SEAS News

Aaron Estes.
Estes receives Vanderhoef Faculty Award
6/19/19

Mechanical and aerospace engineering faculty member Aaron Estes has received the Vanderhoef Faculty Award for making the extra effort to coach, mentor, and provide support for students.

Numu burger team takes 3rd at World's Challenge Challenge finals
6/13/19
“We started off with just an idea. We didn’t have a product, and we didn’t even know if this was possible to finish.” So says Anish Ajay Kirtane, a graduate student in the Department of Civil Structural and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
A scientist holds a vial filled with a light blue liquid.
UB team awarded $1.8 million to develop carbon capture technology
6/12/19

Membranes that separate carbon dioxide from other emissions could help slow the pace of climate change.

A cover image of the report described in this news release. It show varies images of clean energy workers.
Report details Western New York’s clean energy workforce landscape
6/12/19

One of five jobs in Western New York are in industries with ties to clean energy, yet 54% of workers in clean energy industries are aged 45 or older.

UB steel bridge team members posing with trophies using bull sign at nationals.
UB ASCE steel bridge team leaves a legacy
6/11/19
The UB American Sociaty of Civil Engineering (ASCE) student club's steel bridge team earned fourth place overall at the National Student Steel Bridge Competition, and received second place honors for construction speed.
Concept of a "deepfake," a man pulling off a hyper-realistic mask.
AI expert David Doermann to testify Thursday before Congress on deepfake videos
6/7/19

Deepfakes pose a disinformation threat capable of disrupting the 2020 election, Doermann says.

SEAS students participated in the 2019 Annual SUNY TYESA UAV State Competition held at Monroe Community College.
SEAS students earn second place in annual statewide TYESA UAV Competition
5/31/19
Earlier this month, a group of SEAS freshmen and sophomores travelled to Rochester carrying precious cargo: two drones that they had designed and build themselves.  
Howard Zemsky speaks from a podium during the Innovation Hub launch announcement.
UB launches Innovation Hub, a new initiative in downtown Buffalo to boost the startup economy
5/28/19

The $32 million project will match students, faculty, clinicians, and researchers with a powerful collection of resources to commercialize innovations.

Amit Goyal stands onstage at graduation.
Amit Goyal awarded prestigious University at Buffalo President’s Medal
5/24/19

His leadership has placed UB at the forefront of efforts clean energy, pollution reduction.

Students at the CDSE Days poster session.
2019 CDSE Days amps up student engagement with a symposium, TED-style talks and a buildathon
5/23/19
This was the fifth year for the annual CDSE Days event, and it was packed with engaging sessions, exemplary industry leaders and many opportunities for students.