At Case School of Engineering, our world-class faculty drive groundbreaking research, publish in national and international journals, and land impressive awards and funding—all while mentoring Case Western Reserve University students to achieve their dreams.
Get to know some of our newest faculty members.
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.
New Faculty Spotlight: Xiaotian Han
September 20, 2024Xiaotian Han is passionate about leveraging cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex problems, pushing the boundaries of what technology can achieve.
New Faculty Spotlight: Hamid Charkhkar
September 18, 2024Hamid Charkhkar’s journey into engineering began with a fascination for electrical motors and circuits, leading him to pursue an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering.
New Faculty Spotlight: Ana G. Hernandez Reynoso
September 10, 2024Growing up, Ana. G. Hernandez Reynoso wanted to be a medical doctor, but after spending some time with one of her cousins, who is an engineer, she realized that it was the convergence between medicine and engineering that she really enjoyed.
New Faculty Spotlight: Neamul H. Khansur
September 09, 2024It started in high school when Neamul Khansur learned about the working principle of quartz watches—a watch powered by a battery with timekeeping regulated by a quartz crystal that vibrates at a certain frequency.
New Faculty Spotlight: Luke E. Osborn
September 09, 2024Luke Osborn grew up dreaming of a career in baseball. While unsuccessful in chasing that dream, he chose to study engineering as an undergraduate student because he liked building things and wanted to learn how they worked.
New Faculty Spotlight: Andrew Watkins
September 09, 2024Andrew Watkins’s path to a career in computer and data sciences was nontraditional, studying English at Mississippi State University for his bachelor’s and master’s degree and spending his first few professional years teaching English in the United States and China.
New Faculty Spotlight: Peng Wang
September 09, 2024For Peng Wang, the engineering process is a journey of discovery and innovation, beginning with the critical step of identifying a problem.
New Faculty Spotlight: M. Hassan Najafi
September 09, 2024From a young age, M. Hassan Najafi wanted to know how things worked, especially when it came to technology.
New Faculty Spotlight: Chengyu Li
September 09, 2024Chengyu Li’s journey into engineering began with curiosity about the natural world and a desire to apply mathematical and physical principles to solve real-world problems.