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James M. Galm '84, MS'87, PhD' 91—a three-time graduate of Case Western Reserve University and co-founder of LayerZero Power Systems, a global provider of power infrastructure products for data centers and other mission-critical industries—has committed $10 million to strengthen his alma mater’s leadership in energy and electrochemistry research, education and innovation. The gift will support Case Western Reserve University’s Case School of Engineering and its new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) through the creation of two endowed faculty positions and a new research laboratory focused on high-performance electrochemical energy technologies.

Alumnus James Galm commits $10 million to advance energy and electrochemistry research at Case Western Reserve University | CWRU Newsroom | Case Western Reserve University James M. Galm, PhD—a three-time graduate of Case Western Reserve University and co-founder of LayerZero Power Systems, a global provider of power in...

As the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building nears completion, administrators are deciding how to populate the beckoning array of labs that await inside. The cover story of the spring Case Alumnus reveals the priorities of Case’s new research era.

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Inside ISEB Research priorities that accentuate Case strengths will guide the university’s $300 million research flagship.