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Engineering's Sunniva Collins receives Technical Educator Award
Sunniva Collins, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, will be awarded the Cleveland Technical Societies Council’s Technical Educator Award at the 68th annual achievement and awards event May 5. The award is bestowed annually to individuals in the field of engineering who…
Engineering undergrads place high at Parker Hannifin's Chainless Challenge
A team of engineering undergraduates tackled Parker Hannifin’s Chainless Challenge this spring. They were the first team from Case Western Reserve to enter the competition, which was launched in 2006 to spark students’ interest in hydraulics. Participants build a bike in which the power is…
Engineering department holding ”garage sale” for electronics, equipment April 23-24
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science will hold a “garage sale” April 23 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Glennan Building lobby. There will be electronics, tools, office supplies and digital oscilloscopes for sale for cash only. Prices are negotiable for many items but…
Five faculty members named American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering fellows
Five APP faculty members have been inducted into the 2014 class of the prestigious American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)’s College of Fellows. This year’s inductees include: Ozan Akkus, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering; James…
Civil engineering’s Michael Pollino named American Institute of Steel Construction Fellow
Michael Pollino, assistant professor of civil engineering, was named the American Institute of Steel Construction Milek Fellow. The organization presents the award—formerly known as the AISC Faculty Fellowship—each year to a promising young university faculty member with expertise in the design…
Engineering’s Eric Baer honored by Ohio-Region Section of the American Physical Society
Eric Baer, Distinguished University Professor and the Herbert Henry Dow Professor of Science and Engineering, was recognized by the Ohio-Region Section of the American Physical Society with the William Fowler Award for distinguished research in physics. The William Fowler Award honors the…
CWRU graduate, professional programs’ ”U.S. News” rankings announced
Case Western Reserve’s schools of medicine, engineering and law all improved their rankings in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of the nation’s top graduate and professional schools this year, with one program—health law—earning recognition as the third-best in the entire country. “Our…
CWRU student-led enterprise wins Ohio Clean Energy Challenge, advances to regional
Sprav Water LLC, a company created by students from APP and the Cleveland Institute of Art to develop “smart” showerhead meters that can save water and cut energy bills, has won a statewide collegiate clean energy competition. By capturing the 2014 Ohio Clean Energy…
CWRU part of new national manufacturing effort
Focus on lightweight metals for transportation, military and more APP will contribute expertise and key facilities to a $148 million lightweight metal manufacturing research consortium that President Barack Obama announced yesterday. “I don't want the next big…
Engineering professor John Lewandowski wins leadership award
John J. Lewandowski, the Arthur P. Armington Professor of Engineering II in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, was awarded the 2014 Leadership Award from The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS). The organization gives the award annually to recognize an individual who has…