Jul 1, 2011
Boyd King ’88 Manages the World’s Largest Algal Production Facility
When Boyd King ’88 graduated from Lafayette he followed an urge to “play hard” and became a dive instructor in the Caribbean. His curiosity and sense…
Engineering Studies
Jun 24, 2011
Engineering Students Design Capital Projects Plan for Camelback Mountain Resort
For Jacqueline Gowdy ’11, her engineering studies capstone project was so much more than just another assignment. “This project has taught me how to…
May 2, 2011
Lafayette Honors Students for Academic Excellence
Lafayette honored more than 120 students for academic excellence at the annual All-College Honors Convocation May 1, in the Williams Center for the Arts…
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…
Mar 10, 2011
Spotted on Campus With… Elizabeth Virgin ’11
Engineering studies major Elizabeth Virgin ’11 (Sacramento, Calif.) discusses her final year on the women’s basketball team and the importance of…
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…
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 30, 2010
Pioneering Research Brings Kudos for John Sullivan ‘04
The innovative research of John Sullivan ’04, who recently received his master’s in real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
Oct 29, 2010
Students Use $10,000 Projects for Peace Grant to Run Summer Youth Program in Colombia
Four students used a $10,000 Davis Foundation “Projects for Peace” grant this summer to spend five weeks in Bogotá, Colombia, and run a youth program…
Oct 1, 2010
Getting Their Hands Dirty: Students Work to Build a Sustainable Future in Honduras
Before he traveled to Honduras and began the grueling work of digging into the earth and lugging wood and rocks to build latrines, even before he had learned…