Best Lehigh University College Of Engineering Podcasts (2025)

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Lehigh Engineering: What's your why? with Prof. Dhruv Seshadri 11:54

1d ago11:54

11:54

When Dhruv Seshadri hires a student, he doesn’t care about their GPA. He wants to know their why, that intangible thing that fuels their passion and stokes their curiosity and drive to solve real world problems. For Seshadri, an assistant professor of bioengineering who works with wearable devices to improve patient outcomes, the why is personal. R…

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Lehigh’s STEM Squad: Helping kids discover the wonder of engineering 17:36

4M ago17:36

17:36

Chayah Wilburs has a knack for getting young kids excited about all things engineering. She’s the program manager for the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the head of the college’s newest outreach initiative, the STEM Squad. In this episode, Chayah talks about how she turns preschoolers into little coders, gets middle sch…

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Lehigh Engineering: Engineering for the real world 18:21

8M ago18:21

18:21

Her focus is on fundamental science, but everything Whitney Blocher McTigue does in the lab is aimed towards applications in the real world. As an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Blocher McTigue is working toward a future where innovative wound care and shelf-stable medicine lead to healthier lives. And for her, the dr…

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Lehigh Engineering: Making the Internet a Safer Place with Prof. Dominic DiFranzo 9:31

1y ago9:31

9:31

Like a lot of kids, Dominic DiFranzo spent loads of time on the internet when he was growing up. It was where he could connect with other people who shared his passion for “nerdy things” like science fiction and Japanese anime. Pretty soon, the web itself captivated him–how it worked technologically, and eventually, how people built online communit…

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Lehigh Engineering: Towards a More Resilient Energy Future with Prof. Javad Khazaei 12:19

1+ y ago12:19

12:19

Javad Khazaei came to the U.S from Iran. He was the first member of his family to leave the country, and at first, the transition was a tough one. But he pushed through what he calls, “the challenge that every international student has to overcome.” Today, he’s an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. In this episode, he talks…

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Lehigh Engineering: The "Holy Grail" of Materials with Prof. Siddha Pimputkar 14:08

2y ago14:08

14:08

Growing up, Siddha Pimputkar spent summers at his grandparents’ house, which meant spending lots of time figuring out how to maintain an old house and a large garden. That love of problem solving stayed with him, and he eventually turned it into a career in materials science, a discipline that, he says, connects to all the others in some shape or f…

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Lehigh Engineering: Smart Water Systems with Prof. Farrah Moazeni 34:23

2+ y ago34:23

34:23

When Farrah Moazeni started out as a chemical engineering student in Iran, she figured she’d end up working for her country’s petrochemical industry. But the environmental impacts of the business made her change course. She came to the U.S. to study renewable energy and got her PhD in civil engineering. After an invaluable (and memorable!) experien…

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Lehigh Engineering: Combating Antibiotic Resistance with Prof. Angela Brown 28:33

2+ y ago28:33

28:33

According to the Centers for Disease Control, antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat that was associated with nearly 5 million deaths worldwide in 2019. In this episode, associate professor Angela Brown explains why these powerful, important drugs can also do harm, how her research has influenced how and when she takes them, and the…

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Lehigh Engineering: The Fluid Mechanics of Fish Schools with Prof. Keith Moored 27:35

2+ y ago27:35

27:35

It's really, really hard to make something swim like a fish. But understanding just how these animals move can help in a range of applications–from the design of renewable energy devices, to underwater vehicles, and forecasting the impact of climate change on fish populations. In this episode, associate professor of mechanical engineering Keith Moo…

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Lehigh Engineering: The "Magic" of Materials Science with Prof. Nick Strandwitz 12:42

3y ago12:42

12:42

Chances are, you’ve never given much (if any!) thought to the films that coat things like your phone charger. But without them–and without their exact dimensions of thickness and hardness–the technology we rely on every day would be useless. In this episode, associate professor Nick Strandwitz explains what he calls the “magic” of atomic layer depo…

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Lehigh Engineering: Mathematical Optimization with Prof. Karmel Shehadeh 13:19

3y ago13:19

13:19

As a kid growing up in Amman, Jordan, Karmel Shehadeh knew she wanted to one day be a professor and a researcher. Today, she is an assistant professor in the department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. And at the end of her faculty profile, she includes an unusual line. It’s not a sentiment you typically come across in such write-ups, but it’…

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Lehigh Engineering: Engineering the James Webb Space Telescope with Scott Willoughby '89 23:49

3y ago23:49

23:49

The James Webb Space Telescope launched into orbit on Christmas Day 2021. It’s the largest, most powerful space science telescope that has ever been built. It will enable us to look more than 13 billion years back in time, helping us answer questions like, Where do we come from? and Are we alone? It took 20 years, thousands of technicians, scientis…

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Lehigh Engineering: Electroremediation of Soils and Groundwater with Prof. Sibel Pamukcu 16:41

3+ y ago16:41

16:41

Sibel Pamukcu is an expert in the field of electroremediation of soils and groundwater, and her pioneering research spans more than three decades of work. But Sibel is a pioneer of another sort as well. She was the first woman faculty member of the department of civil and environmental engineering. In this episode, she talks about becoming an engin…

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Lehigh Engineering: Research and Medical Device Entrepreneurship with Prof. Hannah Dailey 36:53

3+ y ago36:53

36:53

When Hannah Dailey says she feels like she's been at Lehigh her whole life, she means it. She did her undergrad in mechanical engineering here, came back for her master's and PhD, and today she’s an assistant professor specializing in medical devices. In this episode, she talks about her journey from "terrified" transfer student to entrepreneur to …

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Lehigh Engineering: The Chemical Processing in Coffee and Cosmetics with Prof. Jim Gilchrist 29:57

4y ago29:57

29:57

How can we get more students interested in chemical engineering? Ask the students. The result of that somewhat novel approach is a new course called Coffee and Cosmetics: Engineering of Consumer Products. In this episode, Professor James Gilchrist shares the origin story of the class, the unique role of its creators, and how for the first time in h…

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Lehigh Engineering: Bioengineering to Treat Disease with Prof. Anand Ramamurthi 26:00

4+ y ago26:00

26:00

Anand Ramamurthi is the new professor and chair of Lehigh's bioengineering department. In this episode, he talks about his research journey, and how an early fascination with the human body led to the realization that engineers can play a significant role in treating disease. Rossin Connection is hosted and produced by Christine Fennessy, with supp…

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Lehigh Engineering: Robotics Entrepreneurship with Dr. Matt Bilsky '12 '14G '17PhD 19:27

4+ y ago19:27

19:27

Matt Bilsky is a Lehigh alum and an entrepreneur. Growing up, he was constantly building and inventing things, and that creator mindset helped him not only design his own PhD program, but start two companies focused on solving those “Wouldn’t it be nice if...?” situations. Here’s the story of how a K’NEX kid became a problem-solving CEO—and what st…

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Lehigh Engineering: Regrowing Cartilage with Prof. Lesley Chow 31:01

4+ y ago31:01

31:01

Osteoarthritis occurs when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of your bones wears down over time. It’s the most common form of arthritis, and it affects more than 31 million Americans. Lesley Chow recently received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her work on a technique that may someday help cartilage regrow. In…

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Lehigh Engineering: The Astronaut, Part 2 with Prof. Terry Hart 44:49

4+ y ago44:49

44:49

This is the second half of our interview with professor of practice, Terry Hart. It begins in 1978, just after Hart was selected from 8,000 applicants to be one of 35 astronauts known as Group 8, the first to include African Americans, Asian Americans, and women. Hart talks about training for his historic 1984 mission to space, why weightlessness w…

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Lehigh Engineering: The Astronaut, Part 1 with Prof. Terry Hart 39:47

4+ y ago39:47

39:47

Terry Hart '68, '88H, is a Lehigh alum and a professor of practice in mechanical engineering and mechanics. He's also a former telecommunications executive, fighter pilot, and astronaut. His life is a series of remarkable stories, some of which he was planning on sharing with students as commencement speaker for the 2020 class. But like everything …

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Lehigh Engineering: Computational Techniques to Help Heal Bones with Dr. Peter Schwarzenberg ’16 ‘18G ‘21PhD 22:55

4+ y ago22:55

22:55

At the time, it was the hardest decision he'd ever made. But when Peter Schwarzenberg '16 quit running cross country in his junior year, it was a move that changed his life. Today, he's a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering and mechanics developing a virtual technique that can help doctors better predict healing in tibial fractures. That resear…

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Lehigh Engineering: Building Sustainability Through AI with Kathleen Egan ‘90 29:20

4+ y ago29:20

29:20

Kathleen Egan is a surfer, skier, environmental activist, and the CEO and cofounder of ecomedes, a company whose mission is to reduce the cost and impact of buildings. She's also an alum of the industrial and systems engineering program at Lehigh. She got her MBA at Harvard Business School, grew seven venture-backed startups with three successful e…

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Lehigh Engineering: Making Women Engineers Feel Welcome, Represented, and Seen with Prof. Christina Haden 14:14

5y ago14:14

14:14

"It took me a long time to find my voice in engineering," says Christina Haden, professor of practice in the department of mechanical engineering and mechanics. According to data from the American Society for Engineering Education, just 21.9 percent of engineering bachelor's degrees were awarded to women in 2018. Haden wants to change that. She hel…

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Lehigh Engineering: Expanding Our Students' Worldview with Prof. Sabrina Jedlicka 23:17

5y ago23:17

23:17

On July 1st, Sabrina Jedlicka will become the new associate dean of academic affairs for the Rossin College. In this episode, she talks about how psychology played a big role in who she became as an engineer and as a professor, how a chance meeting with a female mentor shaped her path as a researcher, and how she’ll use her new role as associate de…

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Lehigh Engineering: Systems Engineering in Healthcare with Dr. David Adinaro '15G 26:21

5y ago26:21

26:21

Dr. David Adinaro is an alum of the Healthcare Systems Engineering program, and the chief medical officer of the East Orange-Alternative Care Site in East Orange, New Jersey. From early April to about mid-May, he was in the same role in the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, New Jersey, which had been converted into a temporary medical stat…

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Lehigh Engineering: The PhD Journey of Onur Denizhan 25:24

5y ago25:24

25:24

Onur Denizhan is a PhD student in the department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, and the recent recipient of the RCEAS Graduate Leadership and Service award. He calls the award “proof of my life at Lehigh.” As an international student from Turkey, the path to such recognition hasn’t always been easy. But Onur has found that his struggles h…

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Lehigh Engineering: The Jump to Remote Learning with Ellie Christman ‘23 6:32

5y ago6:32

6:32

Ellie Christman is a chemical engineering major and a freshman. Having to finish out her first year at Lehigh at home was a huge bummer, but she’s gotten more out of remote learning than she anticipated. Rossin Connection is hosted and produced by Christine Fennessy, with support from the Dean's office at the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and …

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Lehigh Engineering: Responding to the PPE Shortage with Design Labs Director Brian Slocum 18:16

5y ago18:16

18:16

A small team at Lehigh led by Brian Slocum brings you inside their labs and work spaces to explain how they are responding to the shortage of personal protective equipment, and made more than 1200 face shields for local healthcare providers. Rossin Connection is hosted and produced by Christine Fennessy, with support from the Dean's office at the P…

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Lehigh Engineering: The Jump to Remote Teaching with Prof. Susan Perry 11:01

5y ago11:01

11:01

Susan Perry is a professor of practice in the bioengineering department. As the semester comes to a close, Susan shares how she figured out how to teach a lab online, how her students figured out how to build prosthetics at home, and the unusual visitor who crashed her Zoom meeting. She also has a special message for all you seniors. She understand…

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Lehigh Engineering: Graduating During the Time of COVID with Seanna Corr ’20 10:18

5y ago10:18

10:18

Seanna Corr is a bioengineering major, and a senior. She talks about the goodbyes she didn’t get to say to friends and professors on campus, her worries about the future, and her two secret weapons helping her through it all. Rossin Connection is hosted and produced by Christine Fennessy, with support from the Dean's office at the P.C. Rossin Colle…

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Lehigh Engineering: Staying Focused and Positive with first-year student Alexander Spivey 10:33

5y ago10:33

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First-year engineering student Alexander Spivey talks about the challenges he faced when the coronavirus pandemic forced students to leave campus, and how he’s staying focused, and positive. Rossin Connection is hosted and produced by Christine Fennessy, with support from the Dean's office at the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Scien…

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Lehigh Engineering: What's your why? with Prof. Dhruv Seshadri 11:54

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Lehigh’s STEM Squad: Helping kids discover the wonder of engineering 17:36

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Lehigh Engineering: Engineering for the real world 18:21

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Lehigh Engineering: Making the Internet a Safer Place with Prof. Dominic DiFranzo 9:31

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Lehigh Engineering: Towards a More Resilient Energy Future with Prof. Javad Khazaei 12:19

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Lehigh Engineering: The "Holy Grail" of Materials with Prof. Siddha Pimputkar 14:08

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Lehigh Engineering: Smart Water Systems with Prof. Farrah Moazeni 34:23

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Lehigh Engineering: Combating Antibiotic Resistance with Prof. Angela Brown 28:33

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Lehigh Engineering: The Fluid Mechanics of Fish Schools with Prof. Keith Moored 27:35

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Lehigh Engineering: The "Magic" of Materials Science with Prof. Nick Strandwitz 12:42

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Lehigh Engineering: Mathematical Optimization with Prof. Karmel Shehadeh 13:19

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Lehigh Engineering: Engineering the James Webb Space Telescope with Scott Willoughby '89 23:49

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Lehigh Engineering: Electroremediation of Soils and Groundwater with Prof. Sibel Pamukcu 16:41

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Lehigh Engineering: Research and Medical Device Entrepreneurship with Prof. Hannah Dailey 36:53

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Lehigh Engineering: The Chemical Processing in Coffee and Cosmetics with Prof. Jim Gilchrist 29:57

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Lehigh Engineering: Bioengineering to Treat Disease with Prof. Anand Ramamurthi 26:00

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Lehigh Engineering: Robotics Entrepreneurship with Dr. Matt Bilsky '12 '14G '17PhD 19:27

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Lehigh Engineering: Regrowing Cartilage with Prof. Lesley Chow 31:01

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Lehigh Engineering: The Astronaut, Part 2 with Prof. Terry Hart 44:49

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Lehigh Engineering: The Astronaut, Part 1 with Prof. Terry Hart 39:47

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Lehigh Engineering: Computational Techniques to Help Heal Bones with Dr. Peter Schwarzenberg ’16 ‘18G ‘21PhD 22:55

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Lehigh Engineering: Building Sustainability Through AI with Kathleen Egan ‘90 29:20

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Lehigh Engineering: Making Women Engineers Feel Welcome, Represented, and Seen with Prof. Christina Haden 14:14

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Lehigh Engineering: Expanding Our Students' Worldview with Prof. Sabrina Jedlicka 23:17

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Lehigh Engineering: Systems Engineering in Healthcare with Dr. David Adinaro '15G 26:21

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Lehigh Engineering: The PhD Journey of Onur Denizhan 25:24

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Lehigh Engineering: The Jump to Remote Learning with Ellie Christman ‘23 6:32

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Lehigh Engineering: Responding to the PPE Shortage with Design Labs Director Brian Slocum 18:16

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Lehigh Engineering: The Jump to Remote Teaching with Prof. Susan Perry 11:01

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Lehigh Engineering: Graduating During the Time of COVID with Seanna Corr ’20 10:18

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Lehigh Engineering: Staying Focused and Positive with first-year student Alexander Spivey 10:33

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