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Engineering’s Gary Wnek’s curiosity sends him in wide-ranging directions
Gary Wnek is always thinking about developing materials to address problems—from enhancing fire-retardant coatings to protecting older people from the devastating consequences of falls. His broad interests stem from a desire to tackle research areas early. “I’m not a bandwagon person,” said…
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April 11, 2014
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 and...
March 28, 2014
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 society’s...
March 11, 2014
ӰƵ’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 health...
March 05, 2014
Sprav Water LLC, a company created by students from ӰƵ 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 Chal...
February 26, 2014
Focus on lightweight metals for transportation, military and more
ӰƵ 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 job-creatin...
February 21, 2014
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 ...
February 21, 2014
Dustin Tyler, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is a co-lead investigator on a team that received a $199,913 grant from the Rehabilitation Research and Development (RRD) Service Small Projects in Rehabilitation Research (SPiRE) program to develop advanced in-line connectors.
In the stu...
February 21, 2014
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) named Jennifer Carter, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, as one of 28 recipients of the 2014 TMS Young Leader Professional Development Award. The winners were formally recognized at the 143rd TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition Feb...
February 14, 2014
In 2010, two ӰƵ graduate students launched the Brite Winter festival to celebrate the season. Four years later, the annual free arts and musical event has grown significantly—attracting some 20,000 people last year.
And although its founders have since graduated, other ...
February 13, 2014
ӰƵ’s efforts to launch an undergraduate major in data science this fall just got a significant boost from a business leader who knows a great deal about the subject. Bob Herbold, the chief operating officer (COO) of Microsoft during its period of greatest growth, has com...