Faculty Spotlights

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.

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    April 18, 2025
    The 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…
  • Shuo Li
    April 02, 2025
    Professor 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.
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    March 28, 2025
    Associate Professor Laura Bruckman has been appointed to the Climo Professorship.
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    March 14, 2025
    The 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.
  • Gourav Datta
    January 31, 2025
    For 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…
  • January 31, 2025
    Growing 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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    December 03, 2024
    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.
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    October 04, 2024
    Three professors awarded a $4M, four-year project to develop and Neuro-Symbolic AI for managing the Photovoltaic Lifecycle.
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    September 20, 2024
    Xiaotian Han is passionate about leveraging cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex problems, pushing the boundaries of what technology can achieve.
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    September 18, 2024
    Hamid Charkhkar’s journey into engineering began with a fascination for electrical motors and circuits, leading him to pursue an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering.