Four years ago alumnus Roger E. Susi committed $2 million to ensure future engineers tackled tangible problems early in their education. Within months, faculty had launched a pilot program for first-year students. A year later, undergraduates were doing hands-on projects in a new 5,000-square-foot learning lab. And, last fall, the engineering school launched a full-year introductory course to be required for all engineering majors. When President Eric W. Kaler approached him about supporting an ambitious new research structure on campus, Susi did more than listen—he pledged $25 million to the effort. As part of the commitment, the university matched his gift, catalyzing a $50 million investment.
Bo Zhang appreciates any opportunity to share stories from his experiences growing up in the Shanxi Province in northwest China. From the region’s centuries-old, up-and-down history, to its special ideologies and philosophies, there’s no shortage of interesting tales.
Xiong (Bill) Yu often draws parallels between his mentoring style and his engineering research. As the Opal J. and Richard A. Vanderhoof Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yu applies insights from his degrees in civil engineering, computer science and electrical engineering—areas of study that make his research highly interdisciplinary.
More than 500 undergraduate students at Case Western Reserve University took to the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center to present their research and creative projects at Intersections, a poster session hosted by the Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors (SOURCE) office.
After pitching their ideas to researchers at Nestlé’s Research and Development Unit in Solon, Ohio, earlier this year, two teams were selected for the company’s innovation challenge—a three-month discovery project focused on areas like packaging science, cellular nutrition, agricultural science and more—that awarded $10,000 in funding.
After five years of research and design, a collaboration between the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Anthropology, the Case School of Engineering and Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda, have developed a small, discrete, biodegradable pouch to be used for the disposal of the waste created by DMPA-SC—a self-injectable contraceptive that protects against pregnancy.
Last month, the most recent addition to the Putnam Collection was installed in the Kent Hale Smith building. The sculpture, created by local artist Lauren Yeager, features Igloo coolers—an expression of her approach to “collecting, curating, and re-imagining commonplace objects as sculptural components.”
Cleveland Clinic, IBM unveil world’s first healthcare-focused quantum computer; Case Western Reserve, others gain computing access, contribute student pipeline
With the hope of helping expand the capability of drug delivery and medical devices, Maite Rey came to Case Western Reserve University to study biomedical engineering. Upon graduation in May, they will continue polymer research at CWRU while exploring different job paths.
Even as biomedical engineer Anirban Sen Gupta refines artificial platelets to stem traumatic bleeding, he and his colleagues are seeking new uses for their synthetic solution. The latest application to show promise involves providing synthetic platelets to treat a genetic condition that prevents blood from clotting, Von Willebrand disease (VWD). The most common of all bleeding disorders, VWD is found in up to 1% of the U.S. population (roughly 3 million people), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Meet Arein Darlnakhla, a fourth-year undergraduate student from Palestine who’s passionate about educating others on the rich history and culture of her home country.
Case Western Reserve University’s Venkataramanan “Ragu” Balakrishnan has been named to a national task force that aims to strengthen partnerships between higher education institutions in the U.S. and India.
