Nov 13, 2020
Christa Kelleher ’08 Receives National Hydrogeology Award
Hydrologist Christa Kelleher ’08 receives the Francis A. Kohout Early Career Award, which is presented each year to only one U.S. scientist.
Alumni
Nov 5, 2020
STEM Stars
In honor of National STEM Day, we celebrate students and alumni who are among Lafayette's creative thinkers and persistent problem-solvers
Nov 5, 2020
STEM Star: The Climate Change-Human Health Researcher
Teevrat Garg ’10 works to help reduce the damages of climate change among the poorest and most vulnerable segments of society.
Nov 5, 2020
STEM Star: The Soil Sleuth
Bryan McAtee ’11 probes soil to check for possible contaminants before any work begins to rehabilitate historic industrial sites around the Lehigh Valley…
Nov 5, 2020
STEM Star: The Anxiety Researcher
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illnesses in the U.S., but little is known about why some people develop them and others do not. Meghan Caulfield…
Nov 5, 2020
STEM Star: The Sky Witness
Lafayette’s STEM foundation helped Liz Cole Bourgault ’13 develop an interest in protecting the environment and establish her career in an advancing…
Nov 5, 2020
STEM Star: The Fuel Changer
Dan Ruddy ’03 is developing new chemical processes for the conversion of biomass and similar waste carbon sources into renewable versions of the fuels…
Nov 5, 2020
STEM Star: The Robot Choreographer
Can a robot think about its environment? Can it perceive its location and what its surroundings look like? These are some of the questions Ian Miller ’18…
Nov 5, 2020
STEM Star: The Catalyst
Research scientist Christine Thomas ’01 loves being at the forefront of scientific discovery where every day in the lab offers another puzzle to solve…
Nov 5, 2020
STEM Star: Protector of Human Health and the Environment
“Although I didn’t major in environmental engineering, I knew that I wanted to work for the EPA,” said Britney McCoy '05.