Portrait of Ty'Lin
July 24, 2025

Ty’Lin Mitchell Came a Long Way to Research Data Center Efficiency in Lehigh University’s STEM-SI Program

Ty’Lin Mitchell came to Lehigh University from New Iberia, Louisiana–that’s a 1,400-mile journey. And Louisiana has not sent many students to Lehigh in the past: In the fall semester of 2024, 71.5% of Lehigh students were from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. So how did the electrical engineering major hear about the university? It comes down to the power of teachers—and networking. Ty’Lin had the same math teacher throughout his high school years...
Lehigh researchers at the AI Expo
July 17, 2025

Lehigh Researchers Showcase Research at Inaugural Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University

On July 15, Carnegie Mellon University hosted the inaugural Energy and Innovation Summit, organized by Senator Dave McCormick. Participants included President Donald Trump and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, as well as industry leaders and global investors–plus a contingent from Lehigh University. Lehigh’s contingent included University President Joseph Helble, Energy Research Center ( ERC) research scientist Zheng Yao, Institute for Cyber Physical Energy and Infrastructure ( I-CPIE) Director and Professor of Economics Alberto J. Lamadrid, Associate...
Varsha Borkar portrait
July 2, 2025

Growing with Renewable Energy: In Her Second Year with STEM-SI at Lehigh University, Varsha Borkar Finds Renewed Perspective

Varsha Borkar ’27 is no stranger to the STEM-SI (STEM Summer Institutes at Lehigh University) program: she’s now in her second summer working in Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Javad Khazaei’s INTEGrated, Resilient, and IntelligenT energY systems (INTEGRITY) Laboratory. But she’s not bored. Rather, she feels she’s deepening and expanding her knowledge and understanding of electrical engineering. The Lehigh Valley native has long been interested in circuits and energy–she was fascinated by the...
Students gather for orientation
June 3, 2025

STEM-SI, Now in Year 5, Kicks Off Summer Undergraduate Research at Lehigh University

At Lehigh University, you know summer has arrived when you see two things: confetti from graduation celebrations glittering on the sidewalks and STEM-SI students gathering for the summer research experience’s orientation. This year, both were out in full force just after Memorial Day. On the morning of May 28, students and the STEM-SI leadership team gathered in HST to kick off the program’s fifth year. The 2025 cohort includes 38 STEM-SI students, with 29 more...