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Meet a researcher extracting the elements that could change everything
Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Case School of Engineering Member, Cancer Imaging Program, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center Area of Focus: Developing advanced materials and processes to separate f-elements (lanthanides and actinides) with applications…
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April 23, 2024
Across the Case Western Reserve University campus, researchers drive discovery in a wide array of subjects—from engineering to medicine, nursing, social work, physics and beyond. Their work often takes place in laboratories, surrounded by high-tech computers or research equipment such as beakers, pe...

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April 15, 2024
Earlier this year, the Veale Convocation, Recreation and Athletic Center swimming pool was a testing site for Kathryn ‘Kati’ Daltorio’s Crab Lab thanks to a collaboration with the Motley Scuba Diving Club.
Supported by the Department of Defense, researchers in the Crab Lab, including PhD students ...

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April 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University a four-year, $2.75 million grant to explore new technology to generate and stabilize a protein called fibrin that is essential to maintain protective blood clots in an injured body.
“The te...

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April 12, 2024
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University a four-year, $2.75 million grant to explore new technology to generate and stabilize a protein called fibrin that is essential to maintain protective blood clots in an injured body.
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April 12, 2024
Umut Gurkan, the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering, served as lead author on a paper published in Lab on a Chip Journal. Titled “Next generation microfluidics: fulfilling the promise of lab-on-a-chip technologies,” this article is the result of a National Institutes of Health workshop Gurka...
April 10, 2024
Major: Chemical Engineering
Minor: Sociology
What made you choose this area of study?
I wanted to apply chemistry concepts to large-scale problems in food production and sustainability.
What is your favorite thing about engineering?
The continuous problem-solving mindset.
Why did you choose CWR...

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April 10, 2024
Majors: Religious Studies and Chemical Engineering
What made you choose these areas of study?
I was very interested in the intersection between humanities and engineering.
Why did you choose CWRU?
CWRU was the perfect institution. It was close to home and provided ample opportunities to excel in...

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April 10, 2024
Major: Chemical Engineering
Minor: Business Management
What made you choose this area of study?
I always loved chemistry and math before coming to college, and I have always had a passion for finding out how things work and creating. Additionally, I really care about the environment, and I believ...

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April 10, 2024
Degree: Master's in Computer Science
What made you choose this area of study?
I was interested in working in the domain of Software Development, Machine Learning, AI and Data Science.
What is your favorite thing about engineering?
By use of engineering, people create new innovations. That's what...

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April 10, 2024
Major: Electrical Engineering
What made you choose this area of study?
I chose this area because electrical engineering has a lot of room for individual design and ideas once you understand the fundamentals. I also made traffic lights with an Arduino first in ninth grade so that helped.
What is y...