At Case Western Reserve University, researchers work tirelessly to solve pressing problems in ways that improve people’s lives and the world around us. In the Roger E. Susi Interdisciplinary Research Building (formerly known as the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building), faculty, staff, postdocs and students alike take this work even further.
The Susi Building brings people, disciplines and ideas into closer contact in a shared space designed to help researchers connect expertise, pursue important questions and move promising work toward real-world impact.
Designed to break down disciplinary silos, the Susi Building sets the stage for collaborative discovery and innovation in areas such as climate change, artificial intelligence, advanced materials and manufacturing. Valued at $300 million, the Susi Building is the university’s largest-ever Case Quad project—and its impact is only beginning.
The building is organized around seven research clusters:
- Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
- Climate & Ecosystem Science
- James M. Galm, PhD, PE Electrochemical Engineering and Energy Science
- Molecular Therapeutics
- NeuroRobotics
- NeuroTechnology
- Precision Diagnostics & Therapeutics
Why the Susi Building Matters
The Susi Building was designed to support the kind of research that no single lab, field or sector can advance alone. Today’s most pressing challenges demand collaboration across disciplines and with industry, government, philanthropic, academic and community partners. This interconnected work inspired Roger E. Susi (CIT '77) and his wife, Kayoko, to commit $50 million to the project as one of the lead gifts to CWRU's Breakthrough Point campaign, which was publicly launched at the opening of the Susi Building.