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Advanced Materials / Nanotechnology

The ability to peer through incredibly powerful modern instrumentation to observe and manipulate materials at the atomic level allows engineers in Advanced Materials / Nanotechnology to improve products used in communications, medicine, environmental mitigation, and a wide range of other important applications.


imageSabrina Jedlicka, assistant professor of Materials Science & Engineering and John Coulter, professor of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, are developing advanced materials that will one day help biomedical researchers and clinicians to consistently direct adult stem cells to differentiate into mature tissues such as bone, muscle, and brain. More...




imageAs an undergraduate, Greg Brentrup '08 , played violin in the orchestra, competed with the downhill ski team, and aided Dr. Hassan Moawad of the University of Alexandria in refining a technique for glass-making used in a glass-bone scaffold project as part of his sophomore year internship. More...





image Whether supporting groundbreaking nanotech research or playing the alto sax, Amanda Simens '06 completely immersed herself in Lehigh. More...







imageAmong other things, nanotechnology is responsible for major electronic advantages, superior clothing materials, and advances in health care. More than fifty of Lehigh’s faculty from a wide range of departments are involved in nano research. More...




imageJesse Nawrocki '95 (M.S. '99, Ph.D. '01) developed a polymeric coating of polyolefin wax powders that makes surgical needles penetrate the skin more easily. The coating provides less hand stress for the doctor, and the needles are less likely to break. More...





imageAndrew Herzing '02 (M.S. '04, Ph.D '06) and Chris Kiely, professor, both of the Materials Science & Engineering department are part of a team that are find new uses for gold as a catalyst. The Lehigh scientists are working with researchers from Cardiff University in Wales and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to use gold as a catalyst to convert deadly carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide. More...


image Ahmed Issa '09 , turned his own study of the properties of gold-ruby glass into a collaboration between scientists from five continents. More...







imageBrian Gerard '07 spent three weeks on the Lehigh in Costa Rica program, examining sustainable agriculture and energy, ecotourism, land-use planning and management, and the issue of biodiversity vs. resource exploitation in forests. More...





imageMartin Harmer, professor of Materials Science & Engineering, directs Lehigh’s Center for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (CAMN). CAMN is part of the NASA team that is developing a successor to the Hubble telescope and Mars Rovers. More...





imageWilliam Van Geertruyden, '98, '00M, '04P is the General Manager for his company, EMV Technologies which has recently filed for a patent on a ceramic filter that will improve the efficiency of kidney dialysis. More...