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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