News and Events

Keep up to date with the latest Industrial and Systems Engineering news.

  • A printer and some ice make 3D objects out of graphene
    3/7/16
    An article on Futurity reports an international research team led by UB researchers has used a modified 3-D printer and frozen water to create lattice-shaped cubes and a three-dimensional truss with overhangs using graphene oxide, structures that could be an important step toward making graphene commercially viable in electronics, medical diagnostic devices and other industries.
  • The secret to 3-D graphene? Just freeze it
    3/3/16

    Engineers tame the notoriously fickle supermaterial in aerogel form with a 3-D printer and ice.

  • Abrami named 2016 Engineer of the Year
    3/2/16
    “Continue to learn every day of your life and be willing to take risks,” were some of the words of wisdom shared by this year’s Engineer of the Year, Patrick F. Abrami (MS ’75, BS ‘72, Industrial Engineering), in his address to a crowd of about 250 students, faculty and alumni of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences during its annual Engineering Celebrations event.
  • You can now 3D print one of the world’s lightest materials
    3/1/16
    Articles in MSN Australia, MSN New Zealand and Fox Business report about real-life applications for 3-D printing conducted by UB researchers, who have developed a way to 3-D print materials made out of Graphene aerogel, which is so light it can be used in products to soak up oil spills or make “invisibility” cloaks.
  • Junior Ryan Cribbin Wins at Shot Put
    2/29/16
    ISE Junior Ryan Cribbin has a winning alter-ego as a UB Track and Field shot put star. This weekend he threw 59' 5.5" for a Gold medal at the MAC Championship.
  • Six Sigma Project Assists UB Police
    2/16/16

    ISE Graduate Students taking the Six Sigma Course collaborated on a project that benefited the UB Police Department. They solved a difficult and ongoing problem related to providing campus with adequate police coverage while still allowing officers to choose desirable schedules.