mechanical and aerospace engineering

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…

Chase Cao, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Case School of Engineering, recently wrote an article titled “Rapid Regeneration of Graphite Anodes via Self-Induced Microwave Plasma.” Published in Advanced Functional Materials, explores an…

Associate Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering For Peng Wang, the engineering process is a journey of discovery and innovation, beginning with the critical step of identifying a problem. The problem he is addressing? Improving operational safety, process stability, efficiency,…

Associate Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Chengyu Li’s journey into engineering began with curiosity about the natural world and a desire to apply mathematical and physical principles to solve real-world problems.  Now, as an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and…

In March, the Department of Defense announced $221 million in awards for basic defense-related research projects as part of the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program.  This year, two Case School of Engineering researchers will participate on two separate…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Goal is life-changing treatment for osteoarthritis—most common degenerative joint disease affecting 500 million people worldwide