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Episode 31 · May 8, 2025
What's Your Why?
When Dhruv Seshadri hires a student, he doesn't care about their GPA. He wants to know their why — the thing that fuels their passion to solve real world problems.
Hear how Dhruv Seshadri uses wearable devices to improve patient outcomes
Episode 30 · January 14, 2025
Lehigh's STEM Squad
Chayah Wilbers has a knack for getting young kids excited about engineering, from turning preschoolers into little coders to amping up middle schoolers about careers in space.
See how the STEM Squad is getting kids excited about engineering
Episode 29 · September 10, 2024
Engineering for the Real World
An assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Blocher McTigue is working toward a future of innovative wound care and shelf-stable medicine.
Episode 28 · April 11, 2024
Making the Internet a Safer Place
Dominic DiFranzo researches how to make the internet more pro-social, and a safer space for kids, older adults, and everyone else.
Learn how Dominic DiFranzo is building a more pro-social internet
Episode 27 · October 31, 2023
Towards a More Resilient Energy Future
An assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, Khazaei's research aims to make the power system more robust and help reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Hear how Javad Khazaei is building a more resilient power grid
Episode 26 · July 12, 2023
The 'Holy Grail' of Materials
Siddha Pimputkar is researching a novel method of growing cubic boron nitride, a material that could solve major energy efficiency problems in electronics and the grid.
Read about Siddha Pimputkar's search for the 'holy grail' of materials
Episode 25 · January 24, 2023
'You Can Do This.'
An assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, Moazeni researches ways to make smart water systems safer and more efficient.
Episode 24 · December 13, 2022
Combating Antibiotic Resistance
Associate professor Angela Brown explains why powerful, important drugs can also do harm, and how her lab is developing new strategies to fight bacterial infections.
Episode 23 · November 1, 2022
Inspired by Animals
Associate professor Keith Moored talks about his research into bio-inspired locomotion and the fluid mechanics of fish swimming.
See how Keith Moored is inspired by animals to design underwater vehicles
Episode 22 · July 5, 2022
The 'Magic' of Materials Engineering
Associate professor Nick Strandwitz explains atomic layer deposition, a thin film growth technique behind the tech we rely on every day.
Learn about the 'magic' of atomic layer deposition with Nick Strandwitz
Episode 21 · April 20, 2022
Following Your Dreams
Karmel Shehadeh knew as a kid growing up in Amman, Jordan that she wanted to be a professor and researcher. Today, she is both.
Episode 20 · March 1, 2022
'They Nailed It.' Engineering the James Webb Space Telescope
Lehigh alum Scott Willoughby explains why the James Webb Space Telescope mission is an Apollo moment for science.
Hear Scott Willoughby on engineering the James Webb Space Telescope
Episode 19 · December 6, 2021
'An Honor, and a Challenge'
Sibel Pamukcu was the first woman faculty member of the department of civil engineering. Her pioneering research spans more than three decades.
Read Sibel Pamukcu's story as a pioneer in civil engineering
Episode 18 · October 5, 2021
'You Are Valued.'
Assistant professor Hannah Dailey talks about her journey from transfer student to entrepreneur to helping surgeons improve patient care.
Hear Hannah Dailey on medical devices and mentoring women in engineering
Episode 17 · August 2, 2021
Coffee and Cosmetics
James Gilchrist shares the origin story of a course designed by students, for students: Coffee and Cosmetics: Engineering of Consumer Products.
Learn how James Gilchrist let students design their own course
Episode 16 · January 4, 2021
How Engineers Treat Disease
Anand Ramamurthi, chair of Lehigh's bioengineering department, talks about how engineers can play a significant role in treating disease.
Episode 15 · November 19, 2020
Solving Life's What-If Problems
Lehigh alum and entrepreneur Matt Bilsky on how a creator mindset helped him start two companies.
Read how Matt Bilsky turned a classroom project into a robotics company
Episode 14 · October 27, 2020
Can Cartilage Be Regrown?
CAREER award winner Lesley Chow on a technique that may someday help cartilage regrow and help people avoid debilitating pain.
Episode 13 · October 8, 2020
The Astronaut, Part 2
Professor of practice Terry Hart '68 on training for his 1984 shuttle mission and his view on the future of space exploration.
Episode 12 · September 24, 2020
The Astronaut, Part 1
Lehigh alum, professor, and former astronaut Terry Hart on the edge engineering gave him as a fighter pilot and his path to NASA.
Episode 11 · September 3, 2020
From Injured Runner to Researcher
Peter Schwarzenberg '16 on the virtual technique he's developing to predict bone healing in tibial fractures.
Read how an injury led Peter Schwarzenberg to bone-healing research
Episode 10 · August 21, 2020
Athlete, Activist, CEO
Kathleen Egan '90, CEO and cofounder of ecomedes, on turning imposter syndrome into a superpower.
Hear Kathleen Egan on building a career around sustainable buildings
Episode 9 · July 8, 2020
Breaking the Stereotype
Professor of Practice Christina Haden on helping students in the PreLUsion program feel like they belong in engineering.
Learn how Christina Haden is breaking stereotypes in engineering
Episode 8 · June 18, 2020
Expanding the Worldview of Students
Associate dean Sabrina Jedlicka on how a chance meeting with a mentor shaped her path as a researcher.
Hear Sabrina Jedlicka on broadening the worldview of engineering students
Episode 7 · June 4, 2020
Caring for the COVID Convalescent
David Adinaro '88, chief medical officer of a COVID alternate-care site, on working the frontlines of the pandemic.
Episode 6 · May 26, 2020
The Journey of Onur Denizhan
PhD student Onur Denizhan on how his struggles as an international student from Turkey only made him stronger.
Follow Onur Denizhan's journey as an international PhD student
Episode 5 · May 13, 2020
'I Was Pleasantly Surprised.'
First-year chemical engineering major Ellie Christman on getting more out of remote learning than she expected.
Hear Ellie Christman on her first year during remote learning
Episode 4 · May 6, 2020
'Hospitals Are Desperate for Solutions.'
A small team led by Brian Slocum explains how they made more than 1,200 face shields for local healthcare providers.
Episode 3 · April 28, 2020
'We're Feeling the Lack of Closure.'
Professor of practice Susan Perry on the anxiety of teaching labs remotely, and the students who eased it.
Episode 2 · April 21, 2020
'It's a Hard Time to Be a Senior.'
Bioengineering senior Seanna Corr on the goodbyes she didn't get to say and her worries about the future.
Read Seanna Corr's story as a senior finishing college remotely
Episode 1 · April 14, 2020
'There Are Positives to This.'
First-year engineering student Alexander Spivey on staying focused after the pandemic forced students to leave campus.
Hear Alexander Spivey on staying focused during his first year
About the Podcast
Rossin Connection is the podcast of Lehigh University's P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. Produced by the college's communications team, episodes feature conversations with faculty, alumni, and students about the research they're doing and the personal stories that shape it. New episodes publish on a rolling basis.
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Meet the Host
Christine Fennessy is the multimedia content creator for the Rossin College. She writes content for the college website and its research magazine, Resolve, shoots video of faculty and students, and hosts and produces Rossin Connection.