Institution

Lafayette College

USeducation

Recent research

  • Society & Economics

    Beyond “elementary”

    Abstract This article examines recent policy debates surrounding the “Elementary Proficiency in a Second Language” (EPSL) requirement at a U.S. liberal arts college, focusing on how misconceptions about language learning and assessment shape curricular decision-making. Drawing on...

    Chinese as a Second Language (漢語教學研究—美國中文教師學會學報) The journal of the Chinese Language Teachers Association USA2026-08-180 citationsDOI
  • Engineering & TechnologyOpen access

    Size-DependentChemical Speciation in CementitiousQuarry Waste

    Abstract Quarry waste, especially adjacent to cementitious rock formations, presents an underutilized mineral resource given that geo-processes generate gradients in composition across vast scales. We inferred, and demonstrate, that mechanical breakdown depends on chemical compos...

    ACS Materials Au2026-08-110 citationsDOI
  • Climate & Environment

    Presenceof CriticalMaterials in Select U.S. MunicipalSolid Waste Landfill Leachates

    Abstract This study detected and quantified a broad array of critical materials and other elements in U.S. municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill leachates in both the aqueous (i.e., supernatant) and wet solid fractions. A total of 59 elements were measured in 37 landfill leachate...

    Environmental Science & Technology2026-08-070 citationsDOI