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CWRU students receive first prize in the international pitch competition "Universities for SDG Goal 13 - Climate Action"
Natasha Rouse (PhD candidate, mechanical engineering) and Molly Egan (fourth-year undergraduate student, chemical engineering) from the ThinkEnergy Fellows group, e-Gora, led their team to first place in an international pitch competition called "Universities for SDG Goal 13 - Climate Action.” This ...
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Student launches business to improve supply chain
Fatih Ahmet Gurbuz has a goal to optimize supply chains by utilizing technology and putting the customer experience first. “This summer I was working at Amazon,” the fourth-year computer science student said. “One of the leadership principles they insisted on was customer obsession. Customer, cust...
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From think[box] pioneer to California dreamer: Ian Charnas' trailblazing journey in innovation to take new turn at CrunchLabs
In 2019, Ian Charnas (CWR ’05) solved what may be one of the most irksome problems to ever face humanity—at least in his opinion. He modified his car so the windshield wipers sync to the beat of whatever music he’s listening to. Why? Because he simply yearned for a more harmonious driving experience...
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Rohan Akolkar wins research award
The Electrochemical Society (ECS) conferred a prestigious research prize in October in Sweden, recognizing groundbreaking contributions to electrodeposition science and its industrial applications. Rohan Akolkar, an electrochemical engineer from Case Western Reserve University, has been chosen as th...
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Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University, University of Chicago to restore sense of feeling for breast cancer patients
With a $3.99 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, biomedical engineers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Chicago will begin testing an implantable device that restores the sense of touch to breast cancer patients after reconstructive surgery. In this projec...
Society For Biomaterials Biomaterials Day 2023
In early November, Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Biomedical Engineering hosted the Society For Biomaterials (SFB) Biomaterials Day on campus. Adding up to be the largest in department history, 153 attendees hailing from Northwestern University, University of Pennsylvania, Universit...
Dr. Emily Pentzer named the editor-in-chief for the new journal RSC Applied Polymers
In Dr. Emily Pentzer's office at the Reed McDonald Building at Texas A&M University, a display of honors lines the windowsill, showcasing her notable achievements. Among these accolades, one of the most recent and cherished is her appointment as the editor-in-chief of the Royal Society of Chemistry'...
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Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University, University of Chicago to restore sense of feeling for breast cancer patients
With a $3.99 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, biomedical engineers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Chicago will begin testing an implantable device that restores the sense of touch to breast cancer patients after reconstructive surgery. In this projec...
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Kelvin Smith Library announces Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship faculty fellows
The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library has announced the recipients of the 2023–24 Freedman faculty fellows. The annual fellowship program supports the advancement of digital scholarship research projects from Case Western Reserve University faculty. The fellowship aids ...
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Revolutionizing road safety: RoadPrintz puts groundbreaking robotic pavement-marking system to use across Cleveland
A spin-off company from Case Western Reserve University has reimagined the often dangerous, labor-intensive process of road painting. While painting lines parallel to curbs is often an automated step, the typical approach to create many other new road markings is antiquated and dangerous. Enter Sa...