Frangopol honored with IASSAR’s inaugural Distinguished Service Award
Dan M. Frangopol, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Emeritus, and Inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture, Emeritus, at Lehigh University is the inaugural recipient of the Distinguished Service Award presented by the International Association of Structural Safety and Reliability (IASSAR).
Optimizing industry through innovation: Lehigh ISE’s $500K+ impact on Pennsylvania's critical sectors
Lehigh ISE Professor Luis F. Zuluaga has built an impressive portfolio of Pennsylvania industry-driven research projects, with total awarded funding exceeding $500K across diverse sectors such as supply chain optimization, industrial gas operations, and correctional systems planning. Supported by the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (PITA), Dr. Zuluaga has led or co-led eight projects since 2013, often in collaboration with industry leaders such as Air Products and Johnson & Johnson.
Jain awarded honorary doctorate in the Czech Republic
Himanshu Jain, the T.L. Diamond Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Applied Science and a professor of materials science and engineering at Lehigh University, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Pardubice in the Czech Republic.
Solving big problems, one burrito truck at a time
When trying to teach a complex subject, sometimes the best strategy is to wrap it in something familiar.
Like a burrito.
An ideal candidate for such an approach? Mathematical optimization, which uses math and computing tools to make decisions about complicated systems. It has the power to help a range of people from professionals in data science, engineering, and business, to individuals looking for a better route to work. But to the uninitiated, its promise can be a hard sell.
Engineering smarter drones: From nature to complex aerial manipulation
Vermaak named 2026 Fulbright Scholar
Natasha Vermaak, an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics at Lehigh University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board to pursue research in engineering in France for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Vermaak introduces mechanical and aerospace engineering to local pre-K and 1st graders
MechE Associate Professor Natasha Vermaak leads the Thermostructural Lab where she addresses problems of structural and material degradation, durability, and resilience with implications spanning energy to aerospace applications.