Using big data to power an energy revolution

Announced Monday, the NSF plan centers on creating four Big Data Innovation Hubs. UB will work in the Northeast hub, a $1.25 million initiative led by Columbia University that includes a few dozen universities, as well as partners in industry, government and nonprofits. Read more here

Venkat Krovi named ASME Fellow

Congratulations to MAE Professor Venkat Krovi who has recently been named and ASME fellow.  Professor Krovi has continually made significant contributions to and is an internationally recognized expert in the field of robotics.

Abani Patra will be leading UB's work in the Big Data innovation hub.

UB takes leadership role in NSF plan to use data analytics to solve pressing societal problems - 

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GRoW Home team takes 2nd place in National Competition

GRoW (Garden, Relax or Work) Home takes second in Solar Decathlon, To read more, click here

Prof. Puneet Singla awarded Associate Fellow of AIAA

Professor Puneet Singla was awarded Associate Fellow of Associate Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). AIAA Associate Fellows are individuals of distinction who have made notable and valuable contributions to the arts, sciences, or technology of aeronautics or astronautics. Each year, only one for every 150 voting members are selected and approved. Congratulations to Professor Puneet Singla!

ASME Dynamic Systems & Control Magazine, September 2015 Issue

 

Venkat Krovi, Professor MAE was a Guest Editor of a Special Issue of the ASME Dynamic Systems and Controls Magazine which is now available in print and online.  The ASME Dynamic Systems and Control magazine comes out as a 24 page insert within the ASME Mechanical Engineering magazine and reaches 90,000 members.

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MAE PhD student spends summer at NASA

Adonis Pimienta received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering from UB. He is pursuing a PhD in mechanical and aerospace engineering from UB and working this summer for NASA - See more at: here

Jason Armstrong working with PSi

Jason Armstrong should be taking his device to market this year wile simultaneously teaching over a thousand undergraduates the fundamentals of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

See More Here: An understanding of sub-nano materials makes miniature even smaller 

MAE Students involved in NASA sponsored Mars Rover competition

http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/campus/campus-host-page.host.html/content/shared/university/news/ub-reporter-articles/stories/2015/06/space_bulls.detail.html

University at Buffalo launches Communities of Excellence initiative

SMART is led by Omar Khan, Architecture; Kemper Lewis, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Michael Silver, Architecture; and Kenneth English, Center for Engineering Design and Applied Simulation. SMART will seek to establish UB as a global leader in advanced manufacturing and design by developing the next generation of manufacturing technologies, processes, and education that enable sustainable, cost-effective production of high quality, customizable products. SMART will leverage university and regional strength in manufacturing, partner with regional companies, and capitalize on state and private investments to develop intelligent, interconnected systems that support design and production processes and to educate future manufacturing leaders. Through SMART, UB will participate in the national effort to bolster US manufacturing, making SMART one of the nation’s leading manufacturing institutes and strengthening UB’s ability to shape national policy and research agendas in that area.

The Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015

Our Department Chair, Kemper Lewis, was in attendance this month to support new legislation that will help train New York's workforce.  The Manufacturing Universities Act of 2015 will designate 25 universities and 'Manufacturing Universities' and provide schools with incentives to better align their educational offerings with the needs of modern manufacturers.
Check out the Press Release Here:
http://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/gillibrand-collins-and-higgins-announce-legislation-to-bolster-manufacturing-education-at-universities-and-train-new-yorks-workforce-for-21st-century-economy-

3-D printing is going to change daily lives

Kemper Lewis, Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering was quoted in the Buffalo News.  “3-D printing is going to change a lot of the ways we go about our daily lives,” said Kemper Lewis.

Check out the full article here:
 http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/3-d-printers-are-triggering-an-explosion-in-global-innovation-20150425 

Abani Patra has been selected as Fellow of the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University at Buffalo is proud to announce that Professor Abani Patra has been selected as Fellow of the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics.  In recognition of contributions to the field of Computational Mechanics, Professor Patra will be presented with a USACM lapel pin will be announced at the Awards Ceremony during the 13th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, being held July 27-30, in San Diego, CA.

United States Association for Computational Mechanics Fellows Award recognizes individuals with a distinguished record of research, accomplishment and publication in areas of computational mechanics and demonstrated support of the USACM through membership and participation in the Association, its meetings and activities.

MAE Student Recieves Undergraduate Awards for Excellence in Research

Yi Jui Lee received the Recipients of the UB Undergraduate Awards for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creativity, recognizing students for outstanding scholarly and creative work.

See more at: https://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/campus/campus-host-page.host.html/content/shared/university/news/ub-reporter-articles/stories/2015/04/coverage_student_excellence.detail.html

MAE alumni's company is elevated to Space Technology Hall of Fame

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Dr. Behdad receives NSF grant

Dr. Behdad receives NSF grant for new methods of recycling computer electronics.

For more details, visit:
“Gadget Hoarding” is Another Form of e-Waste
Overcoming our e-waste problem

Dr. Borazjani receives NSF CAREER award

Dr. Iman Borazjani, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, received a 2015 NSF CAREER Award for his proposal, “Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) in Biological Flows.” - See more at: here