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Chirag Kharangate, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was awarded the 2024 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Electronic & Photonic Packaging Division (EPPD) Early Career Engineer Award at this year’s ASME InterPACK Conference. “It is an…

Daniel Clare, a third-year student majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, has worked late into the night many times at Case Western Reserve University. But it’s not just his studies that keep him up.  As the suspension and steering lead on the CWRU Motorsports Baja SAE team, Clare has…

With a new $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), researchers at Case Western Reserve University will lead a project to improve the lifecycle of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems—from fabrication and electricity production through their end of service.

As climate change accelerates, hurricanes are becoming more intense and destructive, bringing heavier rains, stronger winds and devastating storm surges. Hurricanes Helene and Milton serve as stark examples of this—both storms grew stronger due to the warmer waters of the Gulf of Mexico and left…

Research could lead to new discoveries in cancer medicine With a new five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), researchers at Case Western Reserve University will develop computer software to analyze and interpret complex genome data. Analyzing…

Kyocera Professor in Materials Science Roger French, along with Professors Laura Bruckman and Yinghui Wu, were awarded a $4M, four-year project to develop and Neuro-Symbolic AI for managing the Photovoltaic Lifecycle.

With a new $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), researchers at Case Western Reserve University will lead a project to improve the lifecycle of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems—from fabrication and electricity production through their end of service. It’s an effort to…

Expanding access to nurse-midwifery services could improve maternal health outcomes by providing culturally sensitive, community-based care, particularly in underserved communities around the U.S. where disparities and rising maternal mortality rates are prevalent. National Midwifery Week is…

Case Western Reserve University’s Lydia Kisley receives prestigious U.S. Department of Energy ‘Early Career Award’ for groundbreaking research in microscopy of rare-earth element separations Obtaining rare-earth elements (REEs)—ranging from terbium to lithium—involves soaking chemical compounds…

Researchers awarded five-year, $3.7M grant from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute Researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Vanderbilt University are pioneering a new approach to prostate cancer surgery by combining advanced robotics and “low-field” MRI…