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CWRU, NASA and fire departments team to protect firefighters
During the next three years, researchers at Case Western Reserve University will team with NASA Glenn Research Center and firefighters nationally, from Cleveland to Oregon, to design and test sensors aimed at protecting firefighters from respiratory damage and illnesses. The Department of Homeland ...
Several of CWRU’s own selected to Crain’s Cleveland Business “Forty Under 40” class of 2015
Case Western Reserve University boasts some of the world’s brightest young minds. Their influence is not limited to the lab, office or classroom; often, it’s far-reaching—impacting the surrounding community and sometimes even society as a whole. Four such catalysts—current faculty, staff and studen...
Learn how the Master of Engineering and Management program develops leaders at Sept. 28 open house
The Master of Engineering and Management (MEM) Program will host an open house Monday, Sept. 28, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in Nord Hall, Room 356. Kylie Rochford, PhD candidate in organizational behavior, will present “The 21st Century Engineer: Finding and Developing Your Leadership Potential.” Student...
5 questions with… award-winning engineering PhD student Symone Alexander
Symone Alexander more or less stumbled into her career path. It took literally getting lost in the engineering building as an undergraduate at Howard University in order for her to find her true passion. “I knew nothing about engineering until undergrad,” Alexander, who started college as a chemist...
Celebrate appointment of Robert X. Gao to endowed professorship, department chair
The Case School of Engineering recently appointed Robert X. Gao as the Cady Staley Professor of Engineering and the chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Gao joins Case Western Reserve University from the University of Connecticut. There, he served as the Pratt and Whitne...
CWRU researchers efficiently charge a lithium-ion battery with solar cells
Coupling with perovskite solar cell holds potential for cleaner cars and more Liming Dai led the team's research. Consumers aren’t embracing electric cars and trucks, partly due to the dearth of charging stations required to keep them moving. Even the conservation-minded are hesitant to go electri...
Another SMART student: Junior wins scholarship to cover tuition, provide post-graduation job
When Lauren Anderson found out she won a Department of Defense Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship, she thought she was dreaming. The Case Western Reserve University junior had just woken up from a nap and checked her email when she learned she would have her fi...
Engineering doctoral candidates receive American Society for Testing and Materials International scholarships
Two Case Western Reserve University students won $10,000 scholarships from the American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) for their graduate studies. Janet Gbur and Mohsen Seifi, both PhD candidates in materials science and engineering, were two of three students selected for th...
Professor Anant Madabhushi, team awarded patent in digital pathology, biomarker quantification
Anant Madabhushi, director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics and professor of biomedical engineering, was awarded U.S. patent 9,111,179, titled “High-throughput Biomarker Segmentation Utilizing Hierarchical Normalized Cuts.” The invention relates to a novel algori...
Celebrated educator, chemical engineer Donald Feke awarded Distinguished University Professorship
Donald Feke (CIT ’76, GRS ’77, chemical engineering) is a triple threat at Case Western Reserve University: an award-winning educator, a patent-producing researcher and an accomplished administrator. His favorite aspect of his multifaceted role—and the reason he came back to Case Western Reserve—is...