Future Makers

From the classroom to the community, both on campus and around the world, Lehigh students, faculty and alumni are Future Makers, working to enact positive change.

Dulra
Amolegbe
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Cash-to-Cashless

Dulra
Amolegbe
26
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Student, Finance

Cash-to-Cashless

Amolegbe discovered financial hurdles immigrants experienced throughout Africa as he visited Kenya and studied in South Africa. To help, he created Dot Tech Inc., a cash-to-cashless platform for immigrant students within the continent.

Olivia
Abrahms
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Tackling Ticks

Olivia
Abrahms
21
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Alumnus, Political Science

Tackling Ticks

Diagnosed with Lyme disease at age 8, Abrams developed TiCK MiTT with her father. The tick-removing glove has been featured nationally on “Good Morning America” and “The View.”

Michael
Layden
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Uncovering the Brain’s Blueprint

Michael
Layden
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Faculty, Department of Biological Sciences

Uncovering the Brain’s Blueprint

Professor Layden leads a bustling research lab of undergrads, grads and postdocs investigating sea anemone gene mechanisms, including how they may have provided the blueprint for the human brain.

Brooke
Eby
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Driving Awareness Through Humor

Brooke
Eby
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Alumnus, Business Information Systems

Driving Awareness Through Humor

Discover how Eby's unexpected diagnosis led her to use humor and social media influence to raise awareness and substantial funds for ALS research, defying the disease's devastating effects.

Xiaoji
Xu
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Imaging the Nanoscale

Xiaoji
Xu
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Faculty, Department of Chemistry

Imaging the Nanoscale

Xiaoji Xu develops methods and instruments for chemical measurement and imaging at the nanoscale level. He has won several awards, including being named a 2020 Sloan Research Fellow.