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Christopher Wirth takes a group photo holding L.E. Scriven Young Investigator Award statue

Engineering’s Christopher Wirth receives L.E. Scriven Young Investigator Award

Awards | September 25, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

Christopher Wirth, PhD, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Case Western Reserve University’s Case School of Engineering, received the L.E. Scriven Young Investigator Award earlier this month. 

Presented at the International Society of Coating Science and Technology Symposium, this award recognizes outstanding sustained achievements or one-time breakthroughs in the area of continuous liquid film coating science and technology. 

Those nominated for this award must be 40 years old or younger.

Learn more about Wirth and the 2026 Scriven Award.