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The University at Buffalo School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, or UB Engineering, is the largest public engineering school in the state of New York and is home to eight departments.[1] Established in 1946, UB Engineering is ranked 59th by U.S. News & World Report[2] and has an annual research expenditure of $72 million.[1]

University at Buffalo
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
TypePublic
Established1946 (1946)[1]
Parent institution
University at Buffalo
DeanKemper Lewis
Academic staff
165[1]
Administrative staff
300
Students5,094[1]
Undergraduates3,167[1]
Postgraduates1,927[1]
Location
Amherst
,
New York
CampusSuburban
Websiteengineering.buffalo.edu

Moving to Davis Hall

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Main article: Barbara and Jack Davis Hall

Since May 10, 2012 UB Engineering has officially moved to its new home, Davis Hall.[3] The building, as a part of UB 2020 Strategic Plan, hosts Computer Science and Electrical Engineering departments.[4]

Department locations

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  • Bell Hall - Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Bonner Hall - Biomedical Engineering, Engineering Development and Alumni Relations, Undergraduate Education Offices
  • Davis Hall - Computer Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Dean's Office
  • Furnas Hall - Chemical and Biological Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Jarvis Hall - Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (Environmental Engineering), Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Ketter Hall - Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (Civil Engineering)

Departments

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The school includes eight departments offering undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees in following disciplines:

  • Biomedical Engineering (BME)[5]
  • Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE)[6]
  • Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSEE)[7]
  • Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)[8]
  • Electrical Engineering (EE)[9]
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE)[10]
  • Materials Science and Engineering (MSE)[11]
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)[12]
  • Computational Data Science and Engineering (CDSE)[13]

Main research areas

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UB Engineering has six schoolwide Research Areas as follow:[14]

Research Centers and Labs

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  • Center for Biomedical Engineering (CBE)[15]
  • Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR)[16]
  • Center for Excellence in Global Enterprise Management (GEM)[17]
  • Center of Hybrid Nanodevices and Systems (CoHNS)[18]
  • Center for Hybrid Rocket Exascale Simulation Technology (CHREST)[19]
  • Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors (CUBS)[20]
  • Center of Excellence in Information Systems Assurance Research and Education (CEISARE)[21]
  • Center for Integrated Waste Management (CIWM)[22]
  • Center for Multisource Information Fusion (CMIF)[23]
  • New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Informatics (NYSCEMI)[24]
  • Energy Systems Institute (ESI)[25]
  • Great Lakes Program (GLP)[26]
  • MCEER: Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events (MCEER)[27]
  • New York State Center for Engineering Design and Industrial Innovation (NYSCEDII)[28]
  • Research Institute for Safety and Security in Transportation (RISST)[29]
  • The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE)[30]
  • Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL)[31]
  • Center for Computational Research (CCR)[32]
  • Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics (Photonics)[33]
  • Center for Spin Effects and Quantum Information in Nanostructures (CSEQuIN)[34]
  • Buffalo Center for Biomedical Computing (BCBC)[35]
  • Center for Cognitive Sciences (COGSCI)[36]
  • Research Institute for Safety and Security in Transportation (RISST)[29]
  • Calspan-University at Buffalo Research Center (CUBRC)[37] (member of the Alliance for Biosecurity,[38] a group of biopharmaceutical companies and universities that promote the development of medical countermeasures for bioterrorist attacks or infectious disease pandemics[39])
  • Center for Excellence in Home Health and Well-Being through Adaptive Smart Environment (Home BASE)[40]
  • Institute for Sustainable Transportation and Logistics (ISTL)[41]
  • Institute for Bridge Engineering (IBE)[42]

Deans

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Dean Tenure Alma mater Specialty
Harvey G. Stenger Jr. 2006–2011[43] Massachusetts Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering
Rajan Batta 2011–2013[44] Massachusetts Institute of Technology Operations Research
Liesl Folks 2013–2019[45] University of Western Australia Physics(Nanotechnology, Magnetism)
Rajan Batta 2019–2020[46] Massachusetts Institute of Technology Operations Research
Kemper E. Lewis 2020–present[47] Georgia Institute of Technology Engineering Design and Optimization

Alumni

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Main article: List of University at Buffalo people

As of 2016, the school of engineering and applied sciences has 30,000+ alumni in 50 states and 70 countries.[1]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "About UB Engineering". Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "U.S. News & World Report".
  3. ^ "Davis Hall Opening".
  4. ^ "Davis Hall Building".
  5. ^ "Department of Biomedical Engineering". Engineering.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "UB Chemical and Biological Engineering". Cbe.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  7. ^ "Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Homepage - Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering". Csee.buffalo.edu. September 14, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  8. ^ "UB Computer Science and Engineering". Cse.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  9. ^ "Department of Electrical Engineering". Engineering.buffalo.edu. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  10. ^ "Industrial & Systems Engineering". Ise.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  11. ^ "Materials Design and Innovation - School of Engineering and Applied Sciences". Mat.buffalo.edu. October 5, 2015. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  12. ^ "UB Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering". Mae.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  13. ^ "Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering Program". Cdse.buffalo.edu. September 24, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  14. ^ "UB Engineering Research Page".
  15. ^ "Center for Biomedical Engineering". Eng.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  16. ^ "Welcome to CEDAR". Cedar.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  17. ^ "Index of /gemc". Wings.buffalo.edu. August 4, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  18. ^ "CoHNS". Eng.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  19. ^ "CHREST". buffalo.edu. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  20. ^ "Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors". Cubs.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  21. ^ "Ceisare". Cse.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  22. ^ "CIWM - Center for Integrated Waste Management". Ciwm.buffalo.edu. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  23. ^ "CMIF - the Center for Multisource Information Fusion". Infofusion.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  24. ^ "UB's New York State Center of Excellence in Materials Infomatics - Materials Informatics". Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  25. ^ "Home | UB Energy Systems Institute". Esi.buffalo.edu. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  26. ^ The Long Ranch Website Design. "The Great Lakes Program, University at Buffalo - Home". Eng.buffalo.edu. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  27. ^ "MCEER, from Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events | Home Page". Mceer.buffalo.edu. May 22, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  28. ^ "Center for Engineering Design and Applied Simulation". buffalo.edu. July 29, 2015. Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  29. ^ a b "Research Institute for Safety and Security in Transportation". buffalo.edu.
  30. ^ "TCIE". buffalo.edu.
  31. ^ "SEESL: Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory". Archived from the original on September 12, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  32. ^ "Center for Computational Research". buffalo.edu. August 7, 2015.
  33. ^ "The Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics - University at Buffalo". buffalo.edu.
  34. ^ "Center for Spin Effects and Quantum Information in Nanostructures". www.csequin.buffalo.edu. Archived from the original on October 10, 2013. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  35. ^ "Buffalo Center for Biomedical Computing Home". Biocomputing.cse.buffalo.edu. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  36. ^ "CogSci at Buffalo". buffalo.edu.
  37. ^ "CUBRC - Advantage Through Technology". cubrc.org.
  38. ^ "Our Members". Alliance for Biosecurity. Retrieved February 13, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  39. ^ "Our Mission". Alliance for Biosecurity. Retrieved February 13, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  40. ^ "UB HomeBASE". ubhomebase.org.
  41. ^ "Institute for Sustainable Transportation and Logistics". buffalo.edu. March 6, 2015.
  42. ^ "Institute of Bridge Engineering". buffalo.edu. September 25, 2015.
  43. ^ "Stenger Named Engineering Dean at University at Buffalo".
  44. ^ "Batta Named Acting Dean of UB Engineering".
  45. ^ "Liesl Folks named dean of UB Engineering".
  46. ^ "Rajan Batta named interim engineering dean".
  47. ^ "Lewis named Engineering dean". www.buffalo.edu. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
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