All nuclear power plants are required to have a significant level of resistance to the effects of earthquake shaking, but the safety-grade nuclear equipment is generally large and routinely custom-made for each nuclear plant. Whittaker’s team will simplify plant design and standardize the equipment to drive down cost and speed construction.
Traffic incidents have significant negative impacts on the safety and efficiency of overall transportation system performance. The transportation community has consistently strive to improve the transportation incident management process. This project demonstrates the ability of the NYSDOT, GDIT and IIMS to improve traffic incident management.
Robots can be leveraged to perform maintenance and repairs because of their mixed mobility and reconfigurability in a challenging work environment. Xiao Liang identifies four tasks to integrate computer vision models with robotic systems to automate inspection and maintenance.
The objective of this project is to establish fire damage to reinforced concrete tunnel liners using numerical modeling and experimental testing. Researchers at UB performed large-scale furnace testing as well as finite element modeling to test and simulate the effects of fire scenario, soil conditions, etc. on the fire performance of tunnel liners.
The NSF-funded Future of Work at the Human Technology Frontier (FW-HTF) project will advance effective human-robot collaboration (HRC) to reduce electronics remanufacturing costs and improve operator safety, while considering the highly complex unstructured nature of the remanufacturing environment.
The objective of this project is to establish fire damage to reinforced concrete tunnel liners using numerical modeling and experimental testing. Researchers at UB performed large-scale furnace testing as well as finite element modeling to test and simulate the effects of fire scenario, soil conditions, etc. on the fire performance of tunnel liners.
The objective of this project is to establish fire damage to reinforced concrete tunnel liners using numerical modeling and experimental testing. Researchers at UB performed large-scale furnace testing as well as finite element modeling to test and simulate the effects of fire scenario, soil conditions, etc. on the fire performance of tunnel liners.
MS environmental engineering student Kristina Macro, PhD environmental engineering student Abdulraham Hassaballah and environmental engineering undergraduate student Jeremy Nyitrai presented research on water and wastewater at the 2018 NYWEA conference. The group was advised by environmental engineering faculty members Lauren Sassoubre and Ning Dai
This research examines the expected structural damage in a tunnel during a fire event, and concludes that, although safety may not be compromised, significant damage to the tunnel structure could be incurred.
Assistant Professor Xiao Liang will collaborate with faculty members in UB's Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department as well as faculty at the University of Florida on a $3 million NSF-funded project.
Environmental engineering students Novin Mehrabi and Brianna Scharf earned the SNO student Award at Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference. Learn about the honors at this link.
SUNY Distinguished Professor Michel Bruneau earns lifetime achievement from American Institute of Steel Construction. Learn about the honor from AISC here.
Environmental engineering students win UB's World Challenge Challenge with their insect-based burgers. Learn about their initiative here.
UB CSEE students Paolo Bourdeau and Abdulrahman Hassaballah earned three total awards at the Celebration of Student Academic Excellence. Learn about their awards at this link.
Associate Director for UB's Great Lakes Program, Helen Domske received the John R. Vallentyne Award from the International Association for Great Lakes Research. Learn about Domske's award at this link
Assistant professor Teng Wu receives bridge and structural engineering award from international organization. Read more about Wu's award here
Reda Snaiki, a PhD structural engineering student won the Dean's Graduate Achievement Award. Read about his honor here
Ramla Qureshi, a PhD candidate, received the Mark Diamond Research Fund Award for her research on fire engineering. Read about her research here.
Ketan Ragalwar, a PhD candidate, was awarded a grant from the Structural Engineers Association of Illinois. Read about his award here.
Professor Andrew S. Whittaker was awarded the 2017 Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award, given annually by the Structural Engineering Institute to a structural engineer who has demonstrated technical expertise in and dedication to the development of structural codes and standards. Read More about Whittaker's Walter P. Moore Jr. Award
Assistant Professor Pinar Okumus received the 2016 Outstanding Reviewer award for the American Society of Civil Engineers. Read More about Okumus' ASCE Award
Professor Michel Bruneau honored along with his co-authors with the 2017 Moisseiff Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Read more about Bruneau's Moisseif Award
Assistant professor Pinar Okumus received a National Science Foundation Award for Collaborative Research: Resilient Seismic Retrofit by Integrating Selective Weakening and Self-Centering. In this project, a new seismic retrofit method, integrating the concepts of selective weakening, hinged walls, and self-centering, will be investigated to achieve low seismic damage. Read more about Okumus' grant
Assistant professor Andreas Stavridis is the primary investigator on a project sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Michel Bruneau, a professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering received a grant from the Pankow Foundation to research R-Factors developed from FEMA P-695 studies for Coupled Composite Plate Shear Walls - Concrete Filled. Read more about Bruneau's grant
Pinar Okumus received a grant from FM Global and Business and Industry.
Alan Rabideau, Professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, received a grant from the Buffalo Water Board and Public Government.
Stephen Still Assistant Professor Qing He received a grant from the New York State Department of Transportation
Professor Michel Bruneau is a Co-PI on a project funded by the Pankow Foundation, and will produce research with the intnet of advancing the wind and seismic design of Concrete-Filled Composite Shear Walls. Learn about the grant advancing technology of shear walls
Ning Dai, and assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering received an NSF CAREER award to study the Impacts of Marine Algal Blooms on Disinfection By-Product Formation in Seawater Desalination. Read more about Dai's award
Assistant Professor Ravi Ranade received a grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Researchers in the structural engineering, mechanics and materials group enhance community resiliency to earthquakes, develop design guidelines for buildings and other structures, and conduct vital research in various emerging areas such as wind, fire and materials engineering.
Research in environmental engineering seeks to better understand the physical, chemical, and biological processes that influence the health of our environment and to pursue innovative solutions for its protection. Researchers in this area also focus on engineering sustainability.
Research in transportation systems engineering focuses on improving the efficiency, safety, sustainability, and resiliency of surface transportation systems.
Research in geosystems engineering addresses computational geomechanics, deep foundations, ground improvement, seismic response of soils, liquefaction, and retrofit of foundations, dams, slopes, and retaining walls.