Office of the Dean
Venkataramanan "Ragu" Balakrishnan
Charles H. Phipps Dean of Engineering, Case School of EngineeringProfessor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems EngineeringInvestigates 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 EngineeringArthur S. Holden Professor of EngineeringProfessor, Materials Science and EngineeringDevelops 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, AcademicsAssociate Professor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems EngineeringDirector, Virtual Worlds Lab - Gaming and SimulationApplies 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, ResearchF. Alex Nason Professorship IProfessor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems EngineeringDirector, Microfabrication LaboratoryCo-Director, APT CenterDevelops materials and processing techniques for microsystems, especially for challenging applications
Lyn Spellman
Executive Aide to the Dean, CSE Dean's OfficeProvides support to the Dean of the Case School of Engineering as well as other Dean's office senior staff as needed.
Sheila Campbell
Department Assistant, CSE Dean's OfficeProvides 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 OfficeServes as the chief financial and operations office for the engineering school
Deborah Hamzah
Director, Research AdministrationSupports the Case School of Engineering budget and research functions
Ann Boughner
Director of Human Resources & Leadership Development, CSE Dean's OfficePlanning 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
Annette Carey
Department Coordinator, Office of Development and External AffairsSupports the Office of Development and External Affairs at engineering school.
Tiarra Thomas
Assistant Director, Office of Development and External AffairsDevelops 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 AffairsLeads donor relations and events for the engineering school
Matthew Maloney
Director, Development, Office of Development and External AffairsDesigns and implements comprehensive development and fundraising strategies for the engineering school
Anthony Pasiak
Executive Director for Development, Office of Development and External AffairsLeads development and engagement with alumni, friends, industry and foundations
Anne Cunningham
Associate Dean of Development and External Relations, Office of Development and External AffairsAssociate Vice President, DevelopmentLeads and advances development initiatives for the engineering school
Roger Cerne
Executive Advisor, Office of Development and External AffairsAssists 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 RelationsAdvances 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 PracticeProvides leadership, management, and administration to the Division of Engineering Leadership & Professional Practice.
Bonnie Worthy
Department Assistant, Division of Engineering Leadership and Professional PracticeSupports 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 PracticeProvides 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 PracticeConnects professional and student talent to industry opportunities
Nazanin Tousi
Industry Relations and Talent Manager, Division of Engineering Leadership and Professional PracticeConnects companies to engineering student talent
Bob Kirsch
Department Chair, Biomedical EngineeringAllen H. and Constance T. Ford ProfessorProfessor, Biomedical EngineeringDirector, Cleveland FES Center
Daniel Lacks
Department Chair, Chemical EngineeringC. Benson Branch ProfessorProfessor, Chemical EngineeringDevelops first-principles molecular-scale theories of chemical processes and materials properties
Bill Yu
Frank H. Neff ProfessorProfessor, Civil and Environmental EngineeringAdvances geosystems, infrastructure and geotechnical engineering with expertise in smart and multifunctional materials and multi-scale multiphysics processes
Jing Li
Interim Department Chair,Leonard Case Jr. Professor of EngineeringProfessor, Computer and Data Sciences DepartmentDevelops computational approaches and software tools for genomics, bioinformatics and systems biology, and creates computational solutions for big data analytics
Pedram Mohseni
Department Chair, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems EngineeringGoodrich Professorship for Engineering InnovationProfessor, Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems EngineeringCreates next-generation, integrated instruments for neural engineering and point-of-care (POC) health diagnostics
Gary Wnek
Department Chair, Macromolecular Science and EngineeringJoseph F. Toot, Jr., Professor of EngineeringProfessor, Macromolecular Science and EngineeringDevelops advanced polymers for packaging, biomaterial applications and more.
Frank Ernst
Department Chair, Materials Science and EngineeringLeonard Case Jr. Professor of EngineeringProfessor, Materials Science and EngineeringFaculty Director, Swagelok Center for Surface Analysis of MaterialsStudies and engineers microstructures, interfaces and surfaces of metallic materials by novel methods of processing and microcharacterization
Robert Gao
Department Chair, Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringCady Staley Professor of EngineeringProfessor, Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringDevelops multi-physics sensing and stochastic modeling methods for improving observability in dynamical systems