Awards

Clare M. Rimnac, Distinguished University Professor Emerita, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor Emeritus of Engineering and professor emerita of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was awarded the 2023 Alfred R. Shands, Jr., MD Award by the Orthopaedic Research Society. The award is presented each y...

Jacob James Rich, PhD student in epidemiology and biostatistics, was awarded the “Best Student Abstract Award” at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in November. The research, conducted with coauthor and Yale University law student Robert Capodilupo, was recently published by the ...

Undergraduate student Keyyshav Seth was selected for the Indian Achievers Forum’s Youngest Entrepreneur Award, which is presented to a young entrepreneur in India who has demonstrated exceptional business acumen, innovation and success in their field. The Indian Achievers Forum is a prestigious or...

Xiong (Bill) Yu, the Opal J. and Richard A. Vanderhoof Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, was named 2023 Civil Engineer of the Year by the Cleveland section of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Yu was recognized for his “significant contributions...

Case in Point, a co-ed a cappella group at Case Western Reserve University, placed first at the Varsity Vocals International Competition of Collegiate Acapella's Midwest Quarterfinals earlier this month. The team also took home additional awards. Zion Thomas was given the best soloist award, Andy ...

Dhamakapella, Case Western Reserve University’s premier South Asian fusion a cappella team, took home first place from its first competition of the season. At Steel City Sapna in Pittsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 5, the team received first-place honors, along with an individual award for Outstanding Arr...

Postdoctoral scholar Nidhi Shukla and PhD student Nisha Kamath, both of Case Western Reserve University's Department of Pathology, were selected with travel awards from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Shukla and Kamath both are members of the lab of Kenneth Matreyek, ass...

A student estimating team from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering won first place in the 2023 Student Estimating Competition organized by the Ohio Contractors Association. The team is composed of Dan Cohen, Randy Radiarta, Hailey Degeorge, Shalev Grunschlag, Steven Leung and Shan...

Ann Nguyen, assistant professor at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, received a new grant funded by the Research Centers Collaborative Network from a parent grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIH). This is a two-year grant, totaling $50,000. She is the pr...

The National Postdoctoral Association selected Ya-Ting T. Liao, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, as a finalist for its Gallagher Mentor Award. This award recognizes those who: Advocate for postdoctoral scholars; Exhibit outstanding communication skills...