SEAS in the News

  • Scientists 3D print WHO-standard solar-powered water purification devices
    5/13/21
    3Dprintingindustry reported on advances in the field, including the development of a 3D printed water-purifying aerogel that could be scaled-up for use at large wastewater treatment plants by  a team led by Nirupam Aich, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
  • Lake Levels: Expect higher than average lake levels but no new record
    5/13/21
    An article in Great Lakes Now on how water levels are expected to drop this summer quotes Joe Atkinson, director of the Great Lakes Program at UB, and professor and chair of the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
  • 3D printer 'Fingerprints' improve security, IP protection with 92% accuracy
    5/12/21
    Thomas.net reported on the method developed by Zhangpeng Jin, associate professor of computer science and engineering, to determine a 3D printer's fingerprint, which could not only help identify machines used to make unlawful weapons but also help protect intellectual property. 
  • Space debris triggers alert
    5/8/21
    John Crassidis, the Samuel P. Capen Chair Professor and a SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, appeared live Saturday night on BBC World News to discuss space debris from a Chinese rocket that was hurtling back to Earth. Video of the segment is not available online.
  • Ultra-fast 3D printing produces life-like organ models
    5/7/21
    The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health, reported on research led by Ruogang Zhao, associate professor of biomedical engineering, on a new 3D printing method that is faster than the industry standard and could be used to print human tissue and organs.
  • Debris from Chinese rocket is expected to hit Earth Saturday
    5/6/21
    Engineering professor John Crassidis appeared on national television on The Today Show on Thursday morning to discuss space debris from a Chinese rocket launched last week that’s hurtling back to Earth.