CBE Plays a Key Role in $8.5 million CHREST Grant

12/28/20

Mark Swihart is part of a university team which has recently received an $8.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to launch the Center for Hybrid Rocket Exascale Simulation Technology (CHREST) at UB.

Swihart Lab Publishes Paper on Antimicrobial Mask Materials in Advanced Functional Materials

12/28/20

The Swihart lab, in collaboration with UB's dental and medical schools, have developed materials for antimicrobial masks with possible COVID-19 implications. This work will be published in Advanced Functional Materials (IF 16.8).

To address the plastic pollution crisis, researchers turn to AI-guided robots, chemical recycling

12/28/20

UB research team awarded $2 million NSF grant to advance sorting methods, and develop processing technologies to make discarded plastic easier to reuse

Honoring the life of Eli Ruckenstein

10/30/20

The University at Buffalo, the Buffalo community, and scientists worldwide honor the life of SUNY Distinguished Professor Eli Ruckenstein.

SEAS forms center to advance cell, gene and tissue engineering research

10/28/20

Stem cell expert and SUNY Distinguished Professor Stelios Andreadis named inaugural director.

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CBE Plays a Key Role in $8.5 million CHREST Grant
12/7/20
Mark Swihart is part of a university team which has recently received an $8.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to launch the Center for Hybrid Rocket Exascale Simulation Technology (CHREST) at UB.

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