May 12, 2019
Making Mozzarella
By Bryan Hay What would be the crowning gastronomical touch on a tempting spread of Italian cold cuts, olives, and marinated mushrooms? Fresh, still-warm…
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Jan 20, 2019
Catalysts for Cougars
Photos and story by Stephen Wilson Elephants go through six sets of teeth in their lifetime, and each new set comes in larger than the last. Maybe they’d…
Jan 17, 2019
The Class: “A Plastic World”
The debate: Plastic: the greatest technological advancement of the 20th century or an ecological scourge? Plastics, or polymers, are so pervasive in our…
Dec 5, 2018
The Class: “Coffee”
By Bryan Hay What’s it about? More than a delivery system for caffeine, coffee has been a highly traded commodity for centuries, generates wildly different…
Oct 31, 2018
Gratitude From His Posse
Eleven alumni honor the former mentor of their New York Posse group, retired professor Javad Tavakoli, by creating a scholarship in his name to support…
Sep 28, 2018
Beyond the Bean
Story by Bryan Hay; photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Part professor, part barista, Joe Woo grinds and steeps chemistry, economics, and history from his coffee…
Sep 11, 2018
Engineering Program Continues Climb in U.S. News Ranking
By Bryan Hay Lafayette’s engineering program moved up to 11th place in the nation among primarily undergraduate programs in the latest ranking by U.S…
Sep 10, 2018
Ryan Van Horn
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR ENGINEERING Ph.D., polymer science, University of Akron
Sep 10, 2018
Aseel Bala
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Ph.D., chemical engineering, Michigan State University
Aug 27, 2018
Coming Soon to Your Home
Story by Bryan Hay, photos by Clay Wegrzynowicz Not too long from now, 3D printers will likely take their place among other common household appliances…