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June 8, 2026

Spencer Quiel Joins I-CPIE Leadership Team

Effective March 1, 2026, Spencer Quiel, Professor of Structural Engineering, has been named Co-Associate Director of the Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE) at Lehigh University. He was recently the Associate Chair of Lehigh’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Quiel specializes in extreme loads for structures and works in the areas of resilient physical infrastructure (e.g., buildings, bridges, tunnels) pertaining to events like fire, blast, and progressive collapse. Quiel succeeds Alberto Lamadrid...