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

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).

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.

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.

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LATEST NEWS

CBE Alumni Milind Ajinkya Receives Distinguished Alumni Award
6/4/21
Ajinkya spent 35 years in reaction engineering at Exxon and currently serves on the advisory board for the department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at UB.
CBE-led team receives grant to improve plastic package recycling
5/19/21
A UB team has received a $555,000 grant aimed at recycling plastic packaging materials.
UB to hold in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies
3/23/21
Engineering Graduate Ceremony: 1 p.m. on Friday, May 14 at UB Stadium, North Campus | Engineering Undergraduate Ceremony: 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 15 at UB Stadium, North Campus
Saber Meamardoost Wins 3rd Place in The Fifth Annual 3MT Competition
3/10/21
CBE PhD Candidate Saber Meamardoost earned 3rd place in the fifth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition for his work on using network inference to understand neuroplasticity in the brain during learning.

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