Awards

Christine Kush, associate dean of corporate partnerships and executive education at Weatherhead School of Management, has been named a 2026 Smart Women Award Honoree in the Progressive Woman category.Presented by Smart Business Network, the Smart Women Awards celebrate women who are making a…

Jisung Yuk, postdoctoral fellow at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, was awarded a two-year, $150,000 postdoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association. He conducts his research under the mentorship of David Cunningham, PhD, Scott Lempka, PhD, and Richard Wilson, MD.…

Susan Hagness, PhD, the Charles H. Phipps Dean of Case Western Reserve University's Case School of Engineering, was presented with the 2026 Distinguished Achievement Award last week at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation…

Christine Duval, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Case School of Engineering, received the 2026 Srinivasa P. Gutti Memorial Teaching Award. Presented annually by the engineering honor society Tau Beta Pi, the award recognizes engineering faculty who demonstrate an…

Dakin Muhlner, a rising fourth-year studying mechanical and aerospace engineering, recently received a 2026–27 scholarship from Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society. The competitive scholarship recognizes junior members for outstanding academic achievement, leadership, service, and…

Chirag Kharangate, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Case School of Engineering, recently received a three-year, $525,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to study two-phase interfacial turbulence.The project, “Predicting Two-Phase Interfacial Turbulence…

Two members of the Case Western Reserve University community received honors from the Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio's 68th annual May meeting, which was hosted jointly with the Society of Applied Spectroscopy, SAS-Cleveland Regional Section; the American Chemical Society, AKRON ACS; and…

Karen Abbott, professor and associate chair of biology, and Matthias Buck, professor of physiology and biophysics at Case Western Reserve University, recently received awards to conduct research in Japan at the University of Tokyo. As part of a new initiative between the National Science Foundation…

Farshid Bagheri Saravi, doctoral candidate in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University’s Case School of Engineering, was recently selected as one of four recipients of the 2026 Wireless History Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship, which…

From June 11 to 14, Case Western Reserve University Motorsports competed in the Baja SAE New York event. Against more than 100 teams, CWRU Motorsports showcased the agility, speed and reliability of their vehicle by earning first place overall at the competition. Throughout the event, the team’s…