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“Best Presentation” honors go to Professor Christian Carloni
Associate Professor Christian Carloni’s talk, “Pull-out Tests of FRP Bars Embedded in Concrete: A New Insight,” received a best presentation award at the second annual workshop organized by the Transportation Infrastructure Durability and Life Extension Center—a National University Transportation…
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Spartan Showcase: Russell Lubin
This year, Russell Lubin hopes to lead the Case Rocket Team to new heights—literally. After a successful run last year that landed the team in first in their category and second overall at the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition, the team will move up into the 30,000-foot altitude group…
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Gelfand Fellows will assist with 10 local science fairs by May
Since 2009, APP fellows have helped hundreds of local K-12 students with their science fair projects. This year, the 32 Gelfand Fellows continue the tradition, working with students at 10 schools across Cleveland to plan, prepare and present their science fair…
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PhD student wins funding from NASA and develops multidisciplinary team of undergraduate students to build novel machine
Vishnu Ramasamy, a second year PhD student working under John Lewandowski in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is well versed in working with 3D printers. He’s even worked on building one that is capable of 3D printing wind turbine blades.  Now, he’s taking the next step,…
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EMAE students take home first placed at 13th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition
A group photo of Ian Adams, Shane Riddle, Clayton Jackson, Nathan Mengers and Austin Mills. A group of mechanical and aerospace engineering students took home first place at the 13th Annual Autonomous Snowplow Competition held Jan. 20-21, 2023, at Dunwoody College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The…
VCIC team places 3rd at national competition with help of two engineering students
Venture capital isn’t just for business majors and two second-year engineering students can prove it. As members of the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) team, Evelin Urbancsok and Amos Langsner traveled to Chicago in February to compete in the regional VCIC competition where they took…
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New Faculty Spotlight: Melinda Lake-Speers
Assistant Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering After shadowing her father, a mechanical engineer, as part of a class in eighth grade, Melinda Lake-Speers was inspired to sign up for an introductory engineering and design course in high school. “After that, I found out I…
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Sylvie Crowell Wins First Place At ASM Student Speaking Symposium
The ASM International Student Speaking Symposium was a big success for Sylvie Crowell, a senior in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at APP. Created by ASM Student Board Members, graduate and undergraduate students create five-minute videos showcasing…
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New Faculty Spotlight: Brian Taylor
Assistant Professor Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering With his face pressed against the glass of the airport window, a young Brian Taylor asked his father who was responsible for building airplanes. When his father told him it was the job of aeronautical engineers, he knew that was the career for…
CWRU brings home first place at Autonomous Snowplow Competition
APP brought home first place at the Autonomous Snowplow Competition (ASC) in January, but the road to number one had some bumps.  With the aim of challenging students in the areas of robotic navigation and guidance, the ASC tasks student teams with constructing robotic…