During his academic career at Lehigh (1972 – 2018) Dr. Mohamed El-Aasser served the university in several leaderships positions as: director of the emulsion polymers institute, founder & director of the center of polymer science and engineering, founder & director of the NSF polymer interfaces center,  chairman of the department of chemical engineering, dean of the P.C. Rossin college of engineering and applied science, provost and vice president for academic affairs, and vice president (and founder of the office) for international affairs.

See the menu for highlights of a few select impactful areas in the latter 4 administrative leadership positions.