May 28, 2022
Meet the valedictorians: Benjamin Gersten ’22
Mechanical engineering major will be pursuing a technical position in engineering, either in consumer products or broader tech industries.
Mechanical Engineering
Apr 28, 2022
Prof. Lauren Anderson ’04 named Jeffers Director of Engineering
Lauren Anderson ’04 is named the William Jeffers Director of Engineering, succeeding Prof. Scott Hummel, who held the chair for 10 years.
Apr 1, 2022
The peculiar physics of the Wiffle ball
Prof. Jenn Stroud Rossmann discusses the Whiffle ball on Short Wave, NPR's science-themed podcast.
Mar 28, 2022
Connecting across disciplines
Lafayette College mechanical and chemical engineering senior design teams collaborate on renewable energy research
Mar 22, 2022
Video: Inside the Archives
This Women's History Month, learn about the Grace Hopper Coding Glossary and Marie Curie's Treatise on Radioactivity, two artifacts that live within the…
Mar 10, 2022
New robotics lab will support teaching and research across disciplines
Engineering's new robotics lab is being designed to attract not only integrative engineering majors, but also students studying other disciplines, including…
Jan 24, 2022
Embracing the ‘and’ Philosophy
At Lafayette, Kristen Steudel '22 didn't have to pick between econ and engineering. Combining disciplines helped her develop analytical and critical thinking…
Nov 8, 2021
STEM Star: The VR Mover and Shaker
Recognizing the fight against high obesity numbers across the country, Alexa Gould '23 is researching how virtual reality can get people up and moving…
Oct 17, 2021
Upcoming Lecture: Railroads, Internet, and Structural Racism
An Oct. 22 talk by Lafayette Profs. Jenn Rossmann and Benjamin Cohen will explore the resemblance, resonance, and racism that connect the internet to railroads…
Sep 20, 2021
Rohan Prabhu
Professor Prabhu's mechanical engineering students will work toward being better, more reflective designers.