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Science + Engineering Industry Facts for Successful Conventions and Meetings in Cleveland

Science + Engineering Industry

Cleveland has a rich history of civil, mechanical and industrial engineering. Some of Cleveland's greatest scientists and engineers include Charles F. Brush, inventor of the arc light and Garrett Morgan, inventor of the gas mask and the traffic light. These inventors helped turn Cleveland into an early center of the electrical industry.

Recent years have seen strong growth for small, agile and progressive high tech companies in Northeast Ohio. This growth is capturing the attention of industry experts across the nation. The growth of the IT sector in Northeast Ohio is strongly connected to the simultaneous explosion of other high tech industries, including biomedical, biotechnology, biotherapy, electronics and instruments and controls.

Today, the Cleveland Plus is home to over 150 engineering companies, many of which specialize in civil engineering and construction.

Cleveland's Science + Engineering Community

Ben Venue Laboratories

  • Known as the world's largest privately contracted developer and manufacturer of sterile pharmaceuticals (antibiotics).
  • Nine out of ten of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies have worked with Ben Venue.

Case Western Reserve University's (CWRU) School of Engineering

  • Case School of Engineering's educational program is ranked among the nations best. U.S. News and World Report ranked the undergraduate program 33rd and the graduate program 37th.
  • Case School of Engineering's department of Biomedical Engineering is among the best in the country. The Biomedical Engineering is ranked fourth nationally by U.S. News and World Report while the graduate program is ranked sixth.
  • The single largest program within the electrical engineering and applied physics program in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS).
  • Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is a research leader in robotics, agile manufacturing, rotating machinery diagnostics and tribology.

Cleveland Engineering Society (CES)

  • The Cleveland Engineering Society (CES) is a professional organization that strives to be the leading society promoting and serving the needs of the region's technical community.
  • CES has over 1,000 members including students, and active participants in programs and events involving students. Examples include, student mentors, internships, Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair and Professional Engineers License review courses.
  • Corporate partners include First Energy, Rockwell Automation, Marconi Medical Systems, TRW, and the Lincoln Electric Company.

Cleveland Regional Council of Science Teachers (CRCST)

  • Several members of CRCST helped found the Science Education Council of Ohio.
  • CRCST hosts two conferences during which speakers are brought in to share ideas and new skills with sciences teachers.

Cleveland Technical Societies Council (CTSC)

  • The Cleveland Technical Societies Council bring together the members of the technical, and engineering societies in Northeast Ohio to provide a forum for discussion and a vehicle for action on matters of mutual concern and interest and promote interest in and encourage careers in the scientific and technical professions through career guidance and other educational programs.

Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers

  • Presents professional engineer's point of view to legislators and administration officials, track legislation, provide testimony and facilitates constructive government action at all three levels-local, state and federal.

Great Lakes Science Center

  • One of America's largest interactive science museums.
  • Has gained a presence and positive reputation as an informal science education "engine" for Northeast Ohio.
  • Installation of first wind turbine on the southern shores of Lake Erie, generating an estimated seven percent of the science center's electrical needs

Fenn College of Engineering at Cleveland State University

  • One of the most successful Cooperative Educational Programs in the country.

National Inventors Hall of Fame (Akron, OH)

  • Celebrates and showcase's inventors' achievements and the impact they have on our lives.
  • Dedicated to inspiring creativity and invention for all ages.

Kent State University's Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute

  • The nation's oldest, largest and most comprehensive research program in the field of liquid crystals.

NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field

  • National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) established its third aeronautics research facility, the Aircraft Reach Laboratory in Cleveland in 1941.
  • Pioneering work at the Aircraft Research Laboratory lead to one of its most significant achievements thus far, the development of the Centaur Rocket, the most powerful upper stage in the U.S space program.
  • In the 1990's, the Center became NASA's leader in the microgravity research areas of fluid physics and combustion science.
  • NASA Glenn leads the effort in combustion science and fluid physics and supports materials science research.
  • The amazing success of NASA Glenn's work has garnered the Center numerous awards including an Emmy, a Collier Trophy, and 74 Research & Development magazine's IR-100 Awards, which the Chicago Tribune has called "the Oscars on invention."

EcoCity Cleveland

  • A non-profit organization promoting environmentally friendly redevelopment that improves quality of life and makes cities more sustainable
  • Is known for its publications, especially the EcoCity Cleveland Journal, which has been nominated three times for national "Best of the Alternative Press Awards" and has played a major role in shaping debates about the future of Northeast Ohio.

Successful Cleveland Meetings

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • NASA Glenn Research Center
  • Modern Tool & Die
  • International Science & Engineering Fair
  • ISA Instrumentation Systems & Automation Society
  • American Society of Plumbing Engineers
  • Rubber Division-American Chemical Society
  • Society of Manufacturing Engineers

  • The First National Green Building Conference for Funders
    • A conference to educate funders about the benefits of "green" living. The conference will feature sessions examining the important policy, educational, outreach, and capacity building efforts underway in the private, nonprofit, and government sectors to make green building and green neighborhood design "business as usual." Much of the conference will focus on the role of philanthropic donors in the green building field and the infrastructure needed to support those funders.

  • Ohio Wind Power Conference
    • Took place at the Sheraton Cleveland City Centre in 2004, the conference covered various topics including: Bowling Green Wind Farm, Economic Development, and Financing Renewable Energy Projects. This two-day conference was put on by Green Energy Ohio (GEO).

  • 7th Symposium on Footwear Biomechanics
    • The International Society of Biomechanics Technical Group on Footwear Biomechanics held their 7th Symposium on Footwear Biomechanics from July 27-29, 2005 on the campus of Case in Cleveland, Ohio. This was a unique opportunity for a large number of footwear researchers and students to participate in an ISB technical group meeting at a relatively low cost in North America. The symposium attracted 129 registrants and had a scientific program of high quality.

Cleveland-Based Associations

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