Apr 15, 2011
Aero Design Team Prepares to Take Flight at this Year’s National Competition
Gregory Buchan ’11 (Chappaqua, N.Y.) has always been interested in flying. He’s been designing, building, and flying model aircraft his whole life…
Mechanical Engineering
Apr 5, 2011
Big Dreams and Preparation Allow Lafayette Graduates to Succeed Right Out of the Gate
A producer with The Today Show; a laser communications system developer for the Navy, a makeup artist with Abercrombie & Fitch, Nautica, and Ralph Lauren;…
Apr 1, 2011
Mechanical Engineers Design Battle Robot to Compete in National Competition
A team of 12 senior mechanical engineering majors is designing and building a tactical combat robot (TCR) as a senior capstone project. The team will attempt…
Mar 18, 2011
Students Face ‘Grand Challenges’ with Interdisciplinary Approaches
“At 12:51 p.m., I was outside talking to a friend when the ground began to shake. We moved away from the apartment building that we were standing under…
Mar 18, 2011
James Hilbert ’11 Enjoys Unprecedented Debate Success as Forensics Society Prepares for National Tournament
As a high school sophomore, James Hilbert ’11 (West Whippany, N.J.) joined the debate team as a way to explore his interest in becoming a trial lawyer…
Mar 4, 2011
High-Flying Learning: Students Design Rocket for NASA Competition
Once he earns his degree in mechanical engineering, Andrew King ’11 (Lebanon, Pa.) wants to work for Boeing, with an eye toward the company’s space division…
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…
Jan 28, 2011
Eric Haberland ’11 Brings Personal Experience to Design of Hands-Free Crutch
After injuring his leg last year, mechanical engineering major Eric Haberland ’11 (Sewell, N.J.) went from mobile college student to someone who had…
Jan 21, 2011
Mike De Gregorio ‘05 Works on Improved Response in Prosthetic Hands
By Kevin Gray When Mike De Gregorio ’05 wakes up each morning, his mind is focused on finding ways to improve the sensitivity of a prosthetic hand. He…
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…