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“Sometimes I get emotional,” Rashidi said. “I feel that I have come back home. I really am here to try to give back what I gained from Case.”

Late last year, Environmental Science and Technology, a premier journal for environmental research, awarded Huichun (Judy) Zhang, the Frank H. Neff Professor in Civil Engineering, a best paper honor for her work, “Machine Learning: New Ideas and Tools in Environmental Science and Engineering.”

Associate Professor Christian Carloni’s talk, “Pull-out Tests of FRP Bars Embedded in Concrete: A New Insight,” received a best presentation award at the second annual workshop organized by the Transportation Infrastructure Durability and Life Extension Center—a National University Transportation Center funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Vishnu Ramasamy, a second year PhD student working under John Lewandowski in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is well versed in working with 3D printers. He’s even worked on building one that is capable of 3D printing wind turbine blades. 

Since 2009, Case Western Reserve University fellows have helped hundreds of local K-12 students with their science fair projects. This year, the 32 Gelfand Fellows continue the tradition, working with students at 10 schools across Cleveland to plan, prepare and present their science fair projects. 

After shadowing her father, a mechanical engineer, as part of a class in eighth grade, Melinda Lake-Speers was inspired to sign up for an introductory engineering and design course in high school.

Venture capital isn’t just for business majors and two second-year engineering students can prove it.

The ASM International Student Speaking Symposium was a big success for Sylvie Crowell, a senior in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University.

With his face pressed against the glass of the airport window, a young Brian Taylor asked his father who was responsible for building airplanes. When his father told him it was the job of aeronautical engineers, he knew that was the career for him. 

Case Western Reserve University brought home first place at the Autonomous Snowplow Competition (ASC) in January, but the road to number one had some bumps.