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April 1, 2026

Arindam Banerjee Is Guest on ASME Insight Podcast

I-CPIE faculty member Arindam Banerjee recently appeared as a guest on the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)'s Insights podcast. Listen for his thoughts on training the future generation of engineers at this link to ASME's podcast feed.
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March 5, 2026

Shalinee Kishore and Other Lehigh University Researchers Contribute to Genesis Mission Lighthouse Challenge

Four Lehigh University faculty researchers, including Shalinee Kishore, Director of Lehigh’s Center for Advancing Community Electrification (ACES), attended a Department of Energy (DOE) invite-only meeting on February 18, 2026, to participate in a new presidential administration initiative called Genesis Mission (GM). They joined researchers from other universities, philanthropic organizations, and national labs from around the nation in Arlington, Virginia, to explore the ways in which they could contribute to the challenges set out by President...
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February 24, 2026

“Universities Are the Research Engines of the Nation”: How Lehigh University’s Research Translation AcceLUrator Is Bringing Research Out of the Lab

Often, research developed in a university lab falls into the Valley of Death on its way to being applied in the real world. It can be a difficult valley to escape. The project itself was likely funded by a grant from a federal or state agency, or a foundation, for a fixed amount of time. And there may be an investor willing to fund the discovery after it has shown promise for successful commercialization. But...
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February 12, 2026

Lehigh University Researchers Awarded Two Patents for Work in Energy Storage Technology

Researchers at Lehigh University’s Energy Research Center (ERC) and the Center for Advanced Technology for Large Structural Systems (ATLSS) received patents on two innovations for energy storage technology in early 2026. The first patent awarded recognizes a thermal energy storage device and system developed by Carlos Romero, Director of the ERC, Research Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, and Co-Associate Director of the Institute for Cyber Physical Infrastructure and Energy (I-CPIE); Sudhakar Neti, Professor...