ISE Welcomes Dr. Karmel S. Shehadeh as Assistant Professor
The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department is pleased to welcome Dr. Karmel S. Shehadeh as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, beginning August 15, 2020.
ASCE honors Frangopol, Liu with 2020 Reese Research Prize
Dan M. Frangopol, the inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture at Lehigh University, and his former postdoc Yan Liu, an associate professor at the School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering in Wuhan, Hubei, China, are the recipients of the 2020 Raymond C. Reese Research Prize awarded by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Rossin Connection Podcast: Prof. Susan Perry
The latest episode of the Rossin Connection podcast series features Dr. Susan Perry, graduate coordinator and professor of practice in Lehigh's Department of Bioengineering. As the semester comes to a close, Susan shares how she figured out how to teach a lab online, how her students figured out how to build prosthetics at home, and the unusual visitor who crashed her Zoom meeting.
Vermaak receives inaugural TMS 2020 Frontiers of Materials Award
Natasha Vermaak, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics, is the recipient of a 2020 Frontiers of Materials Award from The Minerals, Metals, & Materials Society (TMS).
TMS is a “professional society that connects minerals, metals, and materials scientists and engineers who work in industry, academia, and government positions around the world.”
Insight from the study of silent owl flight
Justin Jaworski, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics, studies the mechanisms of silent owl flight—an area of research that’s providing inspiration for innovation in the design of quieter wind turbines, airplanes, and other forms of technology.
Sabrina Jedlicka named new Rossin College associate dean of academic affairs
Sabrina Jedlicka, associate chair and associate professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, has been named associate dean for academic affairs in the Rossin College, effective July 1, 2020. Jedlicka will succeed Greg Tonkay, an associate professor of industrial and systems engineering, who has served in the role for nearly a decade.
DOE funds UNCC-Lehigh power plant dry cooling tech research
In partnership with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, researchers and faculty from Lehigh University’s Energy Research Center (ERC) and the Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) Engineering Research Center were recently awarded $1.5 million in funding from the Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory.
ASCE/EMI awards Frangopol 2020 Alfred M. Freudenthal Medal
Story updated June 21, 2021
Dan M. Frangopol, the inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture at Lehigh University, is the recipient of the 2020 Alfred M. Freudenthal Medal awarded by the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
ESE Strategic Advisory Committee adds two members
The Energy Systems Engineering (ESE) Strategic Advisory Committee is pleased to announce the addition of two new members, Lauren Strella Wahba and Cheryl Cossel. In this role, these accomplished ESE graduates will mentor students and provide valuable guidance to the ESE program.
Professor Mayuresh Kothare wins the 2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Professor Mayuresh V. Kothare, Department Chairman and the R. L. McCann Professor has won the 2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. Professor Kothare was one among seven alumni who were recognized in 2020. IIT Bombay confers the Distinguished Alumnus Awards (DAA) every year to those who have reached positions of eminence in the areas of Business, Academics, Research, Government, Public Service and Entrepreneurship. These individuals would have "distinguished themselves in their fields of work and done the Institute proud".