Announcements
Student Talk – Financing Strategies for Sustainable Rural Water Systems
Interdisciplinary Research Talk Series by students & for students Speaker: Kelsey Lantz (‘13) Date: April 17, 2013 Time and Place: 12:15pm; Hugel 100 Title: Financing Strategies for Sustainable Rural Water Systems Advisers: Professor Kristen Sanford Bernhardt (Dept. of Civil Engineering) Abstract: Rural communities face unique challenges with regard to acquiring and maintaining clean water schemes because [...]
Lafayette team won the Lafayette vs. Lehigh Programming Contest
In December 2012, 6 students from Lafayette College and 6 students from Lehigh University participated in the 1st Annual Lafayette vs. Lehigh Programming Contest sponsored by Lutron. Lafayette won the school trophy. In terms of personal record, Brandon Mulcahy (2015, CS) ranked 1st and Shannon Sullivan (2013, CS) , Xin Hu (2014, ECE) ranked [...]
Lafayette won 1st and 2nd places on site in the regional ACM programming contest
On November 10, 2012, two teams of Lafayette students competed at the annual International Collegiate Programming Contest. Among 23 teams participating at the Wilkes University site (including teams from peer institution such as Bucknell, Villanova), Lafayette teams finished first and second respectively. The Lafayette teams were: Lafayette 1: Brandon Mulcahy (2015, CS), Naing Min Thet (2014, [...]
Assistant Prof. Xiaoyan Li Earned Tenure and Promotion
Recently the department received word that Assistant Professor Xiaoyan Li earned Tenure and will be promoted to Associate Professor in the summer. The department would like to congratulate her and looks forward to a promising future with her as the fourth tenured faculty member.
Student Talk – Clean Water and Sanitation Initiative: A Small Community Approach in Jacmel, Haiti
Interdisciplinary Research Talk Series by students & for students Speaker: Sarah Nusbaum (’13), Madeleine O’Neill (’13), Jessica Rothstein (’13) Date: November 14, 2012 Time and Place: 12:15pm; Hugel 100 Title: Clean Water and Sanitation Initiative: A Small Community Approach in Jacmel, Haiti Advisers: Professor Cefalu (Dept. of English), Professor Ruebeck (Dept. of Economics), Professor Bernhardt [...]
Student Talk – Microalgae to Biofuel, Mixotrophic Growth of Microalgae Chlorella Vulgaris and Scenedesmus Obliquus
Interdisciplinary Research Talk Series by students & for students Speaker: Yue Yin (’14) Date: October 17, 2012 Time and Place: 12:15pm; Hugel 100 Title: Microalgae to Biofuel, Mixotrophic Growth of Microalgae Chlorella Vulgaris and Scenedesmus Obliquus Advisers: Professor Tavakoli Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Abstract: There is a growing global interest in production of [...]
Assistant Prof. Matt Taylor awarded NFS CAREER grant.
Recently Computer Science Assistant Matt Taylor was awarded a NFS CAREER grant. The NFS CAREER grant is a very prestigious award given to Assistant Professors that show great promise early in their career. The resources provided by the award are both an indication of NSF’s confidence in a researcher’s work but also to support a [...]
Student Talk – A Sustainable Future: Mitigating Carbon in the Lower Ninth Ward
Interdisciplinary Research Talk Series by students & for students Speakers: Thomas Golaszewski (’12), Hassaan Khan (’13), and Janka Lovering (’13) Date: April 25, 2012 Time and Place: 12:15pm; Hugel 100 Title: A Sustainable Future: Mitigating Carbon in the Lower Ninth Ward Advisers: Professor David Veshosky (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) Abstract: Repopulation of the Lower Ninth Ward (L9W) since Hurricane [...]
Student Talk – Drive a Robot with your Mind
Interdisciplinary Research Talk Series by students & for students Speakers: Ahsan I. Nawroj (’12) and Siyuan Wang (’13) Date: February 22, 2012 Time and Place: 12:15pm; Hugel 100 Title: Drive a Robot with your Mind Advisers: Professor Yih-Choung Yu (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering) and Professor Lisa Gabel (Dept. of Psychology & Program in [...]
Professor Ge (Frank) Xia Recommended for Tenure and Promotion
We are pleased to announce that Professor Ge (Frank) Xia has been recommended for tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor.
Computing News
- ACM Honors Computing Innovators June 1, 2013
- Proofs Probable June 1, 2013
- Augmented-Reality Glasses Bring Cloud Security Into Sharp Focus June 1, 2013
- The Future Is Flexible Displays June 1, 2013
- Deep Learning Comes of Age June 1, 2013