Engineering Faculty Spotlight

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…

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…

The Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS), a non-profit membership association of translational scientists from the nation’s leading academic medical centers, honored its Translational Science Award recipients at Translational Science 2025. Umut Gurkan, PhD, received the 2025…

Professor Shuo Li was inducted into 2025 Class of The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows at a ceremony in Arlington, Virginia, earlier this week. Election to this group is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and…

Congratulations to Associate Professor Laura Bruckman who has been appointed to the Climo Professorship for the Case School of Engineering. The Climo Professorship was established in 2004 by the university's board of trustees.

The Office of Energy and Sustainability recently honored faculty, staff and students who excel at making the university and greater community a greener place to live and work with Sustainability Champion awards. Congratulations to Department of Materials Science and Engineering Chair Alp…

Assistant Professor Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering Gourav Datta’s journey began with an endless curiosity about technology. “As a kid, I was always fascinated by how electronics could transform the world,” he said. “Every circuit, every algorithm was like a puzzle waiting…

Assistant Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Growing up, Zach J. Patterson had a number of engineering role models in his life, most notably, his grandfather. Paired with an interest in math and science, pursuing a career in engineering made complete sense. As an assistant professor…

Sam Root’s interest in knowledge of polymers started in high school. His father worked in the flexographic printing industry and after school, Root would head to the plant to do quality control. When his interest in organic materials chemistry, soft matter physics, and engineering started to grow,…

Kyocera Professor in Materials Science Roger French, along with Professors Laura Bruckman and Yinghui Wu, were awarded a $4M, four-year project to develop and Neuro-Symbolic AI for managing the Photovoltaic Lifecycle.