Oct 19, 2020
Firefighting Drones Offer Improved Home Safety
Khaknazar Shyntassov ’23 develops a computer-based firefighting system: 'This project helped me to experience solving unfamiliar and complex problems…
Engineering
Sep 21, 2020
Homegrown Robots
Gabrielle Conard ’21 and Prof. Alex Brown overcame the obstacles of remote learning to bring to life several quadruped robots to boost robotics research…
Aug 21, 2020
The Earth-Human Connection
A hybrid between a casual reading group and an open-ended discussion group, FFSS is a common online space where students, faculty, and staff can come together…
Jul 15, 2020
Prof. Melissa Gordon Receives American Chemical Society Grant
“My initial reaction to receiving this grant was one of surprise and excitement. I feel like everyone could use a win in 2020, and I am grateful to have…
Jun 23, 2020
How Roboticists (and Robots) Have Been Working from Home
Mechanical engineering professor and student have adapted to lab work at home.
May 22, 2020
Innovations in Construction Management
Students in Dave Veshosky’s Construction Management class helped develop innovative solutions to industry pain points with help from the Dyer Center…
May 11, 2020
Studying Global Reactions to COVID-19
A multidisciplinary Lafayette duo has been collecting coronavirus tweets to gather insights that may prove valuable to mitigate the outbreak and manage…
Apr 15, 2020
Battling Coronavirus on Two Fronts
Joe Prati ’13 is combating COVID-19 as an emergency medical technician and an engineer working in the medical device industry.
Apr 7, 2020
Engineering Creates Medical Equipment with 3D Printers
Lafayette engineering is supplying equipment to local medical professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mar 29, 2020
Research Aims to Advance Foam Glass in U.S.
For her senior honors thesis, Rebecca Blocker ’20 (civil engineering) is conducting strength and density testing on foam glass to better understand how…