Jan 27, 2019
Bridge Building Starts Early at Lafayette
Story and photos by Bryan Hay Whether it’s a tied-arch, a girder, or a truss, steel bridges and sparks from welding joints get in the bloodstream early…
Mechanical Engineering
Jan 18, 2019
Built for Speed, Engineered for Precision
By Bryan Hay Things weren’t going quite as planned for Carolyn Pye and her teammates. Their miniature aluminum-framed dragster, representing the skills…
Nov 5, 2018
STEM Stars
The future of STEM is here: Meet Lafayette’s innovators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. They are creative thinkers and persistent…
Oct 25, 2018
Project Catches Deer in Headlights of Driverless Cars
By Bryan Hay Alex Brown encountered deer almost every night driving along rural roads of central Pennsylvania during his graduate and postdoctorate work…
Oct 16, 2018
Expansion Tube Project Takes Flight
By Bryan Hay Alyssa Devin ’19 and Andrew Schmid ’20 spend about a half hour gripping and turning socket wrenches with both hands as they tighten 12…
Oct 7, 2018
Three Professors Honored
President Alison Byerly and Provost Abu Rizvi recently announced three faculty promotions. (These are in addition to appointments announced in the spring…
Sep 11, 2018
Engineering Program Continues Climb in U.S. News Ranking
By Bryan Hay Lafayette’s engineering program moved up to 11th place in the nation among primarily undergraduate programs in the latest ranking by U.S…
Sep 10, 2018
Amy Van Asselt
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin
Jul 30, 2018
The Innovative Utensil That’s Improving Lives
By Stephen Wilson Lifting a spoon to your mouth. For most, a simple and routine task. For others, a source of ridicule and embarrassment. For engineer…
Jul 23, 2018
Improving Driverless Cars
Two students are conducting research using a driving simulator to enhance technology that can help autonomous cars prevent collisions with animals. (VIDEO)