SEAS in the News

An article in Business First about blockchain, the web-based database that records single transactions on a multitude of servers, offering an alternative that is theoretically more secure and efficient than the current financial services sector, reports UB held a Blockchain Buildathon recently and that Bina Ramamurthy, research associate professor of computer science and engineering, taught an introduction to blockchain class during winter break.

An article on Buffalo Rising reports four UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences seniors, Amelia Veitch, Austin Reese, Andrea Oaks, and Austin Izzo, have secured a grant from Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) to build a sustainable, wheelchair-friendly garden at the Buffalo Center (Rehabilitation & Nursing).

An article on Germany’s Innovations Report reports on a study by Shenqiang Ren, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a researcher at UB’s RENEW Institute, that uses tiny crystal lattices called “self-assembling molecular nanosheets” that expand when exposed to light.

A story on WBFO-FM about gender bias in the STEM fields and what women are doing to change it interviews Liesl Folks, dean of the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, about the NAVIGATE project aimed at giving students the tools to fight against gender bias.

An article on Nanowerk reports on a study by Shenqiang Ren, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering anda researcher at UB’s RENEW Institute, that uses tiny crystal lattices called “self-assembling molecular nanosheets” that expand when exposed to light.

An article on Vice’s Motherboard about new technology that will allow ships to sail autonomously reports Buffalo Automation, a startup that began at UB, has raised $900,000 to help commercialize its AutoMate system, a collection of sensors and cameras to help boats operate semi-autonomously.