Frangopol awarded 2021 ISHMII Mufti Medal for lifetime achievement in civil structural health monitoring
The International Association of Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure (ISHMII) has honored Dan M. Frangopol, the inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture at Lehigh University, with the 2021 Aftab Mufti Medal for lifetime achievement in civil structural health monitoring.
CSE Prof. Korth: Potential for “huge societal good” with blockchain
Computer science and engineering professor Hank Korth weighed in on the future impact of blockchain technology on the financial world in an explainer article on Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency recently published in The Morning Call. Korth's current research is focused in blockchain systems, with an emphasis on blockchain databases and applications in financial systems.
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Anand Jagota appointed new associate dean of research in College of Health
Anand Jagota, a professor in the departments of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been appointed associate dean of research for Lehigh’s College of Health.
Prof. Manoj Chaudhury appointed to the editorial board of the journal Langmuir as Senior Editor
Professor Manoj Chaudhury, the Franklin Howes Distinguished Professor in the department has been appointed to the editorial board of the journal Langmuir as a Senior Editor.
Research from the group of Prof. Kelly Schultz featured in the Soft Matter journal's collection of most popular articles of 2020
An article published in Soft Matter by graduate student Nan Wu with Prof. Kelly Schultz entitled "Microrheological characterization of covalent adaptable hydrogel degradation in response to temporal pH changes that mimic the gastrointestinal tract" has been featured in an online themed collection to highlight some of the most popular articles published in the journal, during 2020. These articles for this collection were chosen based on citations, the number of full-text downloads and the article’s presence online through social media or on news outlets.
Motee featured in international virtual conference on control, instrumentation and automation
Nader Motee, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lehigh University and a globally-recognized scholar in distributed control systems and real-time robot perception, will provide a technical keynote address to the 7th International Conference on Control, Instrumentation and Automation (ICCIA 2020).
How computer simulation will accelerate development of human-interactive 'smart robots'
In new paper, experts working at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and physics-based simulation share how computer simulation could accelerate the development of "smart robots" which "might interact with humans"
Eric Baumer: A human approach to algorithm design
Have you checked your Facebook, Twitter or Instagram account recently? Maybe you’ve used Google Maps to get you to your current destination. Speaking of Google, you’ve probably used a search engine in the last 24 hours. How about shopping at Target?
All of those tasks, somewhere along the way, require an algorithm—a set of rules to be followed in problem-solving operations.
CHOICES outreach moves online
Dozens of middle-schoolers participate in virtual, interactive STEM activities led by Lehigh's SWE members in longstanding partnership with Bosch Rexroth; online programming to continue through spring
Lehigh’s CHOICES program took a virtual approach during the Fall 2020 semester to continue its mission of building interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics among middle-school girls.