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Hatsuo Ishida has spent nearly 50 years as a faculty member at Case Western Reserve University. In that time, he’s built a reputation as a global leader in the field of polymer science, having pioneered two groundbreaking discoveries that made monumental impacts on the study of polymer-based materials.

Founded in 1970 at Cleveland State University, the Order of the Engineer was established “to foster a spirit of pride and responsibility in the engineering profession, to bridge the gap between training and experience, and to present to the public a visible symbol identifying the engineer.” This April, Case Western Reserve has initiated their chapter with 79 inductees who received a stainless steel ring to be worn on their fifth finger of their working hand, signifying their obligation to being an ethical engineer.

You may already be familiar with the solar charging table that sits in the Case Quad near the Michaelson-Morely Fountain. Emerging from the center of the table are two solar panel structures that, years ago, were able to power outlet plugs capable of charging devices like phones and laptops, making it easy for the campus community to enjoy the sunshine while studying outside. Now, thanks to the Humanitarian Design Corps, the table is back to work.

Earlier this year, the Veale Center swimming pool was a testing site for Kathryn ‘Kati’ Daltorio’s Crab Lab thanks to a collaboration with the Motley Scuba Diving Club. Supported by the Department of Defense, researchers in the Crab Lab, including PhD students Mingyu Pan and Yifeng Gong, are creating a waterproof crab robot that is capable of searching for and removing underwater unexploded ordnance (UXO) in shallow water. 

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University a four-year, $2.75 million grant to explore new technology to generate and stabilize a protein called fibrin that is essential to maintain protective blood clots in an injured body. Anirban Sen Gupta, the Wallace R. Persons Endowed Professor of Engineering and professor of biomedical engineering, is leading the project with two researchers from other institutions.

Student athlete and chemical engineering graduate, Maria Pritchett, has always had a passion for chemistry and math. Now, she's headed to The Lubrizol Corporation as a process engineer.

Electrical engineering graduate Yaw Boateng was draw to CWRU because of think[box]. Now, after spending his time here as a student tech at the maker space, he will spend the summer working at Tektronix.

Chemical engineering graduate Kat Menstell is heading to Colorado as a Process Engineer at J. M. Smucker Co after graduation. See what life at CWRU was like for Kat and the advice they have for students.

With a double major in religious studies and chemical engineering, Vivek Aslot is headed to University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences to pursue an MD degree.

Meet Kush Idnani, aerospace and mechanical engineering graduate. With dreams to be a design engineer for F1, Idani came to CWRU for the education, but is leaving with that and so much more.

Meet computer science masters graduate Shardul Rajesh and learn more about his years at CWRU.

Meet mechanical engineering PhD grad who spent his undergraduate years at CWRU and upon graduation is headed to Miami University as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.

Meet a women’s soccer player shining a spotlight on mental wellness for student-athletes.

Issued in two phases—$20.4 million in the first and, if certain milestones are met, $27.3 million in the second—this work, which is backed by an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), has the potential to change lives. 500 million people globally suffer from the degenerative joint disease osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis. The usual treatments target pain relief, often with prescription opioids or prosthetic surgery. Now, a research team led by the Case School of Engineering will begin work on engineering, growing and commercializing “live” replacement joints to treat this painfully debilitating disease.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the medical community’s use of remote healthcare as an alternative to conventional medicine—and wireless biomedical devices are a huge part of that shift.