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National Academy of Inventors names four CWRU researchers to 2026 class of senior members
Four Case Western Reserve University researchers have joined the ranks of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Members, a program recognizing success in producing and commercializing technologies that have brought—or aspire to bring—real impact on society. Jonathan Karn, Jacob G. Scott…
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June 26, 2017
Provost Bud Baeslack announced today that the Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of James McGuffin-Cawley as interim dean of the Case School of Engineering, effective July 1. McGuffin-Cawley, an alumnus of the school and member of its faculty since 1991, assumes the interim role upon…
June 16, 2017
Volunteers are needed to help manage Meeting of the Minds 2017 in Cleveland Oct. 23-25. The Meeting of the Minds annual summit brings together 450 opinion-shapers, policy-makers, leading thinkers and innovators for 2 1/2 days of intensive exchange in thought leadership and cross-sector alliance…
June 13, 2017
A farewell reception will be held for Jeffrey L. Duerk, dean of the Case School of Engineering, Wednesday, June 21, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in Clapp Hall’s Hovorka Atrium. Effective July 1, Duerk will become the University of Miami’s executive vice president and provost. Read more about his career at…
June 09, 2017
Suraj Srinivasan, a junior at Strongsville High School, earned a First Award in Biomedical Engineering at the International Science and Engineering Fair for research he completed under the mentorship of Andrew Shoffstall in Jeff Capadona's laboratory. Shoffstall is an adjunct assistant professor…
June 06, 2017
In a new study, a team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University and Gebze Technical University (GTU) in Turkey used data science to determine and predict the effects of exposure to weather and other conditions on materials in solar panels. Using data science to predict the deterioration…
June 01, 2017
The University of Miami announced this morning that Case School of Engineering Dean Jeffrey L. Duerk will become its next executive vice president and provost, effective July 1. “Case Western Reserve has been my professional home for nearly three decades,” Dean Duerk said. “It was just 30 years…
May 26, 2017
Materials Research Society, the largest organization for the materials community, recently appointed Rigoberto Advincula, professor of macromolecular science and engineering, as the new editor-in-chief of MRS Communications. Published by the Materials Research Society and Cambridge University…
May 19, 2017
The Graduate Macromolecular Student Organization invites postdoctoral scholars and graduate and undergraduate students from all science and engineering programs to attend the Polymer Initiative of Northeast Ohio (PiNO) Career Fair Friday, June 9, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Tinkham Veale…
May 15, 2017
After three decades of practicing medicine, David Kazdan, who has a PhD in biomedical engineering from CWRU and is a musician, birder, cyclist, photographer and licensed pilot of manned airplanes and of drones, returned to Case Western Reserve University to teach a SAGES course based on his passion…
May 12, 2017
Materials Science and Engineering Professor Frank Ernst, recipient of a 2017 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching, is sure his students know he considers them his “colleagues in science” by making himself approachable and seeking their most creative ideas. That “open-door” teaching method…