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We are Case
by Case Alumni Association
We Are Case is a podcast series featuring conversations with innovators at the Case School of Engineering and the math and sciences at Case Western Reserve University. Tune in to meet people who are making discoveries and advancing science in the labs and institutes of Case Quad. We’ll also introduce you to alumni who have taken their Case experiences out into the world to innovate, launch companies and change lives.Hosted by long-time Cleveland journalist Robert L. Smith and produced by Abbie Murphy, We Are Case shows the impact of a world-class research university. It is sponsored by the Case Alumni Association, the nation’s oldest independent alumni association of science and engineer graduates, and is the successor to our original podcast, Think[box] Radio. Where Think[box] Radio shared stories from CWRU’s world-class maker space, We Are Case is inspired by the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building, a $300 million research flagship scheduled toopen in 2026.We’re not
Episodes
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We Are Case: Season 1 EP 3: Power to count on
You’ve probably thought about a backup power supply for your home or business, maybe the last time a storm knocked out the electricity for four hours or four days. Dory Power, a startup launched from the Case School of Engineering, is offering a different kind of home generator: A quiet…
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We are Case: Season 1 EP 2: Meet our new maker
Think you know about think[box]? Think again. Claire Dorsett, the dynamic new leader of Sears think[box], brings a background in museum design and hands-on exhibits to the largest open-access maker space on an American college campus. She’s adding new positions and programs to the acclaimed...
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We are Case: Season 1 EP 1: Case's master builder
A $300 million research flagship is rising on Case Quad and Nick Christie is the man with the plan. As Assistant Vice President for Construction, Campus Planning & Facilities Management at CWRU, he oversees construction projects on campus. That includes the biggest building project in the history...
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Think[box] Radio Season 2 EP. 9: Krazy for Case
Driven, smart, creative. That’s Franco “Krais” Kraiselburd, a student so atypical, he typifies today’s Case student. The third-year biomedical engineering major is CEO of his own startup, a guitarist in a rock band, and the founder of a new student group. Hailing from Argentina, he speaks four...
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Think[box] Radio Season 2 EP. 8: Bold science, new blood
Anirban Sen Gupta, a professor of biomedical engineering, has spent much of his career seeking a substitute for whole blood, which is always in short supply. Suddenly, his quest looks a lot more attainable. Sen Gupta’s lab will play a key role in a $46 million federally funded effort to develop...
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Think[box] Radio Season 2 EP 7: Research Catalyst
Joy Ward is a biologist, a climate scientist, and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Case Western Reserve University. She’s also a research catalyst who has clearly made her mark since arriving from the University of Kansas three years ago. Her signature program, the Expanding…
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Season 2 Episode 6: A Lighthanded touch
While most popular with students, Sears think[box] is open to all. That includes alumni like Steve Burns ’11, MEM ’11, Brecken Blackburn, PhD ’21, and Matt McPheeters ’12, MS ’13, PhD ’21. The trio tapped the resources of the campus innovation center to launch their company, Lighthanded, and to...
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Season 2 Episode 5: Thinking about think[box] at 10
Sears think[box] began a decade ago as a basement maker space in an engineering building. Today it’s the largest open-access innovation center on an American college campus. Jim McGuffin-Cawley, PhD ’84, the faculty director of Sears think[box], shares his vision for the future of this uncommon...
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Season 2 Episode 4: A CLEANR Wash
You might be surprised to learn that the biggest single source of microplastics in our drinking water is your laundry. The fibers and dies in your clothes teem with specs of plastic, which flow out in the washing machine wastewater. It’s an unseen mess that a trio of young Case engineers aims to...
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Season 2 Episode 3: An Engineer’s Vision: A Conversation with CWRU President Eric Kaler
Eric Kaler, the first engineer to lead Case Western Reserve University in 20 years, is going to make Case a busy place. He wants to grow enrollment, expand the research enterprise, and build a $300 million science and engineering flagship on Case Quad. Meanwhile, he and his wife, Karen, have...
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Season 2 Episode 2: Climate Changer
In the Energy Lab on Case Quad, Burcu Gurkan is leading a team trying to solve some of society’s biggest challenges—including climate change. The U.S. Department of Energy is backing her efforts to filter carbon dioxide from the air with new techniques, because if her science succeeds, the world...
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Season 2 Episode 1: The Music Makers of think[box]
Young alumni Matt Canel and Ben Kaufman think they have an idea that can open up the music industry to a whole new world of young players. Their 3D printed violins are cheaper, sturdier and more fun than classic wooden violins--and they sound pretty close to the real McCoy. Take a listen, and see...
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Episode 15: Master maker
YouTube personality and NASA engineer Alex Schepelmann ’09, MS ’10, would like nothing better than to show you how to Super Make Something! Launched by a pair of mechanical engineering degrees from Case, Alex is the new robotics expert at the NASA Glenn Research Center, where he’ll be helping...
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Episode 14: Covid sleuths
As Covid-19 spread, Professors Yanfang “Fanny” Ye and Ken Loparo, PhD ’77, knew we still needed to live a semblance of normal life. They used data science to help people identify the grocery stores, parks and neighborhoods offering the least chance of infection. Thanks to AI—and rapid-response...
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Episode 13: The Rebuilder
Biomedical engineer Dustin Tyler, PhD ’99, is at the cutting edge of neural engineering—what some call “human fusion”—bringing new hope and sensations to people with paralysis. Dustin Tyler not only foresees a day when paraplegics will be able to get up and walk, he expects to help make that...
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Episode 12: Star Power
Propelled by a physics degree and a childhood dream, alumnus Don Thomas, PhD, succeeded at becoming a NASA astronaut. He conducted scientific experiments on four Space Shuttle missions and gained a new perspective on the beauty and fragility of planet Earth. Now he works to attract a new...
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Episode 11: New Music Man
At CES 2020, Ricky Graham, PhD, was looking for music fans and found plenty. To beckon people toward his startup, Delta Sound Labs, he had set up a motion-capture simulator. Moving bodies made the colors shift and swirl on an imposing display screen, and reshaped the electronic music firing from…
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Episode 10: Eating Smarter with AI
You soon might feel better about bellying up to the buffet. Bingying “Judy” Feng ’16 and her company, AntX Technologies, is developing a "smart scale" that can weigh the nutritional value of your meal. In addition to the weight and price of food, its scale is designed to calculate calories and...
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Episode 9: Keeper of the Keys
Everykey may have the solution to the problem virtually everyone has today: How do we remember all those changing passwords? The company’s nifty little device, which can hook to your key ring, unlocks your password-protected computers, phones, websites—even your car—whenever you’re standing in...
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Episode 8. Kiju Lee – Building robots with heart
You’ve heard of getting social with media. How about with robots? Kiju Lee sees that day coming—fast. She’s the Nord Distinguished Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Case School of Engineering. Cooler than that, she’s a robotics expert who is expanding the state of...
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Think[box] Radio Episode 7 - Rhys Hamlet and Andrea Norris "Why Case robotics rocks!"
Not long ago, the robotics team at the Case School of Engineering was a modest club struggling to compete. Suddenly, it’s a national high achiever and one of the largest student groups on campus. What happened? Leadership helps. So does winning at exciting competitions. Robotics enthusiasm has...
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Think[box] Radio Episode 6 - Larry Sears "The man who vanquished the meter reader"
Some of us are old enough to remember the rap on the screen door, the gruff voice announcing “Gas man!” and how readily mom told him to come on in. He was already halfway down the basement stairs, flashlight in hand, heading for the gas meter. Just as quickly, he was back out the door and on to…
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Think[box] Radio Episode 5 - Chris Carr "Galaxy Spotter"
Not many people discover a comet, let alone a galaxy. For stargazer Chris Carr, it’s one of the rewards of a childhood passion he’s been able to nurture at CWRU. He’s hoping to encourage more students to see what he sees. Carr, a senior with a double major in physics and astronomy, has been...
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Think[box] Radio Episode 4 - Bob Sopko "CWRU at CES 2019"
CWRU at CES 2019. What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay there. So why do we trek to Las Vegas every January to set up exhibits and display our innovations in the basement of a crowded convention hall at one of the world’s largest trade shows? Bob Sopko knows. As director of CWRU LaunchNet, he’s the...
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Think[box] Radio Episode 3 - Prince Ghosh "Mr. Startup"
Mr. Startup Prince Ghosh represents a new kind of student and a new generation--the startup generation. Midway through his 4th year at the Case School of Engineering, Prince Ghosh has already packed more into college than some people do in a career. He invented promising wind technology, launched…
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Think[box] Radio Episode 2 -Sarah Ryan "Rocket Woman"
Rocket Woman Sarah Ryan is taking the Case Rocket Team to new heights The Case Rocket Team has been making an impression at national competitions with rockets that soar high, land softly and deliver creative payloads. That means team members have been achieving in the maker space, where the...
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Think[box] Radio Episode 1 - Ian Charnas
Ian Charnas: Cleveland’s maestro of the makers We launched Think[box] Radio to share and celebrate the innovation happening at the Case School of Engineering and at Sears think[box], the acclaimed innovation center on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. We can think of no better person...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We Are Case is a podcast series featuring conversations with innovators at the Case School of Engineering and the math and sciences at Case Western Reserve University. Tune in to meet people who are making discoveries and advancing science in the labs and institutes of Case Quad. We’ll also introduce you to alumni who have taken their Case experiences out into the world to innovate, launch companies and change lives.Hosted by long-time Cleveland journalist Robert L. Smith and produced by Abbie Murphy, We Are Case shows the impact of a world-class research university. It is sponsored by the Case Alumni Association, the nation’s oldest independent alumni association of science and engineer graduates, and is the successor to our original podcast, Think[box] Radio. Where Think[box] Radio shared stories from CWRU’s world-class maker space, We Are Case is inspired by the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building, a $300 million research flagship scheduled toopen in 2026.We’re not
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