Nov 16, 2010
Kathleen Starkweather ’11 Researches Techniques to Treat Brain Cancer in Japan
Engineering runs in Kathleen Starkweather’s family. “Both my parents are engineers,” she says. “It hasn’t seemed odd for me to be a female engineer…
Mechanical Engineering
Nov 12, 2010
Thomas G. Loughlin ’83 Letter on Importance of STEM Education Appears in New York Times
A letter written by Thomas G. Loughlin ’83, executive director of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, appeared in the Oct. 29 print and web…
Oct 14, 2010
Ritesh Maharjan ’13 Has a Passion for Engineering and Art
Ritesh Maharjan ’13 (Kathmandu, Nepal) spent a good part of his summer designing and building a waterfall, picking mushrooms, framing drawings, figuring…
Aug 31, 2010
Merging Theater and Engineering, Kim Corbett ’01 Excels in Cutting-Edge Profession
By Barbara Mulligan When Kimberly Corbett ’01 enters a theater to see a performance, she dreams of being caught up in the music, the drama, or anything…
Aug 19, 2010
A Guru of Wiffle Ball? Meet Professor Jenn Rossmann
Jenn Rossmann is living a double life: When she’s not studying fluid dynamics, she’s writing fiction. “I’m an engineer who likes words,” she…
Jun 16, 2010
Hallie Zeller ’12 Writes about Her Four Months in the College’s New Semester-Abroad Program in Spain
Over the spring semester, mechanical engineering major Hallie Zeller ’12 (Bridgewater, N.J.) joined 24 other Lafayette students in the College’s new…
May 26, 2010
Jeremy Kacuba ’00 is an Ironman Triathlete and a Manager for a $400 million Plant
by Jess Wason ’11 Even after graduating and working for a prominent multinational company, Jeremy Kacuba ’00 felt incomplete and yearned for a different…
May 1, 2010
Student Awards
The Department of Mechanical Engineering awards for 2010 are: Eric Marshall was awarded the Karl J. Ammerman Prize. This endowed award is given to the…
Apr 20, 2010
Building a Combat Robot
A team of mechanical engineering seniors will compete at RoboGames in California Twelve senior mechanical engineering majors are getting ready to do battle…
Apr 7, 2010
Ashley Cramer ’10, Alyssa Batula ’09, Ryan McGinnis ’09, and Scott Crown ’08 Receive Graduate Research Fellowships from National Science Foundation
Awards consist of a $30,000 annual stipend; Eight students and alumni also receive honorable mentions Ashley Cramer ’10 (East Stroudsburg, Pa.) is passionate…