WHERE:
- ONLINE via Zoom (Zoom Link sent after you register, via Google Calendar reminder)

Whether you are an engineer, scientist, designer, or from business, you are multidimensional, with myriad diverse interests. The challenge is to connect the dots in a meaningful way.

Lehigh’s 11-month M.Eng. in Technical Entrepreneurship (TE) provides a cutting-edge approach to connect those dots through growth of your technical skills, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation-based problem-solving.

This interactive online open house will delve into:
- TE course sequence / curriculum
- TE alumni career pathways
- admission requirements for a July 2027 start.
- 2027 applications being accepted starting September 1, 2026
- scholarships available

*All Lehigh alumni accepted into the interdisciplinary M.Eng. in Technical Entrepreneurship receive a 12 credit Lehigh Alumni Master's Scholarship.

If you cannot attend, please visit lehigh.edu/innovate or sign up for an individual meeting to discuss your career goals at: Professor Lehman's Calendar

To apply, visit lehigh.edu/innovate.

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WHERE:
Online via Zoom (link sent after registration)

DATE: Thursday, August 6, 2026 @ 12:30pm Eastern Time

Become a future leader in the Energy industry with the M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering program! Join our free ESE info session. Our mission is to create a new generation of world-class leaders for the Energy & Power industries, a rapidly growing field. This program will give you a competitive edge in today’s market.

All STEM, Physics, Business, & Finance majors welcome!

Learn about the Professional Master's of Engineering Degree (30-credits) or Certificate (15-credits) in Energy Systems Engineering in our accelerated program. Accomplish this within 3 years as a part-time student or just 10 months as a full-time student. ESE is a project based program that provides a broad foundation in research and development activities related to Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution/Smart Grid, Energy & the Environment and resulting environmental considerations.

This interactive information session will delve into:
- Graduate student life at Lehigh
- ESE course & curriculum
- ESE alumni career pathways

- 2027 Applications accepted starting September 1, 2026
- Limited Merit Scholarships available

* All Lehigh alumni accepted into the interdisciplinary M.Eng. in Energy Systems Engineering receive a 12 credit Lehigh Alumni Master's Scholarship.

Join us to learn about the program or apply today!

Visit our website: ese.lehigh.edu

To see past seminars and recordings, please visit our ESE YouTube Channel: ESE YouTube Channel

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Presented by: Dr. Rudy Shankar, Director & Professor, Energy Systems Engineering, Lehigh University

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TIME: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern Time
LOCATION - ZOOM MEETING link to be sent prior to the seminar date
CONTACT US: inesei@lehigh.edu

ABSTRACT: The energy landscape over the past year has overwhelmingly focused on one scenario: satisfying the large energy appetite of AI-driven data centers. The initial joy of utilities expecting a sharp uptick in demand and the enormous investments made by the “Big 7” was replaced with dire warnings of affordability, reduced reliability, and vast mismatch on expectations. Geopolitical events did not help matters. There were significant steps taken: FERC mandated drastic reductions in time to approve interconnection times, almost unanimous for data center vendors to BYOG– bring your own generation—much larger funding for nuclear and geothermal and almost zero funding for traditional renewables. For the first time, solar output exceeded coal plants output. However, CCGT was found to be an invaluable asset to meet peak demands quite frequently even while the name-plate capacity of renewables showed a steady increase. Long duration energy storage (LDES) was one very bright spot. Installation of Vanadium flow batteries have proven to be bankable. Nuclear power was rightly considered the one green energy source that could provide at scale what was sought from renewables but never realized because of intermittency. While this change was generally viewed as negating the advances of renewable energy, the focus on advanced nuclear generation as well as carbon capture and storage(CCS) for coal plants gives hope that perhaps the net zero goals by 2050 may yet be achieved. This talk will examine how far we have come, how far we need to go, to meet a low-carbon or

no-carbon economy. Come join us for this seminar!

BIO: Ramesh ("Rudy") Shankar is the Director of the Energy Systems Engineering program at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA,. The program supports the 10-month, 30-credit Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) in Energy. In this capacity, his responsibilities include development of course curriculum and industry projects.
He was previously the Vice President and Chief Technology Advisor for the Tennessee Valley Authority which managed more than 11 million customers in seven States. His duties included managing renewable energy technology, developing electric transportation & infrastructure, consumer innovation, technologies for power generation and power delivery. His previous appointments included: President/CEO of Signatech Systems and led the efforts to develop requirements for asset management and fleet-wide monitoring for a large Asian utility (30 GW capacity); consulted with the U.N. IAEA on nuclear power requirements for developing countries. He was a Program Manager for fossil- and nuclear-generation sectors for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI),

Dr. Shankar completed his undergraduate work at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi; Ph.D. in Applied Sciences from the University of Delaware, and an MBA at Queens University in an Executive-sponsored Program. Dr Shankar has attended Leadership Development course at Eckerd College and project management training. He has conducted power industry-related training courses & workshops around the globe in Europe, Asia and the Americas.

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As part of the upcoming ACS Fall 2026 conference to be held at Chicago, there will be a special symposium “Wetting & Adhesion: A Symposium in Honor of the Career of Prof. Manoj K. Chaudhury”

This half day symposium honors Prof. Manoj K. Chaudhury’s contributions to the diverse phenomena that occur at soft interfaces, including wetting, adhesion, friction and instabilities and recognizes his pioneering contributions that has shaped modern colloid and interface science while inspiring generations of researchers worldwide. This session will feature collective reflections on Prof. Chaudhury’s scientific journey and invited talks from distinguished researchers

Join the symposium and participate in celebrating his scientific legacy.

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The first kick-off event for the fall semester is 'Rock the Block' which will have FREE = food trucks, lawn games, giveaways, and more! (Rain date: September 4)

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