Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building

Exterior of the Susi Building
October 22, 2026
Interdisciplinary building gets new name, recognizing Roger Susi’s $50 million gift to CWRU
Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building opening launches CWRU’s $2.5B campaign
A detailed illustration of a multi-room space within the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, filled with researchers working. Features include giant models of an atom and a microscope, lab benches with glassware, 3D printers, whiteboards covered in diagrams, and shelves lined with books and equipment.
October 20, 2026
From ideas to breakthroughs: Explore the shared instruments and collaboration spaces in CWRU's new Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building
This is the final story in a nine-part series introducing the research, people and building that will define Case Western Reserve’s next chapter of discovery. Explore the full series to learn about the seven research clusters and the resources that make the work possible.Editor's note: This story…
Illustration of an environmental-themed research lab in the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, with a giant magnifying glass showing a mountain lake landscape beside a circle of microorganisms, tall jars of green liquid, and researchers working at laptops in front of climate data screens.
October 19, 2026
Earth, examined: Inside the Susi Building's Climate & Ecosystem Science research cluster
A changing planet transforms the life within it. That life, in turn, transforms the planet. Case Western Reserve researchers are studying the relationships from every angle
Illustration of a neurorobotics lab in the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, with a large water tank, robotic arms, small flying winged robots, and researchers working at computers. A giant neuron stretches across the back wall and in the center, two raised blocks of soil show a butterfly, crab, sea slug, turtle, snail, beetle, and worm.
October 16, 2026
Nature's blueprints: Inside the Susi Building’s NeuroRobotics research cluster at Case Western Reserve
How a team of Case Western Reserve researchers is drawing on millions of years of evolution to solve urgent problems with robotics
Illustration of a neuroscience lab in the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, with researchers at shared desks and computers around a giant spine, a wall-sized brain diagram and neurons, plus people using a wheelchair and a cane.
October 13, 2026
Nerve center: Inside the Susi Building's NeuroTechnology research cluster at Case Western Reserve
Researchers who have spent decades restoring individuals’ movement, sensation and function are moving in to drive further solutions to neurological conditions
Illustration of a drug-discovery research lab in the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, where researchers work at benches and computer desks beneath a giant cell, an atom model, a molecular chain, and a wall-mounted brain connected to circuitry.
October 09, 2026
Collaborative cures: Inside the Susi Building's Molecular Therapeutics research cluster
By assembling researchers with complementary expertise under one roof, Case Western Reserve is building the critical mass needed to move drug discoveries from the laboratory to patients
Illustration of a biomedical research space in the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building, with researchers in lab coats gathered around a heart, a blood vessel, and lungs displayed under glass domes, beneath a giant blood bag, floating blood cells and viruses, and screens showing a brain scan and health data.
October 07, 2026
Targeting solutions: Inside the Susi Building’s Precision Diagnostics & Therapeutics research cluster at Case Western Reserve University
How a team of Case Western Reserve researchers is turning a decade of collaboration—and a portfolio of real-world innovations—into the future of precision medicine
Illustration of a materials science lab in the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building with researchers in lab coats working at benches of glassware and microscopes, surrounded by oversized material samples, a robotic arm, a large beaker of bubbling liquid, a roller press, and a testing machine.
October 05, 2026
Forged for impact: Inside the Susi Building's Advanced Materials & Manufacturing research cluster
Case Western Reserve researchers are rethinking the materials behind everyday life—and the new Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building is giving them the space to do it together.
Illustration depicting a cross-section view of the five-story Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building, with illustrated people working in various colorful, science-themed rooms, including laboratories, offices, and gathering areas, surrounded by trees on a campus setting.
September 28, 2026
A new home for discovery and collaboration at Case Western Reserve University
Editor's note: This story was updated on Oct. 21, 2026, to reflect the new name of the building. 189,000 square feet of dedicated research space.7 research clusters working to solve problems that matter.300 researchers breaking down silos to share expertise, ideas and tools.1 question: What happens…
An illustration of a space in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering building shows researchers, glassware, oversized batteries, tanks, and machinery across orange workstations.
September 28, 2026
Charged with purpose: Inside Case Western Reserve's Galm electrochemical cluster
Researchers in the James M. Galm Electrochemical Engineering & Energy Science research cluster are tackling the chemistry behind batteries, semiconductors, critical metals and clean energy