page_title: List of Lehigh University engineering highlights
section_title: Columbia Space Shuttle Forensics
hierarchical_section_title: List of Lehigh University engineering highlights / Engineering highlights / Columbia Space Shuttle Forensics
caption_attribution_description: English: A grid on the floor of the RLV Hangar at KSC is filling up with pieces of Columbia debris that have been collected by workers in the field. The blue lines reflect the outline of the orbiter.
context_page_description: Lehigh University students, faculty and alumni have made significant contributions to the nation and the field of engineering, not limited to but including:
context_section_description: Following the 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle disaster, NASA asked Lehigh exclusively to assist in the analysis of debris. Students of the Materials Science and Engineering department then reported findings of the forensic analysis during a two-day joint Lehigh-NASA symposium. This became part of their senior project, a requirement for graduation. Lehigh was the first university to investigate the debris due to its advanced microscope technology.
caption: Columbia Debris Grid
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