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João Maia, PhD Professor, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case School of Engineering Director, Center for Advanced Polymer Processing, Case School of Engineering Area of Focus: Polymer engineering and Rheology From medical devices to the packaging that keeps food…

Stephanie Langel, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine Member, Center for Global Health and Diseases, School of Medicine Area of Focus: infectious diseases; immune system response to viruses—particularly in moms and babies Stephanie Langel, PhD, never…

Pushpa Pandiyan, PhD, has long been intrigued by the immune system. Now, her research is changing how we think about HIV, bacteria and immune balance in oral microbiomes.

Siobhan Aaron Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Area of Focus: End-of-life decision-making, caregivers of patients with chronic illness As an inpatient palliative care nurse practitioner, Siobhan Aaron—assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University’s…

Johanna Nagy, Warren G. Rupp Assistant Professor of Physics Area of focus: Cosmology: decoding the secrets of the origin of the universe and how it has changed over time Johanna Nagy hopes to “see” the birth of the universe by mapping the fossil light that stamped the imprint of its…

Emilia Sanz-Rios Fourth-year undergraduate student majoring in Biology and Sociology at CWRU Undergraduate Research Student at Atit Lab Area of Focus: Skin Fibrosis A chance encounter during a first-year biology laboratory course opened up a world of opportunities for Emilia…

Megan Alder Wenzell Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Area of Focus: Sleep and physical activity in autistic children, behavioral sleep interventions to promote sleep health, sleep health disparities in pediatrics, actigraphy assessment of sleep and physical…

Walt Hunter Senior Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences Area of Focus: Poetry and how it connects to the world Since he was introduced to the works of William Butler Yeats and Emily Dickinson in early childhood, Walt Hunter has loved poetry—an admiration he's turned into a…

Ya-Ting Liao Associate Professor, Faculty Director of the UL Fire and Combustion Laboratories, Case Western Reserve University 2023-2024 Veale Faculty Fellow Area of Focus: Studying fire dynamics and combustion phenomena through numerical modeling and experimentation, with applications…

Anna Cristina Samia’s scientific journey is driven by a simple, powerful question: How can chemistry directly improve lives? As chair of the Department of Chemistry at Case Western Reserve University, Samia leads a team working on a breakthrough that could help joint replacement patients avoid…