SCSAM, under the leadership of Jeffrey Pigott and Jennifer Carter, was featured in the Ohio Space Grant Consortium's Student Showcase.

Sam Root’s interest in knowledge of polymers started in high school. His father worked in the flexographic printing industry and after school, Root would head to the plant to do quality control. When his interest in organic materials chemistry, soft matter physics, and engineering started to grow, he decided to study chemical engineering.

Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, has co-authored a new publication by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Titled On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research, the work explores strategies for fostering ethical and effective scientific leadership in research environments.

As a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers since 1994, Kathleen A. Harper, a lifetime member, will receive the Winter 2025 AAPT Fellowship in January. The fellowship recognizes AAPT members who have shown “exceptional contribution to AAPT's mission to enhance the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching.“

In Ignas Kamugisha’s remote Tanzanian village near the Serengeti, the trek to wash clothing at the nearest river was a 5-kilometer walk each way. As a child, he knew this weekly chore was a hassle for his mother, and he was determined to find a solution.

For decades, Crain’s Cleveland Business has recognized young leaders making impacts across their communities in Northeast Ohio and beyond. This year’s “40 Under 40” publication, released Nov. 18, included two familiar faces from Case Western Reserve University: those of staff member Jason Buitrago and faculty member Christine Duval.

Since its founding in 2006, the Envoys program has impacted hundreds of high school students in Cleveland and East Cleveland schools. With the purpose of increasing access to STEAM for underrepresented minority students, the Envoys program supports a number of students each summer to engage in research projects on campus for three summers, from 10th grade through 12th grade.

Case Western Reserve University has a new offer for the 25 to 30 students each year who are named finalists for the prestigious Hertz Fellowship but are not ultimately selected as Fellows: Matriculate at CWRU and receive full financial benefits. The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has agreements in place with more than 40 schools to let students accept their support while pursuing graduate studies.