Mar 4, 2011
High-Flying Learning: Students Design Rocket for NASA Competition
Once he earns his degree in mechanical engineering, Andrew King ’11 (Lebanon, Pa.) wants to work for Boeing, with an eye toward the company’s space division…
Mechanical Engineering
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…
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 21, 2011
Mike De Gregorio ‘05 Works on Improved Response in Prosthetic Hands
By Kevin Gray When Mike De Gregorio ’05 wakes up each morning, his mind is focused on finding ways to improve the sensitivity of a prosthetic hand. He…
Dec 3, 2010
Acopian Engineering Center Provides Collaborative Student-Faculty Experiences
Lafayette’s 90,000-square-foot Acopian Engineering Center includes laboratories designed specifically for student-faculty research, high-tech classrooms…
Nov 16, 2010
Kathleen Starkweather ’11 Researches Techniques to Treat Brain Cancer in Japan
Engineering runs in Kathleen Starkweather’s family. “Both my parents are engineers,” she says. “It hasn’t seemed odd for me to be a female engineer…
Nov 12, 2010
Thomas G. Loughlin ’83 Letter on Importance of STEM Education Appears in New York Times
A letter written by Thomas G. Loughlin ’83, executive director of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, appeared in the Oct. 29 print and web…
Oct 14, 2010
Ritesh Maharjan ’13 Has a Passion for Engineering and Art
Ritesh Maharjan ’13 (Kathmandu, Nepal) spent a good part of his summer designing and building a waterfall, picking mushrooms, framing drawings, figuring…
Aug 31, 2010
Merging Theater and Engineering, Kim Corbett ’01 Excels in Cutting-Edge Profession
By Barbara Mulligan When Kimberly Corbett ’01 enters a theater to see a performance, she dreams of being caught up in the music, the drama, or anything…
Aug 19, 2010
A Guru of Wiffle Ball? Meet Professor Jenn Rossmann
Jenn Rossmann is living a double life: When she’s not studying fluid dynamics, she’s writing fiction. “I’m an engineer who likes words,” she…