Our Students, Faculty and Alumni

When you join CSEE, you join a diverse community of students, faculty, staff and alumni. Meet some of our people below.

Featured People Profiles:

Undergraduate Student Profiles

“I didn't want to be doing the same thing every day. Civil engineering allows me to pursue my interests with parallels to the environment, structures and construction.”
3/22/21
Jillian Quinn
Pursuing a BS in Civil Engineering
"It is so important to enjoy our beautiful world, and do what we can to leave it better than we found it."
4/11/24
Sydney Gallo
Environmental engineering student

Graduate Student Profiles

"My favorite place is the Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory – it makes me feel limitless because almost all kinds of structures can be tested there."
6/17/22
Homero F. Carrión Cabrera
Civil engineering student
“Strive to produce high quality work that you are proud of, but don't forget to take time for yourself as well.”
9/6/23
Christian A. Werner
Pursuing a MS in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

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Faculty Member Profiles

We are a growing department, currently home to 32 full-time faculty members. Read about some of our faculty members below, or view the full faculty list.

Dr. Okumus's research focuses on highway bridge engineering, specifically regarding precast prestressed concrete bridges.
12/17/20
Pinar Okumus
Associate Professor, Structural and Bridge Engineering
Dr. Atkinson's research is focused on air pollution control and the development of sustainable materials that will improve indoor and outdoor air quality.
12/8/21
John D. Atkinson
Associate Professor and Scott and Coleen Stevens Chair in Engineering Sustainability
Dr. Wu's research addresses the effects of service and extreme winds on the built environment, with an emphasis on bridges.
9/18/23
Teng Wu
Associate Professor - Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Bridge Engineering
“I am interested in understanding the persistence of viruses and other pathogens in our engineered systems to reduce microbial risks.”
1/23/24
Yinyin Ye, Assistant Professor, Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Dai explores organic nitrogen chemistry in engineered and natural environmental systems to reduce risks to human health.
12/8/21
Ning Dai
Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering
Dr. Shim's research centers on structural instability which has length scale independent characteristics.
12/17/20
Jongmin Shim
Associate Professor - Computational Engineering Mechanics
Dr. Ranade's conducts fundamental and applied research in the area of advanced concrete materials.
12/17/20
Ravi Ranade
Associate Professor - Structural and Earthquake Engineering, Bridge Engineering

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Alumni Profiles

"Being able to communicate all the technical details so people can understand it that may or may not have a technical background became huge."
2/15/18
Michael Marino, BS '96
CEO, Nussbaumer & Clarke, Inc.
“For me personally, my job needs to be meaningful, challenging, exciting, and has to constantly make me a better and more capable person while making contribution to the bigger society. It sounds very demanding, and yet, the World Bank fulfilled every single dream that I had about that perfect job.”
5/18/21
Fei Deng, PhD '04, MS '00
Program Leader, Infrastructure & Sustainable Development, Papua New Guinea & Pacific Islands, The World Bank
Derrigan's current position allows her to do independent work, and collaborate on larger projects.
3/8/18
Lisa Derrigan, PE, BS '91, MS '93
Senior Project Manager, GHD
“The most important piece of advice for finding a job in academia - believe in yourself and never give up.”
1/25/23
Jiale Xu, PhD '20
Assistant Professor - Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
North Dakota State University
"In terms of my career, I was able to move to my favorite city and accept a job at my first-choice firm, and I don’t think any other school would have helped me get to this point better than UB."
1/18/22
Adrianne Richardson, BS '17, MS '19
Thornton Tomasetti

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