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Title: Leonard Case, Jr., Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Director-Center for Mechanical Characterization of Materials (CMCM)
Years at Case: 23
Sports Played (level played at): Baseball (High School),
Track, Cross Country (High School, College, and Present)
Interests: Competitive Running, Member of Southeast Running Club
Degree(s): B.S. (1979), M.E. (1981), and Ph.D. (1983) in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon University
General Biographical Information (Awards, etc):
Research and Teaching Interests include Mechanical Behavior of Materials for Automotive, Aerospace, Biomedical, Energy, and Sports Applications
Awards:
-Meritorious Service Award - Case Alumni Association (CAA), 2008 -Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Teaching/Mentoring, CWRU, 2006 -Nature Materials (NM) Paper Selected One of Ten Most Influential NM Papers for Last 5 Yrs -Overseas Fellow, Churchill College, Univ. Cambridge, 2003-present -Leonard Case, Jr., Professorship in Engineering, CWRU, 2000-present -Physical Metallurgy Gordon Conf. Speaker(1992),Discussion Leader (1994),Co-Vice Chair(1998), Co-Chair(2000) -Institute of Metals (UK) Charles Hatchett Award, 1999 -American Society for Metals Research Silver Medal, 1997 -Fellow, American Society for Metals, 1995 -SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, 1992 -NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award, 1989 -ASM Bradley Stoughton Award for Young Teachers, 1989 -Director-Center Mechanical Characterization Materials (CMCM), 1987-present -NATO/NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Churchill College/Univ. Cambridge, 1984-85 -HERTZ Foundation Fellow, Carnegie Mellon University, 1981-83.
Athletic Interests Include Track/Road Races at 5K or Shorter -Competed against CWRU in College and typically lost to great CWRU runners -Ran 16:52 5K in 2002 Pgh Great Race - Awarded Masters All-American Status -Won Cleveland 9th St. Mile in 4:27 in 2000 - Awarded Masters All-American -Won 2002 Hermes Road Race Series -Top Master and Fourth Overall in 2005 Subway Challenge Road Race Series -Competed for Churchill College/Univ. Cambridge 1984-85 (post doc) and 2003-04 (Sabbatical). |
