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Annual Newsletter

FACETS, the annual newsletter of UB's Department of Materials Design and Innovation, brings you the latest research news and information about our department.

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Reyes receives joint appointment at Brookhaven National Laboratory
9/30/21
Offered by the Department of Energy to researchers who can contribute to Brookhaven’s mission at large, the appointment will afford Reyes with the opportunity to collaborate on developing mathematical and machine learning methods for a wide variety of problems.
12 students recognized for outstanding achievements
9/10/21
Twelve exceptional engineering students have been recognized with awards from the University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Bloch symposium to explore how data drives innovation and discovery
6/4/21
Master class of world experts show how a data-informed community can address climate change, public health and other pressing societal challenges.
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences celebrates the Class of 2021
6/4/21
On a beautiful sunny weekend in May, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences celebrated its over 2,000 graduates at two in-person commencement ceremonies at the University at Buffalo Stadium.
Three graduating UB students share their stories as the big day nears
5/11/21
Three soon-to-be UB graduates share their stories, who inspired them, and what they plan to do next.
UB’s climate action efforts rank No. 1 in the world in THE Impact Rankings
4/22/21
The University at Buffalo has one more reason to celebrate Earth Day today: UB is the global leader in higher education when it comes to climate action.
CDSE Days spotlight importance of data science
3/26/21
The annual conference connects students, faculty and others with some of the nation’s top scholars of computational and data-enabled science.
Virtual lab finds the right AI tool for each chemistry problem
3/23/21
Science Magazine reported on the “Artificial Chemist” project that Kristofer Reyes, an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Design and Innovation is developing with North Carolina State University, which incorporates artificial intelligence and an automated system for performing chemical reactions to accelerate R&D and the manufacture of commercially desirable materials.
Six engineering and applied sciences PhD students to participate in UB's 3MT competition
3/2/21
Reconstructing neuronal networks in the brain and decreasing incidents of erosion using bio-cementation are just a few of the research topics that doctoral students from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will be presenting at this year’s Three Minute Thesis Competition.
Mazumder paper is Editor’s Pick in Applied Physics Letters
1/6/21
For the second year in a row, Applied Physics Letters selected research by Baishakhi Mazumder as its Editor’s Pick.