Apr 7, 2014
Course Introduces Technical and Human Sides of Engineering
Colton Bamford ’17 (Souderton, Pa.) came to Lafayette intending to major in physics. But after one semester of Engineering Science 101, he scrapped that…
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mar 18, 2014
Wetlands Project Receives Pennsylvania’s Top Conservation Award
Sullivan Park in Easton was named Pennsylvania’s 2014 Green Park of the Year thanks in part to Lafayette civil engineering students who installed a wetlands…
Mar 5, 2014
Ezra Keough ’17 Encourages Type 1 Diabetes Patients to Live with No Limits
When Ezra Keough ’17 (Basking Ridge, N.J.) was diagnosed with Type 1 (juvenile) diabetes in fifth grade, he didn’t know much about the disease, but he…
Mar 3, 2014
Can Garbage Solve Energy Issues?
What does a community in a developing country do with high volumes of trash and nowhere to put it? Possibly use it as an alternative fuel source. Over…
Mar 3, 2014
Prof. Anne Raich Seeks to Minimize Damage Caused by Natural Disasters
How can a building have a fighting chance against a natural disaster? Anne Raich is seeking ways that active control systems can minimize the structural…
Jan 24, 2014
Engineers and Scientists, Unite!
Great minds think alike—but when they think differently, they can approach problems with a new level of understanding and insight. That’s the idea…
Jan 2, 2014
Emily Crossette ’15 Receives EPA Fellowship for Wastewater Research
By Sean Grim ’14 Civil engineering major Emily Crossette ’15 (Glennfield, Pa.) is contributing to the cleanup of the local ecosystem by helping to…
Dec 5, 2013
Biology Infusion Initiative Provides Interdisciplinary Solutions
Students in Megan Rothenberger’s Environmental Issues in Aquatic Ecosystems class are tackling problems using expertise and resources from biology and…
Oct 30, 2013
Students and Faculty Work with Honduran Villagers to Minimize Effects of Flooding
By Michele Tallarita ’12 This summer, an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty worked with residents of Lomitas, Honduras, to help improve stormwater…
Oct 30, 2013
Jason Sheng ’15 Explores Engineering Applications of Origami
By Sean Grim ’14 What do an ancient Chinese lute, engineering design software, and the Japanese art of origami have in common? The link is Zhe “Jason”…