Faculty & Programs

Dan M. Frangopol, the inaugural Fazlur R. Khan Endowed Chair of Structural Engineering and Architecture at Lehigh University, has been elected to the Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ) as a foreign associate.

EAJ comprises “leading experts from academia, industry, and government institutions who possess a wide range of knowledge and have made outstanding contributions in engineering and technological sciences, and closely related fields,” according to the academy’s website. 

“We have a long way to go in terms of inclusivity of women in our engineering departments across the country,” says Christina Haden, a professor of practice in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics. 

Susan Perry, a professor of practice in the Department of Bioengineering, has been appointed as assistant dean for academic affairs. In this role, she will join the the Rossin College's Office for Academic Affairs as a key leader in curriculum innovation, student recruiting, and experiential learning.

Shamim Pakzad, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named interim chair of Lehigh's CEE department, effective July 1, 2020. 

Pakzad, a renowned scholar in structural engineering who joined Lehigh’s faculty in 2008 and has served as the CEE department’s director of graduate studies since 2017, says he is looking forward to taking on this new role.

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.

New appointees to named chairs and professorships

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.

Research funded by $3.3M NIH grant will provide clearer understanding of “intrinsically disordered” protein that holds promise in developing treatments for ALS, Alzheimer’s disease

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.