- Mar. 1, 2022
AMMRC Celebrates 35 years of Mechanical Characterization at CWRU
The late 1980s brought a number of single and multiple investigator grants, including equipment grants, enabled rapid initial modernization and upgrading of the Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Reliability Center (AMMRC
- Feb. 25, 2022
Engineering’s Umut Gurkan elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) recently announced the election of Umut Gurkan, the Warren E. Rupp Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, to its College of Fellows.
- Feb. 23, 2022
Stopping heavy bleeding with next-generation artificial platelets
Biomedical researchers at Case Western Reserve University report that their latest innovation in developing synthetic platelets could help save lives by rapidly stabilizing clots to reduce blood loss from traumatic injuries. This new effort centers on the creation of next-generation, platelet-mimicking nanoparticles.
- Feb. 22, 2022
Remembering Tom Kicher, first dean of the Case School of Engineering
Former Dean Tom Kicher (CIT ’59; GRS ’62, mechanical engineering; GRS ’65, engineering), a long-serving faculty member and a shaper of the modern Case School of Engineering, died Feb. 19 at the age of 84. Widely known as the engineering school's elder statesman, Kicher joined “the Case family,” as he called it, as a student some 65 years ago and went on to serve the institution as a teacher, researcher, administrator and change agent.
- Feb. 20, 2022
Scientists developing climate-friendly method to process ‘rare earth’ minerals; could make U.S. less reliant on foreign metals
Case Western Reserve University research aligns with Biden Administration order to increase domestic sources for metals—especially for clean-energy uses
- Feb. 17, 2022
3 things to know about E-Week at CWRU
Ever wondered how engineering plays into your daily life? Engineers design machinery, skyscrapers, public works and so much more—and you’ll be able to see their work on a smaller scale at Case Western Reserve University this week.
- Feb. 15, 2022
Spartan Showcase: Grace Yeung
From early-morning practices and treks up the “Elephant Stairs” to overcoming five knee injuries and four surgeries, Grace Yeung has pushed through plenty of struggles in her time as a student-athlete. Through them all, she’s considered competing as a Spartan to be a key component of her Case Western Reserve experience.
- Feb. 11, 2022
Three Case Western Reserve University faculty elected as 2022 senior members of National Academy of Inventors
Three distinguished members of the Case Western Reserve University faculty—Susann Brady-Kalnay, Paul Tesar and Satish Viswanath—have been elected among 83 “of the world’s best emerging academic inventors” to the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) 2022 class of Senior Members.
- Feb. 8, 2022
Science and suds: The chemistry of beer
Two teams of Case Western Reserve University chemical engineering PhD students recently walked away with a trio of top awards in a competition with dozens of other aspiring scientists—in brewing beer.
- Feb. 7, 2022
Case Western Reserve alumnus Joel Roth commits $20+ million to launch student leadership institute
Case Western Reserve University announced today that alumnus Joel Roth has committed more than $20 million to support a leadership institute designed to prepare students to address the increasingly complex challenges facing the globe.
- Feb. 1, 2022
Helping cancer patients avoid excessive radiation
A Case Western Reserve University-led team of scientists has used artificial intelligence (AI) to identify which patients with certain head and neck cancers would benefit from reducing the intensity of treatments such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
- Jan. 31, 2022
AMMRC Celebrates 35 years of Mechanical Characterization at CWRU
Thirty-five years ago, John Lewandowski took the first steps to creating what is now the Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Reliability Center.
- Jan. 26, 2022
2022 Think Showcase to highlight "Next Generation of Health"
President Eric W. Kaler and Provost Ben Vinson III invite members of the Case Western Reserve University community to attend the 2022 Think Showcase. This virtual event will begin on Feb. 1 with a panel on “Climate Change in Health” featuring Chemical Engineering's Burcu Gurkan.
- Jan. 25, 2022
Deep space race: Fixing the refueling challenge
A Case Western Reserve University engineer will lead a team of scientists helping NASA and other agencies plan for the future refueling of spacecraft while in space.
- Jan. 19, 2022
Cleveland-based RoadPrintz Inc. receives $1M from National Science Foundation to advance mobile robotic pavement-marking system
RoadPrintz Inc., a company co-founded by Case Western Reserve University engineering professor Wyatt Newman, has received a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research award of nearly $1 million from the National Science Foundation.