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UB, partners awarded $300,000 to expand high-speed internet in Fruit Belt
4/8/21
Additional partners include The John R. Oishei Foundation, Kaleida Health, Community Tech NY.
UB team leads $1.1 million subcontract to improve surgical skills training
4/7/21
A UB-team led by industrial engineer Lora Cavuoto has received $1.1 million in funding as a subcontractor on a new grant aiming to improve surgical skills among the medical student population.
Christine Belus
4/5/21
Each month, we'll introduce you to an interesting member of the Professional Staff Senate. This month's featured member is Christine Belus, Event and Outreach Coordinator for the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences as well as the Communications Coordinator for the UB Artificial Intelligence Institute.
Sayanti Mukherjee recognized by IISE as Outstanding Young Investigator
4/1/21
Sayanti Mukherjee was recently selected as the recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Young Investigator Award in Energy Systems from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers.
New water vapor condenser takes cues from darkling beetle
3/31/21
Like the insect, the new tech lowers its temperature to harvest condensed water and – of course – it consumes no electricity.
UB programs continue to rise in U.S. News’ Best Grad School rankings
3/30/21
Several UB graduate schools and programs continued their upward trajectory in the U.S. News & World Report ranking of America’s Best Graduate Schools. The publication released its 2022 rankings today.
Study: AI tool can help spot Type 2 diabetes trends in the U.S.
3/29/21
The work, which examines risk factors down to the county level, could lead to more tailored public health strategies.
With SUNY funding, UB teams explore technologies to increase pandemic preparedness
3/29/21
Projects focus on wastewater surveillance of disease, and automated cloth mask production.

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The build team, from left: Jarrod Rizzi (camera on helmet) hands a part to Ryan Hickey as Rachel Williams attaches another part. Jonathan Fomenko stands by on the far right.

View from the helmet cam: Speed is one of the most important criteria for the build team.

Team members must work together as quickly as possible to complete the construction of the bridge. The team completed construction in under 5 minutes.

Once the bridge is constructed, it was moved from the "yard" in the Student Union outdoors for the other tests.

A laser level is used for some measurements.

John Gast (brown coat), industry adviser in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, watches intently as the load test team prepares for the various load tests.

As measurements are taken, Todd Snyder, instructional support specialist in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and adviser to UB's American Society of Civil Engineers student club, crouches down to take a closer look while John Gast (brown coat) talks to a judge.

Load test team members Jonathan Fomenko and Ryan Hickey begin placing weights on the bridge.

Jonathan Fomenko (left) and Andrew Kist add more weight as one of the judges watches.

A plumb bob is used to measure the level of the bridge with a load of 2,500 lbs.

The bridge also must undergo a side pull test — in this case, 50 lbs.

The load test team (from left): Jonathan Fomenko, Ryan Hickey and Andrew Kist.

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Steel bridge competition

Last week was Engineering Week, and naturally things were a little different because of COVID-19. One of the big events, the steel bridge competition, still took place but in a socially distanced way. The construction and testing all took place on campus and the teams were filmed continuously throughout the construction and testing. The uninterrupted, unedited video was submitted for the competition. Photos: Douglas Levere

Published March 29, 2021

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Improving water quality: Researchers explore new method of treating wastewater
12/16/19
Environmental engineering faculty and students collaborated with the Erie County Division of Sewerage Management and PeroxyChem to explore a novel and more sustainable method of wastewater management.
Engineering the perfect tribute: Alumni use engineering skills to memorialize young woman
12/16/19
A group of community-minded civil engineering alumni teamed up with the Alix Rice Foundation to build a state-of-the-art skatepark.
Engineering + Theatre: Students combine skills to build sets for international competition
12/16/19
UB students got the opportunity of a lifetime: to build two sets for the Prague Quadrennial (PQ ), an international event showcasing the best in performance design, scenography and theatre architecture.
50 PhD students and counting: Rajan Batta honored for mentoring students
12/16/19
Many colleagues, current and former students, and staﬀ members joined together to celebrate Rajan Batta’s career achievement of mentoring 50 PhD students.