Esther Buckwalter received the nationally coveted Udall Scholarship, awarded to outstanding students who have demonstrated a commitment to careers in the environment, health care or tribal public policy. A UB Presidential Scholar, Esther spent six weeks in Costa Rica studying water availability and cloud forests through NSF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program. At UB, she was involved in a project to explore the feasibility of reusing water extracted from the mechanized composting process used on campus.
CSEE AT A GLANCE
Chair: Alan Rabideau
Full-time Faculty: 33
41 Nations represented
Degrees Offered:
• Bachelor's of Science
• Joint BS (Civil)/MBA
• Master's of Science
• Doctors of Philosophy
Student Body:
• 528 Undergraduate
• 80 Graduate
Research Overview:
• 59,688 square feet of teaching and research labs across two buildings
Research areas in:
• Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials
• Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
• Transportation systems engineering
• Geosystems Engineering