Appointments

Michael Pollino, assistant professor of civil engineering, was named the American Institute of Steel Construction Milek Fellow. The organization presents the award—formerly known as the AISC Faculty Fellowship—each year to a promising young university faculty member with expertise in the design…

Two dual-degree alumni, each internationally renowned in his field, have won election to Case Western Reserve University’s Board of Trustees. Steven M. Altschuler, the CEO of the nation’s top children’s hospital, and Geoffrey Duyk, the managing director of a leading biomedical and technology…

An expert in medical curriculum development who also participated in the development of a Johns Hopkins University’s medical education building is Case Western Reserve’s new vice dean for medical education. Patricia Thomas, a nationally recognized educator, author and physician, assumes her role…

Eben Alsberg, associate professor of biomedical engineering, recently was selected to the editorial board of Tissue Engineering, a leading journal in his field, and Nature Scientific Reports. He also was elected to the Americas Council of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine…

Pamela B. Davis, dean of the School of Medicine and the university's senior vice president for medical affairs, was elected chair-elect of the Medical Sciences section of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society, is…

Case Western Reserve Distinguished University Professor Paul C. Giannelli, recognized nationally for his extensive legal research in scientific evidence, was selected to serve on a newly created federal commission on forensic science. The new National Commission on Forensic Science, created…

David E. Biegel, a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, has spent several decades researching the impact of chronic illnesses on families. His research, coupled with his community involvement, has earned him…

Two Case Western Reserve University scientists who are leaders in innovation and turning discoveries into improvements in health, new materials and more have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Robert H. Miller, professor of neurosciences and the university’s vice…

Timothy Fogarty, professor of accountancy, was named the first Thomas M. Dickerson Faculty Fellow in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the accountancy field through research, teaching, practice and academic administration. "Tim has played a role in nearly every facet of the profession…

Juscelino Colares, professor of law and associate director of the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center, was appointed by the Office of the United States Trade Representative to serve on the 2013-2014 U.S. roster of North American Free Trade Agreement panelists. Colares was selected to serve…