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New Faculty Spotlight: Zach J. Patterson
January 31, 2025Growing up, Zach J. Patterson had a number of engineering role models in his life, most notably, his grandfather. Paired with an interest in math and science, pursuing a career in engineering made complete sense.New Faculty Spotlight: Gourav Datta
January 31, 2025For Datta, engineering transformed his curiosity into innovation, showing him how designing solutions could actually change the world. His favorite part of being an engineer? The moment when a theoretical concept becomes a working prototype. That’s the moment that can make a real difference in people's lives.Student team claims top spot in environmental design competition, advancing them to national level
January 14, 2025After bringing home first place in the Ohio Water Environment Association Design Competition, a student team traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana, to compete at the national level in October.Fourth-year student earns second place in national competition
January 14, 2025Sarah Berger, fourth-year civil engineering student, recently earned second place in a national structural engineering competition hosted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) at their Forensic Engineering Congress in Seattle, Washington.New Faculty Spotlight: Sam Root
December 03, 2024Sam 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.Case School of Engineering’s Umut Gurkan contributes to National Academies publication on research leadership
November 26, 2024Umut Gurkan, Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, has co-authored a new publication by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.Kathleen A. Harper awarded Winter 2025 AAPT Fellowship
November 22, 2024As 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.SDLE Envoys program brings local high school students to campus to conduct research
November 19, 2024Since its founding in 2006, the Envoys program has impacted hundreds of high school students in Cleveland and East Cleveland schools.A childhood dream: Engineering student wins Project for Peace grant to establish technology center in Tanzania
November 19, 2024In 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.CWRU researchers partner on $26 million NSF grant focused on domestic rubber production
November 19, 2024From automobile and aircraft tires, to belts and hoses, natural rubber production is essential to modern production.