Our Students and Alumni

Members of the UB MAE family continue to thrive in their innovative research and professional endeavors.

Undergraduate Students

“Join a club, society, or Greek organization at UB. The sense of community changed my entire college experience for the better.”
1/18/22
Madison Ciccarella
Mechanical engineering student
“The professors are amazing, and are on the cutting edge of research in their field. The opportunities and knowledge you’re able to gain from them at Buffalo is astounding.”
6/17/22
Jimmy Harter
Aerospace engineering student
"The UB faculty is a team of passionate and hard-working mentors who make you think out of the box."
8/24/22
Titiksha Singh
Mechanical engineering student
"I think the best way to grow as an engineer is to apply the concepts that are learned in courses, and go above and beyond the curriculum through projects."
4/17/23
Shardul Nitin Saptarshi
Mechanical engineering student
"The sense of community among the students is amazing. There are people I've known since freshman year that I still see every day, yet I always find new faces who are immediately welcomed into the engineering groups."
3/7/23
Auburn Schwartzmeyer
Mechanical engineering student

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Graduate Students

"UB engineering offers cutting-edge research opportunities with access to infinite resources and some of the world’s best professors."
12/9/21
Yong Hu
Mechanical engineering student
"The diversity of courses offered by the departments is an excellent avenue to gain knowledge in interdisciplinary areas."
4/15/22
Angshuman Deka
Mechanical engineering student
"Amazing professors have given me great support and opportunities as teachers and as friends during my time here."
10/31/24
Jingye Tan
Mechanical engineering student
"I’ve enjoyed collaborating with other research labs, which has broadened my breadth of knowledge."
9/18/20
Payam Ghassemi
Mechanical engineering student
"I wish one day to become the person who pushes the boundaries of what humanity can accomplish in regard to space travel and exploration."
8/29/22
Achira Boonrath
Aerospace engineering student

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Meet Alumni

Visit our Alumni and Friends page for more information and updates.

Marcus Yam
7/24/17
Marcus Yam BS '07 was among the staff of the Seattle Times to win a 2015 Pulitzer Prize in the category of breaking news coverage. Yam was the only photographer on duty when reports of the devastating landslide in Oso, Washington surfaced on the morning of March 22, 2014.
Allison Carr O'Connor
7/24/17
Allison Carr O'Connor '88 is the Business Unit Operations Manager in charge of technical operational projects at Moog. She is on the Board of Directors for the Niagara Aerospace Museum and currently is the Vice President. She is an active member of AIAA and was just recently awarded the AIAA Fellowship status.
Mike Pelino
7/24/17
Mike Pelino, '12, self-proclaimed gear head, scored a big win when driver Kyle Busch took home Toyota's first NASCAR Sprint Cup with an engine Pelino helped design.
Lesley Weitz
7/24/17
Dr. Lesley Weitz '02 is a lead simulation and modeling engineer for the MITRE Corporation’s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development, a federally funded research and development center that supports the mission of the Federal Aviation Administration.