Faculty Honors and Awards

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Faculty Honors and Awards News

Whittaker recognized for advancing structural engineering
4/2/26
Andrew S. Whittaker, SUNY Distinguished Professor, received the Ernest E. Howard Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
IEEE Elects Wenyao Xu, Fellow
3/7/26
Wenyao Xu, professor and director of research in the University at Buffalo Department of Computer Science and Engineering, has been elected a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Andrew Whittaker elected to National Academy of Engineering
2/23/26
An earthquake engineer, Whittaker’s work has made ‘countless communities and structures safer and more resilient’.
Constantinou recognized with ASCE’s Walter P. Moore Jr. Award
2/9/26
Michael Constantinou, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, is the recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award.
Swihart recognized for excellence in mentoring
1/26/26
Mark Swihart, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was recognized by UB’s Graduate School with the Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award (EGSMA).
Bina Ramamurthy receives Fulbright Scholar Award
12/23/25
Ramamurthy has spent the fall semester in Austria as a visiting professor at the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences.