Ashley Arcidiacono

Assistant Professor, Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences
Ashley Arcidiacono

What are your research interests?

Physical chemistry, spectroscopy

What classes are you teaching at Lehigh?

Advanced spectroscopy

What degrees do you hold and where did you earn them?

Bachelor of Science (Villanova University); Master of Science (Florida State University); Ph.D. (Florida State University)

What was your previous institution?

​​University of Chicago

What do you enjoy most about teaching?

I enjoy the opportunity to challenge students' assumptions about how the natural world operates. As a professor, we then get to guide them toward building a more rigorous, evidence-based framework for understanding it.

Why did you choose Lehigh?

Lehigh's emphasis on integrating research and education aligns closely with my own philosophy that the two should reinforce and inform one another.