Mar 10, 2021
Engineering a Song
Alex Brown, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Lafayette College, explores union of arts and engineering in first commercial song.
Mechanical Engineering
Sep 30, 2020
At-Home Labs Provide Hands-On Learning
Mechanical professors provide home-based students with equipment used in a popular control systems course.
Sep 21, 2020
Homegrown Robots
Gabrielle Conard ’21 and Prof. Alex Brown overcame the obstacles of remote learning to bring to life several quadruped robots to boost robotics research…
Jun 23, 2020
How Roboticists (and Robots) Have Been Working from Home
Mechanical engineering professor and student have adapted to lab work at home.
May 11, 2020
Studying Global Reactions to COVID-19
A multidisciplinary Lafayette duo has been collecting coronavirus tweets to gather insights that may prove valuable to mitigate the outbreak and manage…
May 5, 2020
App Helps Manage Panic Attacks
App developed by Lafayette grads Ellen Waxler McGinnis and Ryan McGinnis designed to help manage panic attacks.
Feb 25, 2020
Mechanical Engineering, Theater Take a Bow in Heddatron
Five robots are cast in the play by Elizabeth Meriwether, a reimagining of Henrik Ibsen's classic drama Hedda Gabler.
Jan 15, 2020
Keeping It Cool
Prof. Amy Van Asselt is researching strategies to increase the use of renewable energy sources to power air conditioning systems.
Nov 10, 2019
Lafayette-Inspired Synthesizer Wins U.S. Patent
A group of alumni and their former faculty mentor have received a U.S. patent for their innovative digital musical instrument.
Jul 26, 2016
The Enlightened Engineer
Thigh muscles burning like twin coal fires, I balance on bended knees and stare at my outstretched right hand. My left extends behind me. I hope my arrangement…