Mar 18, 2011
Students Face ‘Grand Challenges’ with Interdisciplinary Approaches
“At 12:51 p.m., I was outside talking to a friend when the ground began to shake. We moved away from the apartment building that we were standing under…
Engineering
Mar 11, 2011
Engineering and Science Alumni Give Students Career Advice
One of the most effective ways for students to shape their career paths is to talk to people who are already working in their fields of interest. “We…
Mar 4, 2011
Chemical Engineering Professor James Ferri Is Passionate About Helping Students Grasp Complex Concepts
James Ferri has always understood how a well-rounded education fits in with the study of engineering. When he started college at Johns Hopkins University…
Feb 22, 2011
The Business Side of Engineering: Students Explore a Possible Career and Tour Ground Zero
“This experience opened my eyes to the different aspects within engineering. It isn’t just designing different structures. There is the management…
Feb 18, 2011
Student-Faculty Team Studies Implications of Removing Dam along Easton’s Bushkill Creek
Just like constructing a dam on a body of water, removing one can have a major impact on the surrounding community and ecosystem. That’s why students…
Feb 18, 2011
Melissa Haber ’12, Brian Peacock ’12, and Michael Thompson ’12 Receive EPA Fellowships for Environmental Research
When Michael Thompson ’12 (Shokan, N.Y.) received the call confirming he was selected for the Environmental Protection Agency-Greater Research Opportunity…
Feb 11, 2011
Students Are Helping Hurricane-Devastated Neighborhood in New Orleans Rebuild as a Green Community
Professor David Veshosky is driving a rented red Borrego SUV through the empty streets of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward on a cloudy day in early January…
Jan 28, 2011
Eric Haberland ’11 Brings Personal Experience to Design of Hands-Free Crutch
After injuring his leg last year, mechanical engineering major Eric Haberland ’11 (Sewell, N.J.) went from mobile college student to someone who had…
Jan 28, 2011
Tong Pham ’13 and Kumera Bekele ’13 Study Artificial Intelligence with Professor Matthew Taylor
Artificial intelligence isn’t just for the movies anymore. Tong Pham ’13 (Anaheim, Calif.) and Kumera Bekele ’13 (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) are working…
Jan 7, 2011
Community Fellows Work with Local Organizations to Improve Easton
While working as an intern with Lafayette’s Green Design Laboratory last summer, Ben Boyer ’11 (Lebanon, Pa.) learned a lot about the importance of…