Topical Research Areas
Materials and Devices for Energy Efficiency
Catalysis
Energy Storage
Quantum/Semiconductor Materials
CO_2 Capture
Mineral Recovery
(Opto)electronic Materials and Devices
Light Emission
Ultra-bandgap Power
Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conducting Soft Materials
Biomaterials for Devices and Health
Adaptive Functional Materials
Sensor Technologies for Health
World-Class Research Facilities
Materials Characterization Facility (MCF)
Lehigh's MCF houses both a world-class electron microscopy suite and cutting-edge tools for surface science R&D.
Recent News
August 11, 2026
Elsa Reichmanis honored for decades of fostering global scientific partnerships
Lehigh chemical engineering researcher shares insights on mentorship, international networks, and using science as a universal language for connection
May 19, 2026
Lehigh Materials Symposium highlights advances in semiconductors and biomaterials
Experts from IBM, Merck, and Rice University join Lehigh researchers to explore the future of semiconductor scaling, sustainable manufacturing, and cancer therapeutics
February 11, 2026
Israel E. Wachs elected to National Academy of Engineering
August 25, 2025
Lehigh's I-FMD and ECE host IEEE Try Engineering Educator Session Event
In July, Svetlana Tatic-Lucic, Chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lehigh University, and the Institute for Functional Materials and Devices (I-FMD) hosted teachers from Pennsylvania at the Health, Science & Technology Building, including a tour of the Integrated Nanofabrication and Cleanroom Facility. Thomas Koenig, Cleanroom Facility Manager, introduced teachers to his colleagues throughout the facility, where they observed machines performing processes featured in the TryEngineering videos, such as patterning, photolithography, and...
