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July 24, 2026Chirag Kharangate, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Case School of Engineering, recently received a three-year, $525,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to study two-phase interfacial turbulence.The project, “Predicting Two-Phase Interfacial Turbulence… -
July 24, 2026Christine Duval, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Case School of Engineering, received the 2026 Srinivasa P. Gutti Memorial Teaching Award. Presented annually by the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi, the award recognizes engineering faculty who demonstrate an… -
April 18, 2025The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), a non-profit membership association of translational scientists from the nation’s leading academic medical centers, honored its Translational Science Award recipients at Translational Science 2025. Umut Gurkan, PhD, received the 2025… -
April 02, 2025Professor Shuo Li was inducted into 2025 Class of The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows at a ceremony in Arlington, Virginia, earlier this week. -
March 28, 2025Associate Professor Laura Bruckman has been appointed to the Climo Professorship. -
March 14, 2025The Office of Energy and Sustainability recently honored faculty, staff and students who excel at making the university and greater community a greener place to live and work with Sustainability Champion awards. -
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.
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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… -
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. -
October 04, 2024Three professors awarded a $4M, four-year project to develop and Neuro-Symbolic AI for managing the Photovoltaic Lifecycle.