SEAS in the News

An article in Buffalo Business First quotes Kemper Lewis, professor and chair of UB’s mechanical and aerospace engineering department, who discussed how manufacturing is evolving.

An article on PhysOrg reports a 3-D printed graphene aerogel developed by Chi Zhou, assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s lightest 3-D printed structure.

An article in Scientific American about advancements in wind energy, specifically a plan to build massive offshore wind turbines, quotes John Hall, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Spectrum News reported on autonomous vehicle testing at UB’s North Campus on Tuesday. The report included commentary from New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and Chunming Qiao, SUNY Distinguished Professor and chair of UB's computer science and engineering department.

An article reports that Helen Domske, associate director of UB’s Great Lakes Program, has received the 2017 Henry J. Kord Conservation Award from the Buffalo Audubon Society for her significant contributions to the conservation of Western New York’s natural resources.

An article in The Scientist reports on research by Amin Karami, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, to develop systems that harness kinetic energy from a patient’s heart beat to power battery-free leadless pacemakers, eliminating the need to replace pacemakers that lose battery power after seven or eight years.