SEAS in the News

  • Buffalo-based Pop Biotechnologies pulls in $3 million investment and other tech headlines
    7/30/20
    Buffalo Business First reports on the progress of two UB-affiliated companies. UB spinoff POP Biotechnologies has announced a $3 million investment and formation of a joint venture with Eubiologics for the development of an RSV vaccine and other vaccine candidates. Jonathan Lovell, associate professor of biomedical engineering, is co-founder of the company.
  • 3D printing ushers in wave of new cybersecurity risks
    7/17/20
    Digital Engineering 247  covered UB research by Wenyao Xu on traceability of 3D printed objects. The study, in collaboration with colleagues at Rutgers University and Northeastern University, details the PrinTracker solution, which essentially can detect a unique “fingerprint” of a printer to aid in traceability.
  • Scientists and researchers studying wildfires seek input
    7/13/20
    Government Technology reports that Negar Elhami-Khorasani, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, is part of a team of scientists and researchers that is embarking on a five-year study program to develop actionable strategies for dealing with wildfires.
  • Thin as paper, new transistor handles 8,000 volts
    7/10/20
    An article on Engineering.com reports on UB research that may improve the design and efficiency of MOSFETs, or metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors. transistors and provide a breakthrough for electric vehicles.
  • Can direct air capture make a real impact on climate change?
    7/6/20
    NPR’s “The World” podcast interviewed Monica Lupion, assistant professor of teaching in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, for a story about Climeworks, one of the first and best-known companies to direct air capture — or pull carbon dioxide directly out of ambient air for storage or use, which can help lower emissions in the atmosphere.
  • In good spirits
    7/2/20
    Forever Young of Western New York features a Q&A with Todd Snyder, an instructional support specialist in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about his side business as co-owner of Niagara Craft Spirits Distillery and Tasting Room.