We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us 2/2 statnews.com/2025/06/06/us-…

From replacing harmful chemicals to reducing injury risks, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering Chair Gary Wnek tackles research areas early and encourages a problem-solving mindset in his students. case.edu/think/spring20…

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Pumped for the first student work published and featured on the cover of Soft Matter. We utilize a deepGNN framework to predict the frictional contact network in dense suspensions -- the first work on the machine learning approach. A tutorial below Link pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

But the most important thing that students can do—and it’s so counterintuitive—is to study things that will give you human skills and soft skills that will help you endure in any industry

Congratulations to Macro colleague Lei Zhu and team for exciting new work on fluorine-free ferroelectric polymers, just published in Science science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Big news for Northeast Ohio 📣 Led by CWRU, the NEO-SMART consortium has advanced as a semifinalist for a $160M U.S. National Science Foundation initiative to spur economic growth by advancing research and innovation efforts in manufacturing across our region.

Lei Zhu, professor of macromolecular science and engineering, and his research team have developed a flexible, eco-friendly plastic—fluorine-free—for use in wearable tech and sensors. Learn more via Science Magazine: thedaily.case.edu/scientists-dev…

Delighted to be a part of POEM3, the 3rd Workshop on the Physics of Excitable Media, focused on the principles of excitability in both living systems (e.g., nerves, muscles, plants) and nonliving materials (e.g., chemical reactions, gels, membranes). veranstaltungen.tu-dortmund.de/en/poem-iii/st…

A most interesting interview with legendary Polymer Science & Engineering Dept @ UMass Amherst Prof Richard Stein digital.sciencehistory.org/works/2mtsezf Still remember his polymer p-chem lectures, no notes but lots of chalk

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"Being a part of the MAGNET research fellows gave me the opportunity to explore both the engineering and business side of manufacturing. It has provided me the ability to look at various career paths for my future." Learn more: bit.ly/4m4oK7M

Interim Dean Chris Zorman has announced Dr. Lei Zhu as the new interim associate dean of research at the Case School of Engineering citing his commitment to fostering an efficient, collaborative and collegial research environment. Congratulations, Dr. Zhu! case.edu/engineering/gr…

Excited to share that my colleague and friend Kiana Aran I have just published an opinion piece in The Scientist: "A Call to Redefine Impact in Academia." As fellow members of the New Voices NASEM, we have been passionate about reshaping how academia measures success to better

New work on PLLA... increasing mechanical performance using solid-state processing …epublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/269038… Gary Wnek

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Are you a potential grad student excited about the cutting-edge of research in polymers and soft materials? CWRU Macromolecular Science & Engineering is hosting a virtual Open House on November 10th at: 1. 12:00-1:00 PM EST 2. 7:30 - 8:30 PM EST Register for Zoom link: lnkd.in/gZXcCJdgRTs appreciated.

Excited to present “Shear-thickening in dense suspensions: Beyond mean-field models and steady-state response” at the Cornell University Soft Matter Seminar Series. Honored to be listed among researchers I’ve long admired and learned so much from. #everythingflows #networksarecool

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Bringing polymer science to life: PhD student Joel K. Linebach choreographs dance inspired by his engineering research case.edu/news/bringing-…