Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Nick Harvey ’03 Is on the Road around the World
By Kate Helm Building a factory in China, earning an MBA at London Business School, and accepting a job in Copenhagen, Denmark weren’t enough. Nick Harvey ’03 wanted more. And not just any ol’ adventure, but one that would also help others. So, he and his friend, Maria Novatschkova, set out July 24 on the [...]
Acopian Engineering Center Provides Collaborative Student-Faculty Experiences
Lafayette’s 90,000-square-foot Acopian Engineering Center includes laboratories designed specifically for student-faculty research, high-tech classrooms equipped with instructional technology, and student learning centers designed and equipped specially for use by the students in each major. The center houses the engineering studies program and the departments of chemical and biomolecular engineering, civil and environmental engineering, computer science, [...]
Maj. Gen. James Milano ’79 Leads U.S. Army’s Largest Training Center
By Kevin Gray Major General James M. Milano ’79 assumed duty as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, S.C. on June 16. While the command position requires a great deal of strategic planning and operational oversight, Milano believes there is also a key requirement of the position that isn’t [...]
Professor Polly Piergiovanni Brings the Conceptual to Life
When Polly Piergiovanni, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was in high school, the track coach recruited her to run the 100-yard-dash. She wasn’t a gifted athlete, or really one at all, but the coach was also her German teacher and the team was short a member. She agreed after being assured that no [...]
Amy Hinkel ’12 Writes about Her Semester Abroad at Jacobs University in Germany
Over the spring semester, chemical engineering major Amy Hinkel ’12 (Doylestown, Pa.) studied engineering and German language and culture in Lafayette’s faculty-led program at Jacobs University Bremen in Germany. This year’s group was led by Anne Raich, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and consisted mostly of second-semester engineering sophomores. Having studied German in [...]
Hallie Zeller ’12 Writes about Her Four Months in the College’s New Semester-Abroad Program in Spain
Over the spring semester, mechanical engineering major Hallie Zeller ’12 (Bridgewater, N.J.) joined 24 other Lafayette students in the College’s new semester-abroad program in Spain. Led by James Ferri, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, the group, consisting mostly of second-semester engineering sophomores, studied engineering and Spanish culture. Being a mechanical engineer, I had [...]
Adventures in the Honduran Jungle
Thomas Johnson ’11 chronicles a day working on water infrastructure projects near a rural Honduran village Thomas Johnson ’11 (Allendale, N.J.), who is pursuing a B.S. in chemical engineering and an A.B. with a major in international economics and commerce, chronicled a grueling day spent working in the jungle of the Yoro region of Honduras. [...]
Ashley Cramer ’10, Alyssa Batula ’09, Ryan McGinnis ’09, and Scott Crown ’08 Receive Graduate Research Fellowships from National Science Foundation
Awards consist of a $30,000 annual stipend; Eight students and alumni also receive honorable mentions Ashley Cramer ’10 (East Stroudsburg, Pa.) is passionate about research. “I first became interested in performing research because I’m a very hands-on person, and the hands-on nature of research helps me to better learn and apply concepts. I had always [...]
Lauren Huyett ’11 Receives Goldwater Scholarship
Award is the nation’s premier undergraduate honor in math, science, and engineering; Ross Moretti ’12 receives an honorable mention Lauren Huyett ’11 (Blandon, Pa.), a chemical engineering major, has achieved national distinction as the recipient of a Goldwater Scholarship. Awarded for academic merit, the Goldwater is the premier undergraduate award of its type in the [...]
In Pursuit of a Ph.D.
Jessica Jenkins ’07 writes about studying for a career in healing environmental damage By Jessica Jenkins ’07 Jessica Jenkins ’07 is a third-year doctoral student at North Carolina State University in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. She recently received a National Institutes of Health/NCSU Molecular Biotechnology Training Program traineeship, established to enhance students’ [...]
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