Apr 6, 2020
Prof. Ryan Van Horn Receives $260,000 NSF Grant
Van Horn is excited that his students are being acknowledged for the contributions they make, and that more students will be able to follow in their footsteps…
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Jan 28, 2020
Connecting Classrooms
Lafayette professors and Easton elementary teachers partnered on fun projects with impactful lessons.
Dec 9, 2019
Plant-Based Plastic Research Earns NSF Grant
Lafayette College and Rowan University researchers are extracting chemical building blocks from biomass to produce a hard, durable plastic.
Nov 17, 2019
Designing Sustainable Solutions
As a green engineer, Prof. Lindsay Soh uses technology and innovative approaches to investigate and create solutions to environmental problems.
Nov 8, 2019
STEM Stars: The Innovator
Innovative engineering prof is developing “smart” polymers and sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based plastics, including a plant-based glue.
Sep 29, 2019
Glue Made of Plants
By Bryan Hay It’s a sticky challenge for Clark Addis ’20 to come up with a safer, more sustainable wood glue, but he looks to plants for a possible…
Aug 16, 2019
Student Bonds over Polymers
Trisha Pakkala, a 2019 graduate of Phillipsburg High School, is conducting National Science Foundation-funded research on polymers with Prof. Ryan Van…
Aug 15, 2019
Fast-Track Renovation
January interim session allowed for a tear-out-everything HGTV-style renovation project at Acopian Engineering Center and provided a glimpse of things…
Jul 25, 2019
A Food Burst in Your Mouth
A student-faculty team is conducting food spherification research, transforming food into colorful, spherical globules, ready, after a quick rinse and…
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…