School Administration | Case School of Engineering | Case Western Reserve University

Office of the Dean

Venkataramanan "Ragu" Balakrishnan

Charles H. Phipps Dean of Engineering, Case School of Engineering

Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Investigates numerical methods and optimization for systems and control, control theory, application of systems theory in communication, signal processing, robotics and VLSI

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Jim McGuffin-Cawley

Senior Associate Dean, Case School of Engineering

Arthur S. Holden Professor of Engineering

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Develops new methodologies for material processing, characterizes processing-property relationships, studies high-temperature diffusion and solid-state reactions, fosters industry-university relationships
Marc Buchner

Associate Dean, Academics

Associate Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Director, Virtual Worlds Lab - Gaming and Simulation

Applies computer gaming technology and digital signal processing, especially VR and AR, to problem-solving in fields including psychology, nursing and medicine
Chris Zorman

Associate Dean, Research

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Director, Microfabrication Laboratory

Director, APT Center

Develops materials and processing techniques for microsystems, especially for challenging applications
Lyn Spellman

Executive Aide to the Dean, CSE Dean's Office

Provides support to the Dean of the Case School of Engineering as well as other Dean's office senior staff as needed.
Kathleen Ballou

Project Coordinator, CSE Dean's Office

Assists the Associate Dean of Academics with administration of engineering school academic programs and special projects
Sheila Campbell

Department Assistant, CSE Dean's Office

Provides administrative and financial expertise within the Dean's Office

Administration and Finance

Cena Hilliard

Associate Dean of Finance, Administration and Business Operations, CSE Dean's Office

Serves as the chief financial and operations office for the engineering school
Deborah Hamzah

Director, Research Administration

Supports the Case School of Engineering budget and research functions
Ann Boughner

Director of Human Resources & Leadership Development, CSE Dean's Office

Planning and overseeing human resource-related functions for the Case School of Engineering.
Rimas Biliunas

Director of Information Technology, CSE IT (U-Tech)

Develops and implements a strategic information technology plan for the Case School of Engineering

Marketing and Communications

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Office of Development

Annette Carey

Department Coordinator, Office of Development and External Affairs

Supports the Office of Development and External Affairs at engineering school.
Tiarra Thomas

Assistant Director, Office of Development and External Affairs

Develops strategy to encourage philanthropic support for the Case School of Engineering, and provides support to ensure execution of future goals
Lauren Biddlecombe

Director of Donor Relations and Events, Office of Development and External Affairs

Leads donor relations and events for the engineering school
Matthew Maloney

Director, Development, Office of Development and External Affairs

Designs and implements comprehensive development and fundraising strategies for the engineering school
Marina Corleto

Senior Director of Development, Office of Development and External Affairs

Designs and implements comprehensive development and fundraising strategies for the engineering school
Anthony Pasiak

Executive Director for Development, Office of Development and External Affairs

Leads development and engagement with alumni, friends, industry and foundations
Anne Cunningham

Associate Dean of Development and External Relations, Office of Development and External Affairs

Associate Vice President, Development

Leads and advances development initiatives for the engineering school
Roger Cerne

Executive Advisor, Office of Development and External Affairs

Assists the engineering school dean, vice dean and development staff in strengthening relationships with alumni and friends
Daniel Ducoff

Vice President for Engineering and Global Development and Vice Dean for External Relations, Office of Development and External Relations

Advances university goals through strategic fundraising globally

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Division of Engineering Leadership and Professional Practice

Deborah Fatica

Assistant Dean, Division of Engineering Leadership and Professional Practice

Provides leadership, management, and administration to the Division of Engineering Leadership & Professional Practice.
Bonnie Worthy

Department Assistant, Division of Engineering Leadership and Professional Practice

Supports cooperative education, global engineering, dual-degree programs, industry relations team and pre-K-12 activities.
Genine Apidone

Director, Cooperative Education, Division of Engineering Leadership and Professional Practice

Provides the strategic vision and goals, leadership, management and operational implementation of the co-operative education program.
Laura Marshall

Senior Business Leader, Division of Engineering Leadership and Professional Practice

Connects professional and student talent to industry opportunities
Nazanin Tousi

Industry Relations and Talent Manager, Division of Engineering Leadership and Professional Practice

Connects companies to engineering student talent

Learn about the division's offerings in talent recruitment, student leadership development, co-ops and more >>

Department Chairs

Bob Kirsch

Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering

Allen H. and Constance T. Ford Professor

Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Director, Cleveland FES Center
Daniel Lacks

Department Chair, Chemical Engineering

C. Benson Branch Professor

Professor, Chemical Engineering

Develops first-principles molecular-scale theories of chemical processes and materials properties
Bill Yu

Professor, Civil Engineering

Advances geosystems, infrastructure and geotechnical engineering with expertise in smart and multifunctional materials and multi-scale multiphysics processes
Jing Li

Interim Department Co-Chair, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Professor, Computer and Data Sciences Department

Develops computational approaches and software tools for genomics, bioinformatics and systems biology, and creates computational solutions for big data analytics
Pedram Mohseni

Interim Department Co-Chair, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering

Creates next-generation, integrated instruments for neural engineering and point-of-care (POC) health diagnostics
Gary Wnek

Department Chair, Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Joseph F. Toot, Jr., Professor of Engineering

Professor, Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Develops advanced polymers for packaging, biomaterial applications and more.
Frank Ernst

Department Chair, Materials Science and Engineering

Leonard Case Jr. Professor of Engineering

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty Director, Swagelok Center for Surface Analysis of Materials

Studies and engineers microstructures, interfaces and surfaces of metallic materials by novel methods of processing and microcharacterization
Robert Gao

Department Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Cady Staley Professor of Engineering

Professor, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Develops multi-physics sensing and stochastic modeling methods for improving observability in dynamical systems