Case Western Reserve faculty and researchers are awarded top grants and fellowships from prestigious national and international organizations.
( *denotes former; ✝denotes deceased )
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation aims to promote international cultural dialogue and academic exchange through research fellowships and awards that provide scholars from abroad opportunities to complete long-term research stays in Germany.
Fellowship
Mary Ann Horn
Daniel A. Scherson
Anneliese Maier Research Award
Mark B. Turner
Senior Scientist Award
Hatsuo Ishida
Virgil Percec*
Emeriti Faculty
Arthur H. Heuer
J. Thomas Mortimer
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellows are early-career scientists and scholars who demonstrate outstanding promise, distinguished performance, and a unique potential to make substantial contributions to their field.
Research Fellows
Roberto Fernández Galán, Neuroscience*
Thomas G. Gray, Chemistry
Harsh Mathur, Physics
Robert B. Miller, Neuroscience*
Corey B. Smith, Neuroscience
Stanislaw Szarek, Mathematics
The American Academy in Rome invites distinguished artists and scholars residencies to live and work within the Academy’s community in Rome.
Emeriti Faculty
Residency
Jenifer Neils
The American Antiquarian Society offers visiting research fellowships designed to enable academic and independent scholars and advanced graduate students to spend an uninterrupted block of time doing research in the AAS library.
AAS-National Endowment for the Humanities Long-Term Fellows
Daniel A. Cohen
Peterson Fellows
Renee M. Sentilles
The American Association of Anatomists awards highlight and support biomedical researchers early in their careers, and recognizes distinguished service or research in the field of anatomy.
Basmajian Award
David Dean*
Young Investigator Award
Robert H. Miller*
The American Ceramic Society awards honor members who use ceramics to pioneer energy solutions, advance medicine, improve the environment, and support manufacturing innovations to make life better.
Fulrath Award
Roger H. French
Emeriti Faculty
Arthur H. Heuer, Distinguished Life Membership, Jeppson Award, and the Kingery Award
The American Chemical Society (ACS) recognizes outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession, and the Society.
ACS Award In Applied Polymer Science
P. Anne Hiltner†
Awards in the History of Chemistry
Emeriti and Retired Faculty
Alan J. Rocke, Outstanding Achievement In The History of Chemistry and Outstanding Paper Award
PMSE Young Investigators Award
Michael J. A. Hore
Jon Pokorsk*
Fellowships and grants from the American Council of Learned Societies are awarded to individual scholars for excellence in research in the humanities and related social sciences.
Fellows
Michael Altschul†
Thomas Bishop*
Georgia J. Cowart
Matthew L. Garrett
Elina Gertsman
Daniel Goldmark
Michael Grossberg*
Elisabeth Koll*
Donald R. Laing†
Marixa Lasso*
Kenneth F. Ledford
Lihong Shi
Theodore L. Steinberg
Athena Vrettos
Gillian L. Weiss
Emeriti Faculty
Walter S. Gibson
Ellen G. Landau
American Society for Eighteenth Century Studies
Georgia J. Cowart, Clifford Prize
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics recognizes the aerospace profession's best and brightest for their meritorious achievements, technical contributions, committed service, section participation, and continued membership.
Emeriti Faculty
Technical Excellence Award
James S. Tien, Space Processing Award
The American Musicological Society advances scholarship in the various fields of music through research, learning, and teaching.
Alfred Einstein Award
Francesca Brittan
David Rothenberg
Phillip Brett Award
Susan McClary
Otto Kinkeldey Award
Susan McClary
Emeriti Faculty
Claude V. Palisca Award
Ross W. Duffin, for Outstanding Edition Or Translation
The American Physiological Society Awards recognize the outstanding efforts of its members and their dedication to biomedical research.
Renal Section Awards: Carl W. Gottschalk Distinguished Lectureship
Walter F. Boron
Jeffrey Garvin
Research Recognition Award: Gastrointestinal and Liver Section
Yuxia Zhang*
Arthur C. Guyton Award in Integrative Physiology
Jacob E. Friedman*
The American Political Science Association (APSA) members enhance public understanding of policymaking and improves the quality of scholarship, teaching and reporting on American national politics.
Congressional Fellows
Kathryn C. Lavelle
The American School of Classical Studies (ASCSA) provides graduate students and scholars a base for the advanced study of Greek culture, from antiquity to the present day, and contributes considerably to the dissemination of information about Greek history and archaeology to the Greek public as well as scholarly communities.
Members with Fellowships
Paul A. Iversen
Emeriti Faculty
Jenifer Neils
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow is the highest elected grade of membership which recognizes exceptional engineering achievements and contributions to the engineering profession.
Chao and Trigger Young Manufacturing Engineer Award
Chris Yingchun Yuan
The mission of the American Society for Neurochemistry is to promote, support and encourage the research of individual cellular and molecular neuroscientists with special attention given to young investigators.
Young Investigator Award
Wendy B. Macklin*
Mark A. Smith✝
Bruce D. Trapp
American Society for Nutrition award recipients represent the most prestigious and elite professionals and emerging leaders in nutrition science and practice.
Young Investigator Awards
Jonathan M. Brown
Richard W. Hanson✝
The Andrew Heiskell Rome Prize are highly competitive fellowships supporting advanced independent work and research in the arts and humanities.
Rome Prize Fellow
Maggie Popkin, Ancient Studies
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia and the study of Asia.
China and Inner Asia (CIAC) Book Prizes
Emeriti Faculty
Melvyn C. Goldstein, Levenson Prizes for Books in Chinese Studies
The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) is a diverse community of scholars, educators, and practice leaders that strengthens the field of nonprofit and philanthropic research in order to improve civil society and human life.
Dennis R. Young* (association president, 1999-2000), Distinguished Achievement and Leadership Award
Emeriti Faculty
David C. Hammack (association president, 2004-2006), Distinguished Achievement and Leadership Award
The Association of Clinical Scientists is dedicated to the advancement of research and learning in pathology and laboratory science.
Clive R. Hamlin, Clinical Scientist of the Year Award
Clive R. Hamlin, Diploma of Honor
Howard J. Meyerson, Young Clinical Scientist Award
The Biophysical Society members are scientists who have educational, research, or practical experience in biophysics or in an allied scientific field. The Society's distinguished members are recognized for sustained scientific excellence.
Emeriti Faculty
Mary D. Barkley, Distinguished Service Award
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is an independent private foundation dedicated to advancing the biomedical sciences by supporting research and other scientific and educational activities.
Career Awards
Kenneth R. Cooke*
Arlene Dent
Claire M. Doerschuk*
Eckhard Jankowsky
Dennis J. Templeton*
Matthew L. Warman*
The core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program provides teaching and/or research grants to U.S. faculty and experienced professionals in a wide variety of academic and professional fields. The Fulbright Specialist Program (FSP) promotes linkages between U.S. scholars and professionals and their counterparts at host institutions overseas.
U.S. Scholars (Program Country)
Karen Beckwith (United Kingdom)
Ronald E. Blanton (Brazil)
David Carrier (China)
Timothy M. Casey* (Argentina)
Christopher A. Cullis (South Africa)
Joyce J. Fitzpatrick (Ireland)
Michael E. Goldberg (Vietnam)
Brian K. Gran (Iceland)
Insoo Hyun (South Korea)
Jill Korbin (Australia)
Walter R. L. Lambrecht (Germany)
Marie Lathers (Camaroon)
Kathryn C. Lavelle (Canada)
Kenneth F. Ledford (Germany)
Marilyn Lotas (Lebanon)
Anna Mandalakas* (South Africa)
Peter W. Moore (United Arab Emirates)
Elliot A. Posner (France)
Charles Rosenblatt (France)
Laura Siminoff* (Australia)
Edward D. Sivak (Finland)
Peter J. Thomas (Germany)
Cheryl A. Toman (Lebanon)
Fulbright Specialist (Program Country)
Michael E. Goldberg (Namibia)
Mark G. Hans (Greece)
Daniel J. Lacks (Burma)
Emeriti and Retired Faculty
Steven P. Feldman (China)
Arthur H. Heuer (France)
Louise W. McKinney (Botswana)
Menachem Shoham (Thailand)
Martha A. Woodmansee (Brazil)
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation awards fellowships to mid-career men and women who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or creative ability in the arts.
Guggenheim Fellowships
Cynthia M. Beall
Michael W. Clune
Daniel A. Cohen
Elina Gertsman
Erkki Somersalo
Glenn D. Starkman
Theodore L. Steinberg
Cyrus C. Taylor
Steven Ungar*
Athena Vrettos
Emeriti Faculty
David C. Hammack
Martha A. Woodmansee
Howard Hughes Medical Institute selects investigators who demonstrate innovative approaches to the study of biological problems through the biomedical disciplines, and who have the potential to make significant contributions to science.
Investigators
Sanford D. Markowitz
Jonathan S. Stamler
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the IDSA Education and Research Foundation offer awards to individuals to honor outstanding achievement in the field of infectious diseases.
Young Investigator Award
Robin L. P. Jump, Geriatrics
The Law and Society Association is an interdisciplinary scholarly organization committed to social scientific, interpretive, and historical analyses of law across multiple social contexts.
Theodore L. Steinberg, J. Willard Hurst Prize for Legal History
The Medieval Academy of America awards fellowships, prizes and grants to its members for travel, research and publications.
John Nicholas Brown Prize
Elina Gertsman
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars. Scientists are elected by their peers to membership in the NAS for outstanding contributions to research.
Early-Career Research Fellowship
YeongAe Heo
The National Endowment for the Humanities fosters independent study and advanced research in the arts and humanities. Fellowships support individuals pursuing advanced research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both.
Fellowships
Daniel A. Cohen
Georgia J. Cowart
Marie Lathers
Jonathan Sadowsky
Ted Steinberg
Susanne Vees-Gulani
Athena Vrettos
Robert A. Walser
Stuart Youngner
Emeriti Faculty
Edward J. Olszewski
Ellen Landau
The National Humanities Center is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated exclusively to advanced study in all areas of the humanities.
Fellows
David Carrier
Michael Grossberg*
Susanna Heschel*
Marixa A. Lasso*
Emeriti and Retired Faculty
Martha Woodmansee
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awards support exceptionally creative researchers and scientists throughout the country and abroad; help in the training of research investigators; and foster communication of medical and health sciences information.
New Innovator Award
Derek Taylor
R37 MERIT Awards
Walter F. Boron
Fabio Cominelli
Serpil C. Erzurum
Claudio Fiocchi
Maria Hatzoglou
Donald W. Jacobsen
Robert H. Miller*
Laura E. Nagy
Jerry Silver
Daniel I. Simon
Bruce D. Trapp
Emeriti Faculty
Robert C. Elston
The National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is one of the Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations.
Alexis R. Abramson*
Daniel S. Akerib*
Ozan Akkus
Kristian E. Baker
Swarup Bhunia*
Clemens Burda
Jennifer W. Carter
Sarah E. Diamond
Elena Dormidontova*
Christine Duval
Philip X. Feng*
Michael J. Fu
Xuan Gao
Umut Gurkan
Michael G. Hinczewski
Michael J. A. Hore
LaShanda J. Korley*
Mehmet Koyuturk
Hossein Miri Lavasani
Michael S. Lewicki
Bo Li
Ya-Ting Liao
Wei Lin
Heidi B. Martin
J. Christopher Mihos
Pedram Mohseni
Emily B. Pentzer
John Protasiewicz
Stuart J. Rowan*
Anna Christina S. Samia
Ramanathan M. Sankaran
Genevieve Sauve
Jie Shan*
Nicole Seiberlich
Glenn D. Starkman
Nicole F. Steinmetz*
Gregory P. Tochtrop
Horst von Recum
Joy K. Ward
Xinmiao Zhang*
Xiong “Bill” Yu
Xiang Zhang*
Lei Zhu
Emeritus or Retired Faculty
Heather Morrison
The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Awards recognize scientists and engineers who, while early in their research careers, show exceptional potential for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge during the twenty-first century.
Jeffrey R. Capadona
Jennifer W. Carter
Philip X. L. Feng
Suchitra S. Nelson
Joy K. Ward
The Pulitzer Prize Board administers the award that has honored excellence in journalism and the arts since 1917.
James E. Sheeler, Distinguished Feature Writing
The Renaissance Society of America promotes the study of the period 1300–1650. Members are faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars in a wide variety of disciplines from around the world.
RSA Research Grant
Erin E. Benay
The Research Corporation for Science Advancement's Cottrell Scholar program champions the very best early career teacher-scholars in chemistry, physics and astronomy through discretionary awards for research.
Corbin E. Covault, Physics
J. Christopher Mihos, Astronomy
Heather L. Morrison, Astronomy
Jie Shan*, Physics
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation programs provide an outstanding opportunity for exceptional health professionals and behavioral and social scientists to participate in the policy process at the federal level and use that leadership experience to improve health, health care, and health policy.
Policy Fellows
Kenneth B. Chance
Leona Cuttler✝
Mary Beth Mazanec
Scholars in Residence Fellows
Sharona Hoffman
The Searle Scholars Program makes grants to selected universities and research centers to support the independent research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry.
Guangbin Luo
Saba Valadkhan
The Society for American Music is dedicated to the study, teaching, creation and dissemination of all musics in the Americas.
Lowens Book Award
Robert A. Walser
The Society for Biomaterials is a multidisciplinary society of academic, healthcare, governmental and business professionals dedicated to promoting advancements in biomaterial science, education and professional standards.
The Founders Award
James M. Anderson
Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal
James M. Anderson
The Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine is a scientific society that promotes investigation in the biomedical sciences by encouraging and facilitating interchange of scientific information among disciplines.
Young Investigator Award
Jonathan M. Brown
Best Paper Award
Xue-qin Ding
The Society for the History of Technology encourages the study of the development of technology and its relations with society and culture. Members represent a wide range of disciplines and professions, from history and the humanities to engineering and science.
The Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize
Molly W. Berger
Peter A. Shulman
The Sally Hacker Prize
Molly W. Berger
The Wilson Center’s residential fellowships support scholarship that is linked to issues of national and international public policy.
Kathryn Lavelle
The Electrochemical Society honors and awards recognizes outstanding technical achievements in electrochemical, solid-state science, and technology, and exceptional service to the Society.
Outstanding Achievement Awards
Arnold Reisman✝
Young Investigator Awards
Stuart B. Adler*
Rohan Akolkar
Peter N. Pintauro*
Arnold Reisman✝
Robert F. Savinell
Daniel A. Scherson
Thomas A. Zawodzinski*
Edward Goodrich Acheson Award
Emeriti Faculty
Barry Miller
The Getty Foundation supports institutions and individuals committed to advancing the preservation of the visual arts. Getty initiatives strengthen art history as a global discipline, advance conservation practices, and support current and future leaders in the visual arts.
Research Scholars
Anne L. Helmreich*
Scholars in Residence
David Carrier
Emeriti Faculty
Jenifer Neils
The Hartwell Foundation seeks to inspire innovation and achievement by funding early-stage, transformative biomedical research with the potential to benefit children of the United States, and funds innovative and cutting-edge applied research that has not yet qualified for funding from traditional outside sources.
Investigators
Marc L. Basch
Brian A. Cobb
Roberto Fernández Galán
Yolanda Fortenberry
Saptarsi Haldar*
Jonathan E. Sears
Hoonkyo Suh
Jennell C. Vick
The Pew Charitable Trusts Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences provides funding to young investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health.
Pew Scholars in Biomedicine
Cheng-Ming Chiang*
Alfred Malouf*
Richard A. Padgett
Martin D. Snider
Jonathan S. Stamler
The individuals below represent current or former Case Western Reserve faculty that are or have been included in Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researchers listing of leading researchers in the sciences and social sciences from around the world.
Mark D. Adams*, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Robert A. Bonomo, Pharmacology & Toxicology
Joseph R. Calabrese, Psychiatry/Psychology
Liming Dai, Chemistry
Stephen G. Ellis, Clinical Medicine
Yngve T. Falck-Ytter, Social Sciences; general
John J. Fung, Clinical Medicine
Thomas A. Hamilton, Immunology
P. Anne Hiltner✝, Materials Science
Vinod Labhasetwar, Pharmacology and Toxicology
Eduardo Lapetina*, Biology & Biochemistry
John J. Lewandowski, Materials Science
A. Michael Lincoff, Clinical Medicine
Steven E. Nissen, Clinical Medicine
Brian I. Rini, Clinical Medicine
George R. Stark*, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Eleanor Stoller*, Social Sciences
Peter J. Whitehouse, Neuroscience
Huntington Willard*, Molecular Biology and Genetics
Idit Zehavi, Space Science
Emeriti Faculty
Arthur H. Heuer, Materials Science
Michael R. Jacobs, Microbiology