Kurt Pfitzer

Kurt Pfitzer

Editor and Writer Emeritus (Retired January 2018)
Office of Communications and Public Affairs

Obtaining energy from fusion

A researcher grows into an exemplary teacher-scholar.

Taking aim at bacterial virulence factors

A researcher wants to help the immune system knock out pathogens.

The city as a data-driven ecosystem

Information technology is changing the culture of municipal government.

In memoriam: Robert Wei, champion of interdisciplinary learning

An expert in fracture mechanics, he launched the award-winning IPD program.

In memoriam: Fazil Erdogan, expert in fracture mechanics

The former engineering dean advised more than 40 Ph.D. students in his career.

Lehigh’s third philosophy conference to focus on metaphors

The annual two-day event is attracting nearly 50 scholars from around the world.

Pennsylvania’s legislators extend a Sesquicentennial salute

A House of Representatives resolution offers “warmest wishes” for future success.

Lehigh’s materials scientists mark a 125th anniversary

An engineering department celebrates its history, its growth and its students.

Frangopol cited for lifetime education achievements

Structural engineer has supervised nearly 100 graduate students in his career.

English department pays homage to H.D.

The Bethlehem native helped shape modernism in her poetry and prose.

Conference honors legacy of a multidisciplinary scholar

Donald Campbell left his imprint on a wide variety of intellectual endeavors.

Leading physicist to discuss supersymmetry here this week

S. James Gates Jr. will also help welcome inaugural class of students in new research program.

Student Affairs announces new hires, promotions

The start of the academic year heralds a number of changes in key staff positions.

Opening Up Possibilities for Greener Natural Gas

Engineers expand opportunities for natural gas and biomass.

Seeking Speedier Drug Delivery

An electrical engineer seeks to streamline discovery of epilepsy medications.

What does it mean to live a good life?

Students help organize philosophy department’s inaugural ethics symposium.

A voice for “Ending Rape on Campus”

Occidental College sociologist speaks during Women’s Empowerment Week.

Automation for greater software security

Researchers add three layers of “defense-in-depth” to software.

Taking aim at acid gases

An “army of collaborators” receives a competitive DOE grant.

A support structure for integrated science

Periodic reinvention, says Lehigh’s next president, rejuvenates research.