Department Chair, Joseph F. Toot, Jr. Professor of Engineering,
Macromolecular Science & Engineering
Email: gary.wnek@case.edu
Phone Number: 216-368-3116
Office: Kent Hale Smith 416
Education
1977 - B.S. Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1980 - Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Faculty Positions
MIT - Department of Material Science and Engineering - Assistant Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - Department of Chemistry - Associate Professor
Virginia Commonwealth University - Chemical Engineering - Founding Chair
Case Western Reserve University - Macromolecular Science and Engineering - Joseph F. Toot Jr. Professor of Engineering and Professor Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Secondary Appointments: Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Chemistry
Other Positions
Department Chair - Macromolecular Science and Engineering
Faculty Director - Master of Engineering and Management Program
Associate Dean of Academics - Case School of Engineering
Faculty Director - Think[box], a campus-wide institute focused on innovation and entrepreneurial thinking
Selected Awards
John W. Hyatt Award from Society of Plastic Engineers (2007)
Graduate Teaching Award (2016)
Classes
EMAC 450 The Business of Polymers (Fall)
EMAC 376 Polymer Engineering (Spring)