Jan 30, 2012
Professor Art Kney Helps Students Take Ideas from the Drawing Board to Reality
When a first-year student came to him with an idea to bring composting to campus in 2007, professor Art Kney was skeptical. The College didn’t recycle…
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dec 2, 2011
Alexandra Brannick ’12 and Michael Thompson ’12 Named 2011-12 Maroon Club Scholar-Athletes
The Lafayette College Maroon Club named Alexandra Brannick ’12 (Point Pleasant, N.J.) and Michael Thompson ’12 (Shokan, N.Y.) the 2011-12 Maroon Club…
Nov 15, 2011
Brain Bowl: Engineering Students Teach Sustainability to Fourth- and Fifth-Graders
Students in the Environmental Engineering course hosted the Lafayette College Engineering Brain Bowl in Acopian Engineering Center last weekend. To teach…
Oct 28, 2011
Spotted on Campus With … Sarah Welsh-Huggins ’12
Civil engineering major and cross country team captain Sarah Welsh-Huggins ’12 (Columbus, Ohio) discusses studying in Spain, her research on earthquake…
Oct 14, 2011
Engineers Without Borders Pays It Forward through Latest Trip to Honduras to Install Water-Delivery System
A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Juan Puerta ’12 is acutely aware of the problems rural communities face in Latin America, particularly the lack of potable…
Sep 23, 2011
Building a Better Stadium: Gregory Allis ’12 Studies Sustainable Building for Sports Facilities
There’s nothing like a football game. The clatter of helmets, the roar of the crowd—America’s favorite sport has a lot to love. But some things…
Aug 31, 2011
Environmental Scientists: Mellon Scholars Program Provides Students with Hands-on Experiences Locally and Abroad
There are worse places to spend the summer break than on a Caribbean island. Brooke Kohler ’13 and Jephord English ’12 spent part of their summer on…
Aug 25, 2011
Architectural Designer and Actor Nick Groch ’01 Stars in The Spade of Reason
Throughout his participation in Lafayette’s civil engineering program, Nick Groch ’01 found an “oasis” of creativity—exercising his gifts for…
Aug 5, 2011
Professor David Brandes and Interdisciplinary Team Receive Pennsylvania Conservation Award
As golden eagles travel through Pennsylvania along the Kittatinny Ridge on their migratory path between Quebec and southern Appalachia, some are wearing…
Aug 5, 2011
Collaborative Research Works to Improve the Water Quality of Wetlands Using Bacteria
After she graduates from Lafayette, Andrea Mikol ’13 (Wind Gap, Pa.) plans to attend graduate school to study environmental engineering. She has already…