Stories about NSF

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Lehigh University is a Core Institution of New $26 Million NSF Engineering Research Center

Lehigh is one of six core institutions of a new U.S. National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center focusing on developing sustainable refrigerants to address climate change. Lehigh’s team is led by David Vicic, the Howard S. Bunn Distinguished Professor of Chemistry.

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Lehigh Receives NSF Grant to Train Senior Doctoral Students for Administrative Research Roles

New Pathways for Graduate Students to the Research Enterprise is a pilot training model that aims to prepare senior doctoral students for careers within the research enterprise or as more well-rounded faculty.

Year in Review

2023: Year in Review

Looking back at some of the biggest Lehigh stories of the year.

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Lehigh Researcher Awarded NSF Grant to Enhance Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities

Funding will support project that aims to provide digital maps to improve accessibility and navigation for persons with disabilities.

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College of Education Researchers Awarded AERA/NSF Grant to Study Dual-Licensure Policies

Jihyun Kim and Esther Lindström have received funding to explore the effects of states’ dual-licensure policies on teacher preparation quality and outcomes for students with disabilities.

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Three Lehigh Engineering Students Receive Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The Lehigh students and one recent alumna are among the 2,051 students offered fellowships in 2019.

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Yue Yu Develops Mathematical Model of the Damage Process of Bioprosthetic Heart Valves

The model and its corresponding open-source software will help researchers understand how the damage process evolves over time.

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Atomic Layer Deposition: The Future of Computer Hardware

Slowly adding heat during atomic layer deposition while using an electron beam to monitor the process, Nicholas Strandwitz is helping technology to continue to shrink.