Jul 15, 2020
Prof. Melissa Gordon Receives American Chemical Society Grant
“My initial reaction to receiving this grant was one of surprise and excitement. I feel like everyone could use a win in 2020, and I am grateful to have…
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Apr 15, 2020
Battling Coronavirus on Two Fronts
Joe Prati ’13 is combating COVID-19 as an emergency medical technician and an engineer working in the medical device industry.
Mar 1, 2016
Greg Grewal ’16 Named P.L. Swimming Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Greg Grewal ’16 (Downingtown, Pa.) has been named the Patriot League Swimming and Diving Scholar-Athlete of the Year. A chemical engineering major, Grewal…
Dec 3, 2015
Chemical Engineering through the Years
In 1915, the College catalog first lists the course of study Chemical Engineering, and Edward Hart becomes the first professor and head of the department…
Dec 3, 2015
The Science of Preserving Art
Through the IDEAL Center’s Cultural Conservation and Nanotechnology program, students learn to apply innovative methods to preserve art and cultural…
Dec 3, 2015
100 Years of Chemical Engineering
In the 1880s, decades before he started the chemical engineering program at Lafayette, Edward Hart was already at work building what would become its educational…
Nov 25, 2015
Liberal Arts Make Angela Wnek ’13 a More Confident Engineer
It can be intimidating for a young professional starting her career to speak up and express her ideas to management. But Angela Wnek ’13 brings a lot…
Nov 25, 2015
Fueling the Future
Biofuels – fuels derived from biological sources such as plants or algae – have a lot going for them, most notably their environmental friendliness…
Nov 15, 2015
Making Things Tick
A future class valedictorian from Southern New Jersey who wanted to be a math major, Pat Anderson Myers ’82 visited Lafayette for a one-week program…
Oct 20, 2015
A Life that Mattered
If George Bailey, the kind-hearted but frustrated savings-and-loan manager, had never been born, his hometown of Bedford Falls would have fallen into the…