Lehigh is one of four universities to receive funding through the Manufacturing PA Innovation Program COVID-19 Challenge supporting innovative research projects that could potentially impact Pennsylvania's pandemic response.
Tamás Terlaky, George N. and Soteria Kledaras ’87 Endowed Chair Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of Lehigh University, has been elected to The Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). The election was announced on June 15, 2020.
The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science is pleased to announce the college’s newly tenured and/or promoted faculty members, as well as new appointees to named chairs and professorships, as voted by the Lehigh University Board of Trustees in May 2020.
Lesley Chow, Frank Hook Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Terahertz lasers could soon have their moment. Emitting radiation that sits somewhere between microwaves and infrared light along the electromagnetic spectrum, terahertz lasers have been the focus of intense study because of their ability to penetrate common packaging materials (such as plastics, fabrics, and cardboard) and to be used for identification and detection of various chemicals and biomolecular species—and even for imaging of some types of biological tissue without causing damage.
On the surface, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer’s disease share two commonalities: Both are progressively debilitating neurodegenerative conditions—meaning symptoms get worse—and, at least for now, neither has an effective treatment, let alone a cure.
The virus SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the known cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The “spike” or S protein facilitates viral entry into host cells.
Christopher J. Kiely, the Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Lehigh University’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, has been elected as a Fellow of the Microanalysis Society (MAS).
The world’s population will continue to grow, but the amount of arable land to feed that population will not.
The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department is pleased to welcome Dr. Aida Khajavirad as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, beginning August 15, 2020.
