Faculty & Programs

Funding for academic research is typically project based. If a researcher needs to pivot for whatever reason—say, they realize their initial direction isn’t working, but they’ve discovered another promising angle that could yield interesting results—they have to get permission from their funding source to change course or apply for a new grant. Ultimately, they’re left with less time to work in the lab, assist their students, and write papers, which in turn, slows the science.

Environmental health engineer presented at 8th annual International Day of Women & Girls in Science Assembly in NYC

Hybrid research facility, developed by team led by CEE professor Muhannad T. Suleiman, tests interactions between offshore wind turbine foundations and surrounding soil

BioE professor E. Thomas Pashuck studies how peptides degrade within biomaterials, which could help improve approaches to drug delivery and tissue regeneration

The amount of carbon dioxide that needs to be removed from the air to reverse the effects of climate change is "mind-boggling," says Arup SenGupta, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and civil and environmental engineering, in a recent interview with NBC10 Philadelphia reporter Lauren Mayk.

Lehigh University materials science and engineering (MSE) professor Masashi Watanabe is the 2023 recipient of the Microanalysis Society Presidential Science Award, which recognizes a senior scientist for “outstanding technical contributions to the field of microanalysis over a sustained period of time.”

Aggressive periodontitis is a severe type of gum infection that causes the destruction of ligament and bone and can lead to tooth loss in otherwise healthy individuals. Traditional treatment typically involves deep cleaning and antibiotics. 

Lehigh University researcher Angela Brown and her team were recently awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue a novel treatment alternative. 

Tomas Gonzalez-Fernandez, an assistant professor of bioengineering, has been selected to participate in the 72th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (LINO23) this summer in Germany. 

Gonzalez-Fernandez was nominated as a LINO23 Young Scientist by the University of California, where he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Leach Laboratory at UC Davis before joining the Rossin College faculty in January 2022.