At Lafayette College, undergraduate students are given many opportunities to do cutting edge research working one-on-one with faculty. Students have the option of taking for credit courses as either an honors thesis research or an independent study project or they can apply for an EXCEL Scholarship. EXCEL scholars are paid to conduct research during the semester, over the interim, or during the summer.
Research projects involving Civil & Environmental Engineering students include:
Class of 2010
Jeff Shoemaker ’10
Spring 2008
Students and Faculty Combine Expertise in Multidisciplinary Research on Sustainable Perchlorate Removal A multidisciplinary sustainability research project allowing students from majors in the liberal arts and engineering to combine their expertise to explore cost-effective methods for removing the harmful contaminant perchlorate from groundwater.
Class of 2008
Lindsey Brough '08
A. Kney - Fall 2007
Civil engineering major Lindsey Brough 08 (Durham, Maine) is the lead researcher for the new Student-Mentor Research Award Program, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (PWEA). Its purpose is to bring municipal officials, professional engineers, wastewater operators, and academics together to work on environmental research. Her adviser is Arthur Kney, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering.
Ryan Clark 08 - Hugo Sindelar 08 - David Kendall 08
A. Kney - Fall 2007
Ryan Clark 08 and Hugo Sindelar 08 present research in Harrisburg
Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Profiling
Class of 2007
Lee Vanzler '07 - Samira Fowler ’07 - Trevor Ortolano ’07
Kney, Morton, Mylon - Spring 2007
Lee Vanzler 07 Heads Student Research Team Focusing on Soil Remediation
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