Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies

Enhancing Research Activities

ALAN J. SNYDER, VICE PRESIDENT AND ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES

Lehigh's distinguished faculty researchers and inquisitive students contribute to the academic vitality of this campus. The Office of the Vice President and Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Studies is here to champion the great research, scholarship and creative work transpiring across the university. We provide support for these dedicated researchers as they make valuable discoveries, bring theory to practice and address the multidimensional problems facing today's society.

Our office aims to encourage interdisciplinary exchange by providing an academic environment characterized by rich exchange among disciplines. We also strive to support our researchers as they compete for the funding necessary to move ideas forward. And we work collaboratively with departments and offices across the university to expand the scope and reach of our research.

Graduate studies at Lehigh play a vital role in helping to train our next generation of leaders and scholars. We provide support and direction for graduate programs to ensure that graduate students receive a distinctive experience during their time at Lehigh and are prepared to make valuable contributions as a community of accomplished learners.

I encourage you to explore the exciting research conducted every day by our scholars, both here on our campus and in the world at large.

 

Pictured above:
Far Left: Bruce Whitehouse, assistant professor of anthropology, took this photo during a research trip to Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, where he studies migration and how communities reinvent themselves.
Left: Ivan Biaggio, professor of physics, developed a material that covers silicon waveguides that control transmission of light beams in an integrated optical circuit.
Right: Sabrina Jedlicka, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, is working on biochemical ways to push adult stem cells to differentiate into mature tissues such as bone, muscle and brain.
Far Right: A partnership between Just Born, Inc. and the Center for Value Chain Research led to significant cost savings for the candy manufacturer, thanks to a new model for network optimization.