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I-CPIE in the News

A student checks in at the Expo registration table
August 12, 2026

Profiles in Research: Students in Lehigh University Summer Research Programs Are Contributing to Advances in Neonatal Health, Efficiencies in Data Center Power Consumption, Prediction Models to Remove Plastics from the Ocean–And More

Intro The 10-week summer research program for undergraduates, STEM-SI, concluded on Thursday, July 30, with the annual undergraduate researcher Summer Research Expo. STEM-SI students joined other summer research program participants in presenting posters outlining their topics, methodologies, and conclusions, and honing their oral presentation skills by talking to judges who scored them on various rubrics. The day concluded with awards and ice cream. Here’s a glimpse of a few Research Day projects–and a list of...
Farrah Moazeni and Javad Khazaei at AI Data Center symposium
July 28, 2026

National Science Foundation Award Focusing on Electricity Loads Is A Funding First for Lehigh University's ACES Research Center

In July 2026, the Lehigh University research team of Javad Khazaei, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering; Shalinee Kishore, Iacocca Chair Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the Center for Advancing Community Electrification Solutions; and Farrah Moazeni, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering was awarded $518,000 for a three-year research project by the National Science Foundation’s Division of Electrical, Communications, and Cyber Systems (NSF ECCS). The proposal, titled “Stability at the Edge: Cyber-Physical...
Miriam and Mohd stand in front of the wave tunnel
July 23, 2026

Making Waves with STEM-SI: Mohd Hanzla and Miriam Heter Are Contributing to Lehigh University’s Turbulent Flow Lab

Arindam Banerjee, Paul B. Reinhold Professor and Department Chair, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (MEM) at Lehigh University, heads the Turbulent Flow Lab, which occupies part of a lower floor in Packard Lab on Lehigh’s main campus. During the summer of 2026, it’s the research home of undergraduate mechanical engineering student Miriam Heter, who will be a senior at the University of Rochester in New York in the fall and is part of the summer 2026...