Kurt Pfitzer

Kurt Pfitzer

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

Helping sulfur reach its potential

A chemical engineer seeks to enhance fertilizers and boost food production.

An AI expert goes to Arlington

Hector Muñoz-Avila is named an NSF program director.

Finding the optimal balance in the face of uncertainty

Frank E. Curtis models large-scale complexity as a series of finite-dimensional problems.

Microfluidics for accelerated drug assays

An electrical engineer seeks to streamline discovery of epilepsy medications.

Steven Sametz’s “Child Requiem” to receive its premiere

The memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook school shootings will be performed twice this week.

Frangopol elected VP of Engineering Mechanics Institute

The Khan Chair is also the co-editor of four books published in 2014.

Nobel chemistry laureate to visit Feb. 11-12

Martin Chalfie will speak twice on studies of nerve and sensory cells.

The 150th Game: Dual alumnus hopes for a tie

Renowned engineer John Kulicki ‘67G ‘73Ph.D. has a real Lehigh-Laf dilemma.

Students acquire Wall Street savvy

Two hundred aspirants network with alumni at eighth annual Financial Services Forum.

A new language for racial inequality

“Identity traps,” says MLK series speaker, have helped disparities persist.

A primer on the U.S. national debt

Political “dysfunction,” says Segal series speaker, is a formidable obstacle to meaningful action.