March 16, 2020

Professor Mayuresh Kothare wins the 2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Professor Mayuresh V. Kothare, Department Chairman and the R. L. McCann Professor has won the 2020 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. Professor Kothare was one among seven alumni who were recognized in 2020. IIT Bombay confers the Distinguished Alumnus Awards (DAA) every year to those who have reached positions of eminence in the areas of Business, Academics, Research, Government, Public Service and Entrepreneurship. These individuals would have "distinguished themselves...
March 16, 2020

I-CPIE Director Richard Sause featured in Lehigh Spring 2020 Bulletin

In 1986, when Lehigh created the ATLSS (Advanced Technology for Large-Structural Systems) Engineering Research Center in partnership with the National Science Foundation, the concept of interdisciplinary team science was far from the norm. Perhaps, even revolutionary. “Lehigh made an enormous investment of space and financial resources to make the vision of the ATLSS ERC—engineers from different specialties working alongside materials scientists, computer scientists, chemists and economists to address America’s crumbling infrastructure—a reality,” says Director Richard...
January 13, 2020

A novel way to watch paint dry

James Gilchrist working with PPG, Case Western to apply microrheology to auto paints—an approach that could slash car makers' energy use, costs

January 7, 2020

Matt Bilsky ‘12 ‘14G ’17 PhD Achieves New Milestones with FLX BOT through PITA Funding

As someone who grew up in Pennsylvania, went to school in Pennsylvania, and continues to live and innovate in Pennsylvania, Bilsky is an example of the talent and creativity that the PITA program aims to support. From the perspective of an entrepreneur, Bilsky notes that the PITA program has afforded him the opportunity to work with world-class researchers and take his pre-revenue startup to the next level by pursuing federal grants and commercialization opportunities.