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Is the chemical GenX in water different than other PFAS?

5/7/22

Last fall, the U.S. EPA reported that GenX chemicals were more toxic than the “forever chemicals” they were developed to replace.

UB is Creating New Plastics Recycling Research Center

5/5/22

The DEC Awarded $4.5 million to Create the Center with SUNY Distinguished Professor Amit Goyal Named as Director

UB CBE Boosts Capabilities in Computational Biology

3/9/22

New faculty bring expertise in computational biology across different length and time scales.

UB is Expanding its Leadership in Regenerative Medicine

3/9/22

Led by CBE SUNY Distinguished Professor Stelios Andreadis, UB has launched a new Cell, Gene and Tissue Engineering (CGTE) Center

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Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering
4/15/22
At UB CBE, Biological Engineering faculty and students focus on tissue replacement and regeneration.
Nanoscale Science and Engineering
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Our materials engineering faculty and student research is applied to transportation fuel production, fabrication of catalysts, drug delivery, oil dispersants (example: 2010 B.P. oil spill), semiconductors, and electronic display advancements.
Computational Science and Engineering
4/15/22
Research in Computational Science and Engineering focuses on thermodynamic behavior, fluid dynamics, reaction mechanisms (both biological and chemical), bioinformatics, and modeling devices and systems.

LATEST NEWS

DEC awards UB $4.5 million to create plastics recycling research center
5/5/22
CBE's SUNY Distinguished and Empire Innovation Professor Amit Goyal has been named Director.
Nika Rajabian honored with UB Excellence Award
5/16/22
CBE PhD candidate Nika Rajabian has received the UB Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Award for 2022.
Study examines the chemical GenX in water: Is it different than other PFAS?
5/5/22
Last fall, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reported that GenX chemicals were more toxic than the “forever chemicals” they were developed to replace.
Stelios Andreadis elected Fellow of AIChE
3/23/22
Andreadis, a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was recognized for his contributions to biotechnology and bioengineering and in particular tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

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