Overhead shot of attendees at event
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...
6 LCCC students standing in front of 3 posters at the LCCC arts and scholars showcase
May 6, 2025

Lehigh RE@L Scholars present at LCCC Arts and Scholars Showcase

This past January, Lehigh's Institute for Functional Materials and Devices (I-FMD) formally launched the "Research Experience at Lehigh (RE@L) Scholars program in partnership with Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC). This program is designed to provide direct research experience for high-performing second year students from LCCC, offering them a unique opportunity to directly participate in scientific research and better prepare them for their futures upon graduating from LCCC. The program was designed based on the successful...
James Lallo from Thermo Fisher presenting at the XPS symposium at Lehigh
April 9, 2025

I-FMD hosts XPS Symposium sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific

Lehigh's Institute for Functional Materials and Devices hosted a workshop on April 8, 2025 on X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) techniques. This event was organized by Dr. Ryan Thorpe, Surface Science Manager for I-FMD, and was generously sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific. The full day event kicked off with an overview of Lehigh's Materials Characterization facility, including I-FMD's near-ambient pressure XPS (NAP-XPS), which is a unique capability that is only available at a handful of institutions...
Jim Gilchrist presenting at the Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts Symposium, he is standing in front of a Vincent VanGough painting.
April 7, 2025

I-FMD Faculty and Staff present at "Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts" Symposium

Faculty and staff from Lehigh's Institute Functional Materials and Devices were among the presenters at the first of its kind "Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts Symposium" held at Lehigh University on March 21, 2025. The symposium was jointly sponsored by the Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) and the Vice Provost for Research (VPR) office. The event featured a total of 20 presentation, performances and discussions and was open to all members of the Lehigh and...