Student News

Mentorship, creativity and information dissemination are just some of the values that define the UB student chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society – and this year, are why the group received the Outstanding Student Chapter Award from the national organization. 

Chemical engineer James Tran was recognized for his work on membrane-based separations with a Graduate Student Research Award by the Separations Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE).

Seyed Omid Sajedi, a civil engineering PhD student studying automated systems for structural inspections and health monitoring will use an award from the Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF) to support his research and experiments.

As a PRODiG Fellow at SUNY Brockport, Emmanuel M. Nsengiyumva is getting to do what he loves–mentor the diverse range of students in STEM–while being nurtured on his own career path. 

In Tonawanda’s Riverview Solar Park, Montante Solar is installing a solar array of close to 15,400 panels. Project leaders recognized extra help was integral to maintaining pace for a mid-December completion. Someone needed to manage the quality control program. Kyle Chiapperino, a mechanical engineering student pursuing a bachelor’s degree, was the answer. 

Students from the UB Biomedical Engineering Society chapter collaborated with the SEAS Intramural program to work with Saebo, a biomedical device company, on improving the SaeboFlex glove, the current market standard for hand rehabilitation.