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Case Western Reserve University to lead U.S. Department of Energy project to enhance domestic production of rare-earth elements critical to energy, defense industries
CWRU team will apply its patented electrochemistry process for the first time to extract ‘heavy’ rare-earth metals
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Engineering’s Shuo Li to serve as a board member of the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Shuo Li, PhD, Leonard Case, Jr. Professor of Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, has accepted an invitation, extended on behalf of the National Institutes of Health director, to serve on the board of scientific counselors of the National Library of Medicine (NLM). This board is the only…
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Watching rubber heal: CWRU researcher wins Beckman Young Investigator Award to image damage and repair in self-healing polymers
Sam Root, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case School of EngineeringArea of Focus: self-healing polymers, advanced imaging, sustainable materials, polymer interfaces, soft roboticsWhen you get a paper cut, your skin senses the damage and gradually knits…
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Donate school supplies for local students
Approximately 50 local K–12 students are still in need of basic school supplies for the new school year. Even a small contribution can help a student begin the school year feeling more prepared and supported.Farshid Bagheri Saravi, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in electrical, computer, and systems…
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Four Case School of Engineering faculty earn prestigious NSF CAREER Awards
Four Case School of Engineering faculty members are tackling some of today's most complex scientific and technological challenges—from making artificial intelligence (AI) more trustworthy and manufacturing more efficient, to creating robots that can provide emotional support and a more humanlike…
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Engineering’s Chengyu Li recognized by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for outstanding contributions to the fluids engineering discipline
Last month, Chengyu Li, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Case Western Reserve University, received the Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting Rising Star (FEDSM) Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This prestigious award recognizes…
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Engineering’s Gourav Datta receives more than $900K to further resilient and energy-efficient generative AI research
Gourav Datta, assistant professor of electrical, computer and systems engineering at Case School of Engineering, and a team of researchers were recently awarded a $912,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to investigate resilient and energy-efficient generative AI for secure hospital…
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Engineering’s Xiong (Bill) Yu, named Ohio Sea Grant Award recipient
Xiong (Bill) Yu, Opal J. and Richard A Vanderhoof Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Case Western Reserve University, recently received the Ohio Sea Grant Award, granted by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and The Ohio State…
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Case Western Reserve University leads NIH academic–industrial partnership to develop rapid, chairside oral cancer test
A Case Western Reserve University–led research team is developing a noninvasive oral cancer test to help clinicians decide—chairside and within minutes— whether a suspicious lesion in the mouth needs a biopsy.The project pairs a discovery made in the university’s School of Dental Medicine with…
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Civil and Environmental Engineering chair receives Ohio Sea Grant Award
Case School of Engineering's Civil and Environmental Department Engineering department chair Xiong (Bill) Yu, PhD, and his research team have received a 2026 Ohio Sea Grant award titled: “AI-Empowered Smart Sewer Systems for Stormwater Overflow Reduction in the Lake Erie Watershed.” Stormwater…