At the 2023 Modeling and Simulation (MODSIM) World 2023 Conference in Norfolk, Virginia, ISTL Director Kevin Hulme, PhD, and his team of transportation engineering researchers presented their findings in the application of different video game engine simulations to enhance transportation research.
External Collaborators: Erie County (NY) Department of Environment and Planning, New York State Department of Health, Syracuse University, Ceres Nanosciences
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.
External Collaborators: Yanlin Guo - Assistant Professor, Colorado State University, United States Department of Energy (DOE) Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience (RACER)
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.
From documenting inequality in Buffalo to identifying proven oral hygiene tools for happy gums, UB scholars’ work had local and international impact in 2021.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science featured research on the use of 3D printed graphene aerogels for water treatment by Nirupam Aich and Chi Zhou in a Eureka Alert.
Lab Manager reports on a UB study that shows how to make stable and large aerogels that remove heavy metals, organic solvents and organic dyes from water and quotes study co-author Nirupam Aich, assistant professor of environmental engineering.
New Atlas, Science Codex, Water Online and other news outlets covered research by UB engineers on a new process of 3D printing graphene aerogels that they say overcomes two key hurdles — scalability and creating a version of the material that’s stable enough for repeated use — for water treatment.
Futurity, Yahoo! Japan, Gizmodo's Japanese website and Popular Mechanics' website for South Africa were among news outlets worldwide that continued reporting on advances in 3D printing that center on a method called stereolithography and jelly-like materials known as hydrogels.
Dot Med, Mashable, and SlashGear report on research led by Chi Zhou and Ruogang Zhao on a new 3D printing method that’s 10-50 times faster than the industry standard.
News websites such as Gizmodo, Engadget, Interesting Engineering and MSN reported on research co-led by Ruogang Zhao and Chi Zhou concerning a new 3D printing method that’s 10-50 times faster than the industry standard.
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 geosystems engineering addresses computational geomechanics, deep foundations, ground improvement, seismic response of soils, liquefaction, and retrofit of foundations, dams, slopes, and retaining walls.
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 transportation systems engineering focuses on improving the efficiency, safety, sustainability, and resiliency of surface transportation systems.
