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