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Hannah
Dailey
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Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science

Lehigh has provided an incredibly supportive environment for me to work on engineering applications in medicine with a focus on research that will improve people's lives.

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Student to Faculty Ratio

10:1

student-to-faculty ratio

Professors will know you by name while offering personalized mentorship. They foster meaningful connections and enhance academic growth in and out of class.

Full-Time Faculty

600

full-time faculty

600 full-time faculty means 600 experts at your fingertips who will educate and encourage you to flourish in your area of study.

Sponsored Research Expenditures

$59M

sponsored research expenditure in FY24

With an increase for the third year in a row, Lehigh continues to make strides in research, now as an R1 institution.

Tenured or tenure-track faculty

78%

tenured or tenure-track faculty

Lehigh’s high percentage of tenure or tenure-track faculty underscores our commitment to excellence in teaching and research.

 

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Experts Across Colleges

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Recognition and Awards

Keith
Moored
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Developing Next-Gen Underwater Vehicles

Keith
Moored
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Faculty, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics

Developing Next-Gen Underwater Vehicles

Keith Moored is leading an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Virginia and Harvard and Princeton universities to help develop fast and efficient schools of bio-inspired underwater vehicles.

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.

Laura
Katz Olson
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Blazing Trails

Laura
Katz Olson
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Faculty, Department of Political Science

Blazing Trails

For 50 years, political scientist and author Laura Katz Olson has taught and mentored scores of students, while advancing research in the areas of politics, health care and elder care.

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