SEAS in the News

An article in the Wellsville Daily Reporter reports UB and Alfred State are working together to support growth of the renewable energy sector by building collaborations and expanding educational opportunities, and quotes Liesl Folks, dean of the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Ryan McPherson, UB’s chief sustainability officer.

An article on Clean Technica about the impact that climate change could have on the country’s national parks, which are expected to warm twice as much as the rest of the nation, quotes Sayanti Mukherjee, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, about her research that warns that the utility industry is not accounting for climate change adequately when planning for the future of the U.S. electrical grid.

An article in Smithsonian magazine about a new coating that uses tiny air holes to reflect sunlight, cooling buildings better than white paint, interviews Mark Swihart, professor of chemical and biological engineering, who said other scientists have used solar-reflecting methods to achieve cooling.

An article on NBC News about a new high-tech satellite that is designed to snag orbiting space debris and drag it down to Earth’s atmosphere, where it would burn up harmlessly, interviews John Crassidis, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

An article on Futurity reports on research by Sayanti Mukherjee, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, that suggests the power industry is underestimating how climate change could affect the long-term demand for electricity in the U.S.