SEAS in the News

  • Türkiye's quake is one of the largest inland earthquakes in the world
    2/13/23
    TRT World, the English language public broadcaster in Turkey, interviewed Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the massive earthquakes that happened last week in Turkey and Syria.
  • A good, hard look at prestressed concrete
    2/9/23
    An article in Construction Digest about prestressed concrete, a process that puts compressive stress on the concrete before it is inserted into the final structure, mentions that researchers from UB and Purdue University, in conjunction with bridge engineering firm Modjeski & Masters, are looking into post-tensioned concrete.
  • Why is it so hard to predict earthquakes?
    2/9/23
    Al Jazeera mentioned UB’s Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory and quoted Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, in a story explaining how earthquakes happen in light of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
  • University at Buffalo VP talks growing research funding 20% over the last decade
    2/9/23
    Buffalo Business First interviewed Venu Govindaraju, vice president for research and economic development, for a story on how UB has grown its research funding 20% over the past decade, and the university’s plans to continue that trend.
  • Earthquake shakes Buffalo on day of deadly seismic events
    2/7/23
    News media quoted Michel Bruneau, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, about the earthquake that rattled the greater Buffalo area Monday.
  • Water rush
    2/6/23

    Bratin Sengupta, a research assistant in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, wrote an article for India’s The Telegraph about how seawater desalination can, to an extent, solve India’s drinking water crisis.