and a highly regarded nanomaterials researcher, recently contributed to a Popular Science article exploring the materials science behind Captain America's iconic shield. The article delves into the fictional properties of vibranium and how they compare to real-world materials, with Castro, offering insights into the challenges and potential of replicating such a substance.

Professor Dan M. Frangopol, the inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for his contributions to life-cycle civil engineering and leadership in its global development and adoption. Election to NAE membership is one of the highest professional honors accorded to engineers.

Hannah Dailey ’02 ’06G ’09 PhD, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics in Lehigh University’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, has been named a 2024 recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) by the Biden administration. The award recognizes exceptional professionals in the fields of science and engineering and is the highest such honor given by the U.S. government.

Lehigh's College of Health appoints community and population health researcher, with a joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, to new endowed chair established by gift from Ellen and Vincent Forlenza ’75