Oct 17, 2017
There’s No Place like Dome
By Bryan Hay and Bill Landauer During Homecoming Weekend teams of faculty and students will erect a 40-foot geodesic dome on the Quad to celebrate the…
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Oct 10, 2017
On the Frontiers of Discovery
Undergraduates work alongside faculty on substantial research projects, like the effect of steroid hormones on male zebra finches or developing a solar…
Sep 26, 2017
Engineering Program Continues Climb in U.S. News Ranking
By Bryan Hay Lafayette’s engineering program moved up to 12th place in the nation among primarily undergraduate programs in the latest ranking by U.S…
Aug 17, 2017
19 Students Present Findings at National Conference on Undergraduate Research
Tawiq Alhamedi ’17 is among 19 Lafayette students who presented their findings at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Sharing his findings…
Aug 14, 2017
Civil Engineering Majors Know How to Win
By Heather Morton Travis Shoemaker ’18 was confident that his research presentation went over well with the judges when they asked, “Are you a master’s…
May 9, 2017
China Bound
Stacey-Ann Pearson ’15 is the recipient of a prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship for graduate study at a leading university in China known for its scientific…
Mar 3, 2017
Students Learn and Have Fun During National Engineers Week
National Engineers Week gave students the opportunity to learn more, teach others, and have fun with engineering. Throughout the week, students took part…
Dec 7, 2016
Empowering Women Engineers
Emily Maj ’18 (Staten Island, N.Y.) used to dread someone asking her why she decided to major in civil engineering. But over the last 10 weeks – “junior…
Nov 28, 2016
Shifting Expectations
James Roberts '18 took part in an InternShift with Joe Heaney '85, owner of Walden Associates environmental consulting firm. Through InternShift, Lafayette…
Nov 1, 2016
Engineering Looks to the Future
The ideals of Lafayette engineering have changed very little over the last century and a half. Early on, its founders made it the goal “to educate not…