Student News

Several faculty members and students from the Department of Materials Design and Innovation made key contributions to the Materials Research Society’s Fall Meeting and Exhibit.

UB alumnus Benjamin Pawlik has the job many space enthusiasts dream about - working in NASA’s Mission Control. In his over 30 year career at the Johnson Space Center, Pawlik has kept both feet firmly planted on the ground while supporting 50 shuttle missions and is currently a mission manager in the NASA Commercial Crew Office in Houston, Texas.

Each year, 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke. Upwards of 80% of people survive and return home, with their physical abilities forever altered.

For the second consecutive year, students working with environmental engineering assistant professor Nirupam Aich earn awards at the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Conference.

Leah Nolan has been named a 2019 Brooke Owens Fellow, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports extraordinary undergraduate women in the aerospace field.

Fatak Borhani, a senior in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was named one of Aviation Week’s 20 Twenties for 2019.