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  • Sep. 10, 2024

    New Faculty Spotlight: Ana G. Hernandez Reynoso

    Growing up, Ana. G. Hernandez Reynoso wanted to be a medical doctor, but after spending some time with one of her cousins, who is an engineer, she realized that it was the convergence between medicine and engineering that she really enjoyed.

  • Sep. 9, 2024

    New Faculty Spotlight: Andrew Watkins

    Andrew Watkins’s path to a career in computer and data sciences was nontraditional, studying English at Mississippi State University for his bachelor’s and master’s degree and spending his first few professional years teaching English in the United States and China.

  • Sep. 9, 2024

    New Faculty Spotlight: Chengyu Li

    Chengyu Li’s journey into engineering began with curiosity about the natural world and a desire to apply mathematical and physical principles to solve real-world problems. Now, as an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Li’s doing just that.

  • Sep. 9, 2024

    New Faculty Spotlight: Luke E. Osborn

    Luke E. Osborn grew up dreaming of a career in baseball. While unsuccessful in chasing that dream at the University of Arkansas, he chose to study engineering as an undergraduate student because he liked building things and wanted to learn how they worked. That’s when he realized a new passion—designing and building robots that could help people

  • Sep. 9, 2024

    New Faculty Spotlight: M. Hassan Najafi

    From a young age, M. Hassan Najafi wanted to know how things worked, especially when it came to technology. That curiosity naturally led him to explore the inner workings of computers—a fascination that only grew stronger as the concepts grew more complex.

  • Sep. 9, 2024

    New Faculty Spotlight: Neamul H. Khansur

    It started in high school when Neamul H. Khansur learned about the working principle of quartz watches—a watch powered by a battery with timekeeping regulated by a quartz crystal that vibrates at a certain frequency. Then he learned the term ‘piezoelectricity’, the phenomenon where certain materials generate an electric charge in response to applied mechanical stress, and how it affects quartz crystal.

  • Sep. 9, 2024

    New Faculty Spotlight: Peng Wang

    For Peng Wang, the engineering process is a journey of discovery and innovation, beginning with the critical step of identifying a problem. The problem he is addressing? Improving operational safety, process stability, efficiency, quality assurance and sustainability in manufacturing. Through creative solutions, Wang turns abstract concepts into practical prototypes, something he finds very rewarding.

  • Sep. 9, 2024

    New Faculty Spotlight: Brian Krupp

    His love for computers started when his family purchased their very first computer. “I just really loved tinkering with it,” Brian Krupp, assistant professor of computer and data sciences, said. He was in middle school when he created his own web page in HTML and published it on Geocities so that people around the world could see it. This early interest inspired his career path.

  • Sep. 3, 2024

    Spartan Showcase: John Yang

    An urban environment was non-negotiable during John Yang’s college search. It made sense for an aspiring civil engineer. Using Google Maps, Yang virtually explored cities across the United States, with Case Western Reserve University rising to the top of his list.

  • Aug. 29, 2024

    Spartan Showcase: Carson Williams

    I chose CWRU because of its well-known Case School of Engineering, which includes a robust computer science program. The university offers a nice mix of urban city life, with easy access to downtown locations like Playhouse Square, while still maintaining a campus feel with plenty of green spaces. Additionally, the size of the school makes it easy to get involved in student organizations and connect with others.

  • Aug. 13, 2024

    Capturing surgical expertise: Zonghe Chua receives NIH Trailblazer grant to develop autonomous coaching system for surgeons

    In basketball, to shoot the perfect free throw, train your eye on the rim. In baseball, for the perfect pitch, look at the catcher’s mitt. So says the “quiet eye” technique, which calls on a period of extended visual attention to improve coordination and performance. A research-backed approach for moments of high stress that require precise motor skills, the technique has been studied not just in athletics, but in operating rooms—places where a surgeon’s “quiet eye” can aid in robot-assisted, minimally invasive surgery.

  • Aug. 13, 2024

    Staff Spotlight: Melissa Van

    Melissa Van is the assistant dean of human resources and faculty affairs. In this role, she is responsible for the school-level processes that help recruit and hire great faculty and staff, promote their career development, and provide a supportive, collegial environment in which they carry out cutting-edge research and provide excellent education to our students.

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