SEAS Partnership Program

Gain exposure for your business and connect with our talented students and alumni.

The School of Engineering and Applies Sciences (SEAS) Partnership Program provides exposure to our 7,000+ students, 36,000+ alumni, as well as numerous prospective students, faculty and parents. The program strengthens the school’s relationships with local and national companies, both for their benefit and the benefit of our students and their employment futures.  

  • ACV Auctions
    8/18/22

    ACV Auctions is a full-service, coast-to-coast, wholesale automotive auction, providing unmatched transparency in a marketplace thousands of dealers trust.

  • Ferguson Electric
    2/17/23

    Located in downtown Buffalo, Ferguson Electric has been providing electrical design, engineering and construction services throughout all of Western New York for over 85 years.

  • Foundry
    8/18/22

    Foundry was created to meet the institutional demand for better capital access, efficiency, and transparency in the digital currency mining and staking industry. As a Digital Currency Group company, Foundry taps unparalleled institutional expertise, capital, and market intelligence to provide North American bitcoin miners and global manufacturers with the resources to build, maintain, and secure decentralized networks.

  • IQVIA
    8/18/22

    IQVIA is a Data Service leader in the pharmaceutical, specialty, and MedTech industries. IQVIA invests in big data solutions and investigates how manufacturers can use data to optimally manage product performance. It is comprised of 50% UB alumni.

  • LaBella
    10/27/23

    LaBella is a full-service engineering firm, with teams focusing on buildings, energy, infrastructure and the environment. The firm has 1,500+ architects, engineers, planners, and construction managers working in more than 30 offices — from Rochester, New York to Madrid, Spain.

  • Linde
    8/18/22

    Linde is the world's largest industrial gas company by market share as well as revenue. Linde makes our world more productive by providing products, technologies and services that help customers improve their economic and environmental performance in a connected world.

  • Moog
    2/7/23

    Moog Inc. is a worldwide designer, manufacturer, and integrator of precision motion control products and systems. Moog’s high-performance systems control military and commercial aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, launch vehicles, missiles, industrial machinery, wind energy, marine applications, and medical equipment.

  • National Fuel
    2/17/23

    National Fuel Gas Company is a diversified, integrated energy company dating back to the early 1800s. National Fuel is committed to the safe and environmentally responsible production, transportation and distribution of natural gas in New York and Pennsylvania. 

  • National Grid
    8/18/22

    National Grid is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing society—delivering clean energy to support the world long into the future. National Grid works with stakeholders to promote the development and implementation of sustainable, innovative and affordable energy solutions. 

  • Qualcomm
    8/18/22

    Qualcomm is the world’s leading wireless technology innovator and is enabling a world where everyone and everything can be intelligently connected. You interact with products and technologies made possible by Qualcomm every day, including 5G-enabled smartphones that double as pro-level cameras and gaming devices, smarter vehicles and cities, and the technology behind the smart, connected factories that manufactured your latest purchase.

  • Rich's
    10/16/23

    Rich’s is a family-owned food company founded in 1945 and dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From Supply Chain operations and R&D, to Sales, Marketing, IT and so much more, a career in the food industry brings infinite possibilities.

  • Safran
    8/18/22

    Safran (formerly Zodiac Aerospace) is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. 

  • Stark Tech
    10/16/23

    Stark Tech specializes in Intelligent Building Solutions and is a leader in facility optimization, aligning technology with real-world experience across a diverse portfolio of capabilities.

  • Tapecon
    8/18/22

    Tapecon provides expertise in specialized printing and converting, printed flexible electronics, and contract manufacturing of disposable devices for medical and industrial markets. Established in 1919, Tapecon is a 5-generation, family-owned business based in Buffalo.

  • Curbell Medical
    7/29/22

    Curbell Medical is a leading medical device manufacturer specializing in signaling devices and related accessories ranging from nurse call system pillow speakers to ECG cables and lead wires.

  • Niagara Specialty Metals
    7/29/22

    Niagara Specialty Metals is a manufacturer of tool steels, high-speed steels, martensitic stainless steels, and controlled expansion alloys. They also provide conversion processing for titanium, temperature and corrosion resistant metals, electronic alloys, and other super alloys. 

  • SoPark
    7/29/22

    SoPark is a Minority Woman-Owned corporation offering a “Total Electronics Solution.” They are Western and Upstate New York’s largest electronics manufacturing service provider, supplying medical device manufacturers and high-tech original equipment manufacturers with circuit board, electro mechanical and custom cable assemblies, as well as design for manufacturing services. 

Partner Benefits

As a UB SEAS Partner, you receive:

  • Signage at school events
  • Access to school events and select student club events
  • Access to the Dean
  • Company logo on the website, print publications and t-shirts
  • Company listed in our alumni magazine, Buffalo Engineer, distributed to over 32,000 alumni and friends
     
Making an Impact
“We were able to take 14 students along with our faculty advisor to the New Mexico desert and compete in the 3rd annual Spaceport America Cup. The impact of this event gives the students the opportunity to express their creativity and showcase their engineering problem solving skills.  ”
5/12/21

Gabriel Surina
Rocketry Lead, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS), Funded Trip to compete in the Spaceport America Cup in New Mexico

“The AIAA SciTech Conference had a highly positive impact on our club members. The students that participated in the conference were able to learn an immense amount of aerospace knowledge from cutting edge researchers. We were also able to communicate with professionals and hiring managers from some of the top aerospace engineering companies in the United States. ”
5/12/21

Marianne Cites
President, UB American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
Funded Trip to AIAA SciTech Aerospace Engineering Conference

“During the conference, I visited companies like Boeing, Lockheed, BAE Systems, General Atomics and NASA. In addition to visiting these companies in the career fair, I was interviewed by Lockheed Martin. Also I participated in panels from Boeing, BAE Systems and the Aerospace Corporation. ”
5/12/21

Pomeroy Mohabir
Member, UB Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE),
Funded Trip to the SASE National Conference

“I attended the SASE National Conference because I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and experience something new. It gave me the push I needed to be more outgoing and also helped develop my public speaking skills. ”
5/12/21

Luo Cao
Member, UB Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE),
Funded Trip to SASE National Conference

“Two of our students were interviewed at the career fair, and one was even offered an internship within a couple of hours afterwards. When students are given these kind of opportunities at conferences to succeed, UB succeeds. ”
5/12/21

Harmanpreet Kaur
President, UB Society of Women Engineers,
Funded Trip to Women in Engineering Annual Conference

“These funds allowed the AIAA to participate in the E-Week BattleBots competition, adding a team to the roster and making the event more entertaining and fun for everybody. ”
5/12/21

Michael Berger
President, UB American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
Funded E-Week BattleBots

“Almost half our members were able to obtain an interview during the event for a potential hire on the spot. One of our member was hired during the event by the U.S. Navy as an industrial engineer. All of our members were able to interact with many different company representatives such as Boeing, Leidos and Lockheed Martin to get insight into the company and what they are looking for in an applicant. ”
5/12/21

Stephanie Yu
President, UB Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers
Funded Trip to SASE National Conference and STEM Career Fair

“This event opened my eyes to how diverse computer science is as an industry, and how I have the opportunity to specialize in anything I want. It also showed me the lack of representation our industry has and how important it is for people from all backgrounds to get involved in tech. ”
5/12/21

Kai Bustos
Member, UB DivTech,
Funded Trip to the Grace Hopper Conference

“As a result of the Engineering Partnership funds support, 9 SHPE members were able to go to the SHPE National Conference. Out of these 9 members, 7 members were able to obtain interviews from companies of their choice and 5 members received full-time offers. The opportunity given to these members impacts their success in the future by securing them jobs after graduation, but also by teaching them how to succeed in the STEM world as a minority. ”
5/12/21

Lesly Villanueva
Treasurer, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE),
Funded Trip to the SHPE National Conference

“Overall this conference was an amazing experience for all who attended and our members felt that it provided a space that made them feel like STEM can be an amazing welcoming space, and that even as LGBTQ+ individuals we have a community here and can do great things. ”
5/12/21

Priya Persaud
Vice President, UB oSTEM,
Funded Trip to the oSTEM National Conference

“Attending the national convention was extremely helpful for our e-board members. Numerous workshops were held teaching us how to effectively manage our chapter of the honors society, how to conduct ourselves in a professional environment, and how to effectively communicate and teach in a technical filed such as mechanical engineering. ”
5/12/21

Maxwell Kolarich
President, UB Pi Tau Sigma,
Funded Trip to Pi Tau Sigma National Convention

“Thinking on the spot to build and create something is an important engineering skill, and this event was a fun and creative way to introduce this concept.”
5/12/21

Randy Soldevilla
Treasurer, Engineer World Health,
Funded Marble Event for E-Week

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Become a SEAS Partner

For more information or to become a SEAS Partner, contact Erin Uppington at eupp@buffalo.edu or call (716) 881-8051.

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