Engineering Student Spotlight

Sylvie Crowell, a master's student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was selected as one of the two 2024 Henry DeWitt Smith Scholars by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME). She was recognized at TMS 2024 - the 153rd Annual Meeting…

From those who present on national stages like CES to those who tap into the university’s robust ecosystem for startup support, countless entrepreneurs have grown their ideas at Case Western Reserve University. They often turn to the Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship, which offers educational…

Daniel Clare, a third-year student majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering, has worked late into the night many times at Case Western Reserve University. But it’s not just his studies that keep him up.  As the suspension and steering lead on the CWRU Motorsports Baja SAE team, Clare has…

An urban environment was non-negotiable during John Yang’s college search. It made sense for an aspiring civil engineer. Using Google Maps, Yang virtually explored cities across the United States, with Case Western Reserve University rising to the top of his list. “As I learned more about the…

Mammoth Mountain in California experienced a whopping 192 inches of snowfall in March 2023. These details are very familiar to Case Western Reserve University student Carson Williams, who nervously tracked the storms hitting the area from thousands of miles away. Williams, alongside other members…

Chemical engineering is all around us. It’s physical: we can see it, touch it and smell it. Take, for example, using car air fresheners or smelling your mother’s cooking.  Air fresheners take advantage of transport principles by using the mass transfer coefficient kin the air and agitating it,…

Jake Grondz’s research career started with an email. In search of a lab to call home, Grondz began reaching out to principal investigators in materials research at Case Western Reserve University. That’s what introduced him to Ica Manas-Zloczower, Distinguished University Professor and the Thomas…

In his program at Case Western Reserve University, graduate student Ellis Wright ponders such questions as: “What is intelligence?” and “What does it mean to know something?” With a focus on artificial intelligence, Wright is a rising third-year student in the Master of Science in Computer Science…

Next time you pop a frozen meal into the microwave, pay close attention to the small ice crystals that have formed on the food. If it’s a filled pasta dish from Nestle, you may notice fewer of them thanks to the efforts of Case Western Reserve University student Alessandro d’Amico.  Under the…

Student-athletes experience their fair share of highs and lows. Early on in her collegiate career, Case Western Reserve University soccer player Sydney Schenk recognized the toll that took on her mental health. “Soccer had always been a big part of my life, and when entering college, I began to…