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"Understanding the science behind a manufacturing process is only one part of learning.
Once you experience that science in action, then the complete lesson comes to fruition."

- Anthony Tsekrekas, current Pasteur Partners Ph.D. student

Launch your Research Career with P3

Following the approach of the famous microbiologist Louis Pasteur, the originator of use-inspired research that identifies key fundamental questions based on a demonstrated practical need or problem, Lehigh’s P3 program offers a student-centered doctoral study opportunity. This program incorporates, during the graduate study period, an active partnership with companies involved in research to address the needs of customers, and, thus the society at large.

Those selected as Pasteur Fellows receive a competitive stipend and full tuition for the duration of doctoral studies that are expected to be completed in four years. This use-inspired research track for doctoral studies in science and engineering disciplines is a unique, student-centered program, developed with support from the National Science Foundation’s Innovation in Graduate Education project at Lehigh University.

Benefits of the P3 Fellowship include:

The Fellow is actively involved in defining the scope of their dissertation, wherein the traditional modus operandi for identifying research topics is flipped. P3 starts with a pre-program summer internship at a company to get the ‘big picture’ of the problem of interest through discussions with researchers at industry-leading companies, gaining insight into research questions that matter to industry and society.
With a broad perspective of research problems, the Fellow arrives on campus and selects appropriate courses in consultation with the academic adviser. Overall, each Fellow’s program is personalized with co-advisers from both the university and a partner company.
A one to two-semester company residency is required to ensure that students have a use-inspired, industrial perspective to supplement the academic rigor of a doctoral degree.
In addition to meeting Departmental requirements, the Fellow is required to take modular, graduate-level professional development courses, co-taught by faculty and industry researchers. The topics may include team and project-based learning, Intellectual Property (IP) constraints, economic considerations and the global marketplace, ethical considerations, diversity and cultural sensitivity, technical oral and written communication skills, and techniques to develop personal creativity and innovation.

"I want to express my sincere gratitude for organizing the incredible visit to the Vitro sheet glass plant. It was thrilling to be on-site, witnessing each component being trucked in and melted down, and even having the unique chance to watch the melting take place inside the furnace! The experience of observing the entire glass production process from start to finish was truly illuminating and reinforced my newfound love for the field of glass science."

-Metri Zughbi, current undergraduate student, after touring the

Vitro Architectural Glass plant with Prof. Himanshu Jain.

For more information on Lehigh University's graduate studies:
https://www2.lehigh.edu/academics/graduate-studies