Faculty Spotlights

At Case School of Engineering, our world-class faculty drive groundbreaking research, publish in national and international journals, and land impressive awards and funding—all while mentoring ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ students to achieve their dreams.

Get to know some of our newest faculty members.

  • New Faculty Spotlight: Gourav Datta

    For Datta, engineering transformed his curiosity into innovation, showing him how designing solutions could actually change the world. His favorite part of being an engineer? The moment when a theoretical concept becomes a working prototype. That’s the moment that can make a real difference in people's lives.
  • New Faculty Spotlight: Zach J. Patterson

    Growing up, Zach J. Patterson had a number of engineering role models in his life, most notably, his grandfather. Paired with an interest in math and science, pursuing a career in engineering made complete sense.
  • New Faculty Spotlight: Sam Root

    Sam Root’s interest in knowledge of polymers started in high school. His father worked in the flexographic printing industry and after school, Root would head to the plant to do quality control.
  • New Faculty Spotlight: Xiaotian Han

    Xiaotian Han is passionate about leveraging cutting-edge AI techniques to solve complex problems, pushing the boundaries of what technology can achieve. 
  • New Faculty Spotlight: Hamid Charkhkar

    Hamid Charkhkar’s journey into engineering began with a fascination for electrical motors and circuits, leading him to pursue an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering.
  • 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.
  • 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. 
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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.