ATLSS announces leadership transition
Two researchers in Lehigh University’s Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Engineering Research Center will take on new leadership roles effective July 1, 2024.
Frangopol to receive honorary doctorate from Romanian university
The Polytechnic University of Timișoara, Romania, will award an honorary doctorate to Lehigh University civil and environmental engineering professor Dan M. Frangopol prior to CESARE 2024, the 4th International Conference on Coordinating Engineering for Sustainability and Resilience.
Frangopol contributes to national news coverage of Baltimore bridge collapse
Dan M. Frangopol, the Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture, has contributed to national news coverage of the tragic March 26 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.
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International collaboration aims to improve flood response strategies
An interdisciplinary team of researchers, led by Y. C. Ethan Yang, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been awarded a $1 million grant by the National Science Foundation and the Japan Science and Technology Agency to fund research focusing on flood-prone areas in the U.S. and Japan. The project aims to enhance flood risk management through human-centered data analysis.
Seshadri Lab announces wearable tech collaboration with Beyond Pulse
Engineering Superheroes class harnesses the power of imagination
Everyone loves a hero. Or at least it seems that way. Marvel superhero films have grossed more than $29.8 billion worldwide, making the franchise the most popular of any ever created.
Professor Ricardo H.R. Castro has a theory about why the world can’t get enough of characters who can fly or shape-shift, have superhuman strength or telepathy, or can regenerate lost limbs or even manipulate reality itself.
Lehigh ISE faculty Larry Snyder has been elected as a Fellow of IISE
Lehigh ISE Professor Lawrence V. Snyder has been elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers (IISE). This honor is reserved for a few distinguished members of IISE.
A path toward low-carbon concrete
A research team led by civil and environmental engineering associate professor John T. Fox, has secured a $2 million grant from the Department of Energy to tackle the environmental impact of traditional concrete production.
Special journal issue honors glass researcher Himanshu Jain
A special issue of the Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, published by Elsevier, pays tribute to Himanshu Jain, Lehigh University’s T.L. Diamond Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Applied Science and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering.
Lessons in sustainability: From Uruguay to Lehigh
ESE director Rudy Shankar leads course taught through a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) program spotlighting South American nation's green energy transition