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Alumni Profiles

“I remember interesting and challenging ChE courses taught by Dr. Ken Kiser, Dr. Julian Szekely, and Dr. Tom Weber. And I can certainly remember the day of my thesis defense--which went well that day--due solely to the expert guidance from my graduate advisor, Dr. Sol Weller.”
10/9/17
Dave Lovetro
BS 1975, MS 1977
“The exciting collaborative environment between faculty and students formed the foundation of my success. I still remember the intense discussions between students from different bio groups on the ninth floor of Sarkeys (in the late nineties it was the heart of Bioengineering research at UB) extending way beyond midnight. Life at CBE at UB was full of amazing classes from outstanding teachers and stimulating research interactions with top notch scientists (faculty and students). It was during this time that I made the transition from student to researcher, and I’ll always keep UB as a special place in my memories.”
10/9/17
Vassilios Sikavitsas
MS 1995, PHD 2000
“Harry Cullinan’s ability to create predictive math relationships for Chem Engineering problems using the equations of state from scratch left me in a state of awe.”
10/9/17
John Mendrykowski
MS 1972, BS 1967
“At UB I learned how to do fundamental research, and how that fundamental knowledge could be used to develop and design new processes and materials"
10/9/17
Biswajit Sarkar
PhD 2013