SEAS in the News

  • Driving research behind cars of the future
    2/16/17
    An article in Business First about self-driving technology reports UB has received a $1.2 million grant, funded by the National Science Foundation, to build a testing platform for companies seeking a benchmark on their technology, and quotes Chunming Qiao, chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and the principal investigator on the research.
  • Demand for engineers will keep growing
    2/15/17
    An article in Business First about the local demand for engineers, which is expected to only grow, quotes Liesl Folks, dean of the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, who said there also is demand for data science experts and professionals with keen analytical skills.
  • UB researchers develop device that cleans contaminated water
    2/10/17
    A story on WIVB-TV interviews Qiaogian Gan, associate professor of electrical engineering, about the solar vapor generator he developed to clean contaminated water using the heat from sunlight.
  • ‘Solar vapor’ device purifies dirty drinking water
    2/9/17

    An article in the World Economic Forum reports on research by Qiaoqiang Gan, associate professor of electrical engineering, to develop a cheap solar still that uses sunlight to purify dirty water up to four times faster than a current commercial version.

  • Solar vapor device purifies dirty drinking water
    2/7/17
    An article on Homeland Security News Wire reports on research by Qiaoqiang Gan, associate professor of electrical engineering, to develop a cheap solar still that uses sunlight to purify dirty water up to four times faster than a current commercial version.
  • Wearable tech: trend or fad?
    2/6/17
    An article about the growing use of wearable technology interviews Albert Titus, professor and chair of biomedical engineering, who said the growth of wearable tech can be traced to our ability to miniaturize technology.