Apr 29, 2011
Team Receives Projects for Peace Grant to Work with High School Students
Three Lafayette students are taking on a new challenge: fostering peace and prosperity in the violence-ridden city of Plainfield, N.J. Chemistry major…
Engineering
Apr 28, 2011
Brian Carey ’11, Jessica Counihan ’10, Mildred Gonzalez ’11, and Susan Grunewald ’11 Receive Fulbright Scholarships
Three students have won Fulbright Scholarships that will allow them to live, work, and study in foreign countries this fall. Jessica Counihan ’10, Susan…
Apr 26, 2011
First-Year Students Place Second at ASME Competition with High-Altitude Satellite Balloon Design
Although they are first-year students, Jeff Ballard ’14 (Hershey, Pa.) and Andrew Kristof ’14 (Darien, Conn.) couldn’t wait until their first hands-on…
Apr 21, 2011
Lafayette Team Presents Food Loop Project at National Sustainable Design Expo
A team of students and professors presented the College’s food loop project at the seventh annual National Sustainable Design Expo held in conjunction…
Apr 21, 2011
José Punchin ’99 Combines Engineering Skill with Interest in Medicine
By Barbara Mulligan When structural engineer José Punchin-Marrero ’99 was a boy growing up in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he spent much of his time drawing…
Apr 15, 2011
Opportunities for High-Level Research with Outstanding Faculty Abound for Lafayette Students
At Lafayette, students in virtually any major needn’t look far to find the opportunity to work one-on-one with faculty, who are substantial contributors…
Apr 15, 2011
Aero Design Team Prepares to Take Flight at this Year’s National Competition
Gregory Buchan ’11 (Chappaqua, N.Y.) has always been interested in flying. He’s been designing, building, and flying model aircraft his whole life…
Apr 15, 2011
Professor Kristen Sanford Bernhardt Explores New Ideas through Collaborative Research with Students
Like many children who grow up to be civil engineers, Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and chair of…
Apr 5, 2011
Brian Peacock ’12 Receives Udall Scholarship for Environmental Research
Civil engineering major Brian Peacock ’12 (Haddonfield, N.J.) is fascinated with the field of ecological engineering, which uses artificial ecosystems…
Apr 5, 2011
Michael Thompson ’12 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Civil engineering major Michael Thompson ’12 (Shokan, N.Y.) has achieved national distinction as the recipient of a Goldwater Scholarship. Awarded for…