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Lehigh University is an elite private Carnegie R1 research university in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1865, Lehigh is world-renowned for its P.C. Rossin College of Engineering, structural engineering labs, materials research, Lehigh Business, and interdisciplinary innovation.
Lehigh comprises the Rossin College of Engineering, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, and the College of Health. Flagship research centers include the Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (CAMN) and the ATLSS Engineering Research Center.
Admissions are highly selective with holistic evaluation of high school curriculum rigor, GPA, standardized test scores (test-optional), and personal essays. Graduate engineering and science programs require an accredited bachelor's degree, strong quantitative background, and departmental faculty sponsorship.
Elite doctoral program utilizing world-class electron microscopy facilities to research nanostructured alloys, 2D quantum materials, photonic crystals, and battery degradation.
World-famous structural research program conducting full-scale experimental testing on earthquake-resistant bridge structures, fatigue failure, and smart infrastructure sensors at ATLSS Center.
Open-ended summer innovation incubator where interdisciplinary teams of students take intellectual ownership of real-world challenges in the high-bay Mountaintop campus spaces.
Joint engineering and business curriculum integrating stochastic calculus, algorithmic trading strategies, credit risk quantitative modeling, and machine learning in finance.
Lehigh's premier merit recognition awarded to a select cohort of incoming freshmen who represent the pinnacle of academic excellence, intellectual curiosity, and creative enterprise.
Undergraduate research internship training students in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, focused ion beam milling, and atomic-scale spectroscopy.
President and Professor of Chemical Engineering
Office of the President and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Dr. Joseph J. Helble, an alumnus and chemical engineer who previously served as Provost of Dartmouth College, has led Lehigh since 2021, focusing on interdiscip...
View researcher profile ↗Senior Research Scientist and Professor Emeritus of Materials Science
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Dr. Martin P. Harmer is an internationally renowned materials scientist who discovered 'complexions' (interfacial phases) in materials, transforming the underst...
View researcher profile ↗Director of ATLSS Engineering Research Center and Professor of Civil Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, ATLSS Center
Dr. James M. Ricles is a global authority in earthquake engineering, real-time hybrid testing of structures, resilient bridge design, and large-scale structural...
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