BUFFALOENGINEERSPRING 2012 Top National Awards

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student Researchers

distinguished Alumni

donor support

Basaran

Geetla

Bruneau

Henchey

MacKinnon

Tyabji

Litchinitser

Cole

Hayes

Brown Davis

Research, pp. 19–26

•BME,p.20

•CBE,pp.19–20

•CSE,p.21

•CSEE,pp.21–23

•EE,pp.23–24

•ISE,p.25

•MAE,p.26

Faculty, p. 3 and pp. 15–18

•CemalBasaran(CSEE): ASMEEPPDMechanics&ONRAwards

•MichelBruneau(CSEE):AISCHigginsAward

•NataliaLitchinitser(EE):USArmyAward

Students, pp. 7–12, 32

•ISE’sGeetla&Henchey:USDOTAward

•CBE’sJonathanColeinAfricaonNSFResearch

•EngineersWeek2012,backcover

Development, pp. 27–29

•MacKinnonGift

•HayesNamesDavisHallLab

Alumni, p. 3 and pp. 4–6

•HatimTyabji:DistinguishedAlumniProfileFeature

•TamaraBrown:WhiteHouseChampionofChange

•JackDavis:UBEAAEngineeroftheYear

Education, pp. 13–14

Pre-College, p. 30

Class Notes, p. 31

This spring, we are happy to report the progress our School has made in several areas.

Severalofourremarkablestudentshaveearnednationalrecognitions:IEstudentsTejswaroop Geetla and Matthew Henchey won a us DepartmentofTransportationcompetition,andCEstudentJonathan ColetraveledtoAfricawithaNationalScienceFoundationresearchaward.PleaseseetheirstoriesintheStudentsection.

Asourstudentsgraduateandbecomealumni,manybecomeleaderswhosegreatcontributionsrevolutionizehowweliveandwork.Wearepleasedtoincludeaveryspecialfeatureinthisissue–aportraitofoneourmostdistinguishedalums,BytemobileChiefExecutiveOfficerHatim A. Tyabji(MSEE’69).TheWhiteHouserecognizedouralumnaTamara Brown(MEngCE‘03)asaChampionofChangeforcreatingTechSavvy,atechnologyoutreachprogramspecificallyforyoungwomen.PleaseseetheTopStoryonpage3formore,andthePre-CollegesectiontolearnaboutTechSavvy.OuralumnusJack Davis(BSIE’55)isrecognizedintheAlumnisectionastheUBEngineeringAlumniAssociation’s2012EngineeroftheYear,forhisdistinguishedcontributionstoalumni,business,andcommunityaffairs.

ThankyoutoourdonorswhosupportourSchool.RecentgiftshavecomeintheformofbequestsfromourgenerousalumsRoderick G. MacKinnon(BS‘82EE)andEdward F. Sverdrup Jr.(BSEE’51).Anothergift,fromNorman M. Hayes(BSEE’80)namesaDavisHalllaboratory.CorporategiftshavealsobeenreceivedfromNationalGridandfromPraxair.TheNationalGridgiftistorunaresidentialsummercampforhighschoolstudentsaimedatencouragingstudentstoconsideranengineeringcareer.ThePraxairgiftsupportsaprofessorshipandaseminarseries.Wearegratefultoallofourdonors,individualsandcorporations,newandcontinuing,whocontributetoenhancingourSchoolandpromotingitsgoals.

ThedepartmentsofCSEandEE,theofficesofCUBSandCEDAR,andseveralmembersoftheDean’sofficehavemadethephysicalmoveintoDavisHall,nowopenforitsfirstacademicsemester.PleaseseetheDevelopmentsectionforphotosandmore,includingtheevent,heldinthebuilding,honoringBarbara&JackDavisandourmanysupporters,withoutwhomDavisHallwouldnothavebeenpossible.Aribbon-cuttingwillbeheldThursday,May10that10am.

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Cover photos of Cemal Basaran and Natalia Litchinitser by Doug Levere; all others are courtesy of the individuals shown.

Abbreviations Used in the Buffalo EngineerDepartmentsBME,BiomedicalEngineeringCBE,ChemicalandBiologicalEngineeringCSEE,Civil,StructuralandEnvironmentalEngineeringCSE,ComputerScienceandEngineeringEE,ElectricalEngineeringISE,IndustrialandSystemsEngineeringMAE,MechanicalandAerospaceEngineering

denotes dues-paying Alumni Association members

DegreesAE,AerospaceEngineeringCE,ChemicalEngineeringCIE,CivilEngineeringCompE,ComputerEngineeringCS,ComputerScienceEE,ElectricalEngineeringEnvE,EnvironmentalEngineeringES,EngineeringScienceIE,IndustrialEngineeringME,MechanicalEngineering

ThisisapublicationoftheSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedSciencesOfficeofExternalAffairsandtheEngineeringAlumniAssociation,UniversityatBuffalo.AnyonewishingmoreinformationonthearticlescontainedhereinmaycontactExternalAffairs:716.645.0966;716.645.2495(fax);orub-seas@buffalo.edu.Circulation:26,000. RobertE.Barnes,Editor-in-Chief

DebraSteckler,Editor

Batta in the new Davis Hall office

AdrivingforcebehindmanyofourSchool’srecentaccomplishments–Harvey G. Stenger Jr.,formerUBEngineeringCBEprofessor,dean,andUBinterimprovost–deservesourheartfeltcongratulationsonhispromotiontoBinghamtonUniversitypresident.Wearealsoproudofourfaculty,severalofwhomhaverecentlygarneredprestigiousnationalawards.CSEEProfessorCemal BasaranearnedbothanAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineersExcellenceinMechanicsAwardandaUSNavalresearchaward;CSEEProfessorMichel BruneaureceivedtheAmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction’sT.R.HigginsAward;andEEAssociateProfessorNatalia Litchinitser earned a us department ofDefenseresearchaward.Pleaseseepage3andtheFacultysectionformoreontheseaccomplishments.

OurSchoolhasenjoyedapeakincreaseinproposalsubmissions,withatotalof240inthefirstandsecondquarter,indicatingourhighestfirstandsecondquartertotalsubmissionsever.Formoredetailsonthisandmanyotheritems,Iinviteyoutovisitourhomepagetoreadmyquarterlyreport(inthe“Dean’sCommunications”tab,under“About”).

IhavespelledouttheSchool’sgoalsinmyquarterlyreport,withouroverarchinggoalidentifiedasrankingmorefavorablychieflyamongtheAssociationofAmericanUniversities’engineeringpublic;oursurrogategoalisachievinganimprovedUSNews&WorldReportranking–first,torankinthetop45ofUSengineeringschoolsoverthenextthreeyears,and,inthenextfiveyears,torankinthetop40.(ThisyearourSchoolplacedonthefirstpageoftherankings,“tiedfor54th.”)AsummaryforachievingtheseoverarchinggoalsandourcontinuouseffortstoimproveourSchoolarebrieflylistedas:improveourundergraduatestudenteducationalexperience;growourfacultyinkeyareasandmoreeasilyassembleresearchteamsthatgarnerlarge,center-typeproposals;fosterandsustainastrongdevelopmenteffort;reneweffortstoincreaseresearchfundingthatfostersdoctoraleducationandresearch;andimproveour prominence among engineering administrators in theUSandstudentsworldwide.

WiththeenergyoftheSchool’srecentachievements,includingmilestonesliketheopeningofDavisHall,wehopethatyou,too,willexperienceitscontinuedmomentumandparticipateinitsgrowth.

Sincerely,

InterimDeanRajanBatta

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Alumna: Tamara Brown Faculty: Cemal Basaran

Faculty: Michel Bruneau Faculty: Natalia Litchinitser

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Cemal Basaran: ASME EPPD Excellence in Mechanics & US Naval AwardsCSEEProfessorandElectronicPackagingLab(EPL)director Cemal BasaranreceivedtheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME)2011ElectronicandPhotonicPackagingDivision(EPPD)ExcellenceinMechanicsAward,foroutstandingcontributionstotheapplicationofengineeringmechanicsinelectronicand/orphotonicpackaging,includingstressanalysis,reliabilitystudy,experimentalmethodsandcomputationalmodeling.

Michel Bruneau: 2012 AISC T.R. Higgins AwardCSEEProfessorMichel BruneaureceivedtheAmericanInstituteofSteelConstruction(AISC)annual2012T.R.HigginsLectureshipAward,forhispapersonsteelplateshearwalldesign,publishedinAISC’sEngineeringJournalandtheproceedingsoftheCanadianConferenceonEarthquakeEngineering.Theawardrecognizesanoutstandinglecturerandauthorofoutstandingtechnicalpapersonfabricated

Natalia Litchinitser: DoD DURIP Award for Metamaterials ResearchEEAssociateProfessorNatalia Litchinitser receivedaprestigiousDepartmentofDefense(DoD)UniversityResearchInstrumentationProgram(DURIP)awardforherresearchproject,“Metamaterialcharacterizationofnonlinearandspinoptics,”onlightinteractionwithmetamaterials,whoseunusualpropertiesincludenegativeindexofrefraction,subwavelengthimaging,andcloaking.

White House Honors Alumna Brown, Tech Savvy FounderTamara E. Brown(MEngCE‘03)wasrecognizedasaChampionofChangebytheWhiteHouse,forcreatingTechSavvy,atechnologyoutreachprogramspecificallyforyoungwomen.Begunin2006bytheAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomenandassistedbytheSchoolofEngineering,theprogramhasengagedthousandsofyoungfemalemiddleschoolstudents,theirparents,andteachers,with

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Distinguished Alumnus Profile: Hatim Tyabji We are pleased to feature a profile of our esteemed alumnus.

Distinguished alumnus Hatim Tyabji

1995UBEngineeringDean’sAwardwinnerHatim Tyabji(MSEE’69),ChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofBytemobile,Inc.,wasbornandraisedinMumbai,India.Tyabji’sprecipitousriseafterimmigratingtotheUnitedStatesin1967canbemarkedbyonemilestoneafterthenext.In13yearsatSperryCorporation,herosetobecomePresidentofInformationSystems,thenumber-threepositioninacompanywith77,000employees.AtVeriFone,hecreatedwhatmanyconsidertobethefirstvirtualcompany–withgloballydecentralizedoperationsthatpresagedthe“flattening”oftheworldthroughtheInternetandadvancedcommunicationstools.ThankstoVeriFone’subiquitoustechnology−forwhichTyabjicoinedtheterm“transactionautomation”–it’spossibleforconsumerstomakepurchaseswithasinglecreditcardswipeinvirtuallyeverycountryaroundtheworld.

ThestoryofVeriFone’ssuccessepitomizesTyabji’sbreak-the-rulesapproachtomanagement,innovation,andcustomerservice,whichisencapsulatedintheplaywrightGeorgeBernard

Shaw’squote:“Somemenseethingsastheyare,andsay,‘Why?’Idreamofthingsthatneverwere,andsay,‘Whynot?’”Strivingnotmerelytocompetebuttosetnewindustrystandardswhilechallengingbusiness-as-usualpractices,TyabjihasappliedhisuncompromisingpursuitofexcellencetotheleadershipofBytemobile,whichstandsattheforefrontofthemobileInternetrevolution.Bytemobileenablesmobilenetworkoperatorstodelivervideo,webandapplicationservicestobillionsofsubscribers,withgroundbreakingtechnologiesthatimprovenetworkperformanceandcapacityforasuperioruserexperience.Thecompanyservestheworld’sleadingmobiledatacarriers–suchasAT&T,ChinaMobile,Sprint,andVodafone–fromofficesworldwideandmanagesnetworkdeploymentsinover60countries.

AsaresultofTyabji’svisionaryleadership,Bytemobilehasgarnerednumerousawards,includingLightReading’s2011LeadingLightsPrivateCompanyoftheYearAwardforinnovationsincable,wireless,andtelecommunications.In2011,thecompanyannouncedaglobalpartnershipwithIBMandformedajointventurewithChinaCommunicationsServicestodeliverBytemobiletechnologytotheworld’slargestandfastestgrowingmarketformobilecommunications.

“Life is not a spectator sport. Don’t accept the status quo... Always strive

to effect positive change.”

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From Surgery to Mount KilimanjaroTyabji’sno-holds-barredapproachalsofindsexpressioninhisloveoflife,throughaspiritofadventureandthestrengthofhisfamilyandprofessionalcommitments.Hesurvivedthreesilentheartattacksandquintuplebypasssurgeryinthelate1990s,goingontodisprovehiscardiologist,whosaidTyabjiwouldneverskiagain.Heisstillanavidskier,havingresumedthesportwiththeencouragementofhiswife,Durriya.

Lastfall,attheageof66,heandDurriyaclimbedTanzania’sMountKilimanjaro.Aftersevendaysofhikingupto13hoursaday,theycelebratedtheir42ndweddinganniversaryatthepeak’ssummit–19,345feetabovesealevel.In2005,thecouplebungee-jumpedtheworld’shighestsuspensionbridge,atVictoriaFallsontheZambia-Zimbabweborder,andtheycontinuetotravelextensively,havingtakenbothanAntarcticexpeditionandasafariinrecentyears.

TyabjimetDurriyain1962;theywereengagedin1966andmarriedin1969.Whennottravelingtoorfromanadventure,thecoupleresidesinCalifornia.Thelifetheyhavebuilttogetherincludestheirtwosons,SalimandAbizer,bothofwhompursuedcareersincomputerengineeringandmanagement.SalimisaLatitudeProductLineManageratDell,andAbizerisaUnitedStatesAirForce(USAF)majorworkingintheUSAFAcademy’sManagementdepartmentasaninstructoranddirectorofInformationandTechnology.Apersonablemanwithstrongfamilyties,Tyabjireflectedonthenatureoffamilyandthedynamicsofpersonalandprofessionallifeinhis2007book,Husband,Wife&Company:AnHonestPerspectiveonSuccessinLifeandWork.

Leadership Across Business and EducationInadditiontohisdecadeofleadershipatBytemobile,TyabjiiscurrentlychairmanofJasperWirelessandservesontheboardsofBestBuy,MerchanteSolutions,SierraAtlantic,TouchNetworks(Australia),andtheMissileDefenseAdvocacyAlliance.Heisambassador-at-largeforBenchmarkCapital.Tyabjihaspreviouslyservedontheboardsofnumerouspublicandprivatecompanies,includingAriba,BankofAmericaMerchantServices,DatacardGroup,DeluxeCorporation,eFunds,NorandCorporation,NovatelWireless,PubliCard,andSmartDiskCorporation.

Tyabji’sleadershiproleinhighereducationhasbeenequallyimpressive.InadditiontohisserviceasaUBEngineeringSchoolDean’sAdvisoryCouncilmember,hehasservedontheSantaClaraUniversityLeaveySchoolofBusinessDean’sCouncilandontheboardoftheCarnegieInstitutionforScience.

Asforhisowneducation,TyabjiholdsaBSinEEfromtheCollegeofEngineeringinPoona,India,andan MBAinInternationalFinancefromSyracuseUniversity,aswellashisMSinEEfromUBEngineering.HeisalsoagraduateoftheStanfordExecutiveProgram.In2001,heearnedaStateUniversityofNewYorkhonorarydoctorate,thesystem’shighestaward,inrecognitionofhispioneeringworldwideworkintransactionautomation.

Tyabji’sdistinguishedcareeraccomplishmentshavebeenrecognizedwiththe1997UBAlumniAssociation’s(UBAA)DistinguishedAlumniAwardandthe2004UBAA’sFurnasAwardforadistinguishedcareerinengineering,aswellasthe1995UBSchoolofEngineeringDean’sAward.HehastravelledoftentoourSchoolandtotheBuffaloarea,sharinghistimetoaddressstudents,andwasakeynotespeakeratthe2011BrightBuffaloNiagaraforum.Tyabji’simpactontheaudiencethatdayisbestsummedupinalinefromhisbook:“Ifyouaredriven,youcaninfluenceanyenvironment,andwhenyoustartdoingthat,thepebbleinthewaterbecomesaripple,andthatrippleonedaybecomesawave.”

Hatim and Durriya skiing

“If you are driven, you can influence any environment, and when you start doing that, the pebble in the water becomes a ripple, and that ripple

one day becomes a wave.”

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FROM HATIM TYABJI

Buffalo Engineer: How would you best describe the dot-com industry today, and what direction do you see it taking in the future?

HatimTyabji:Technologytodayconsistsofmultipleindustries,andtheyhavehadaprofoundimpactonhumancivilization.ThemobiledataindustryinwhichBytemobiledoesbusinessisaprimeexample.Advancesarebeingdrivennotonlybyenablingtechnology–fromwirelessnetworkstomobiledevicestonewcontentandapplications–butalsobyconsumerdemandforthemobilelifestyle.Thisdynamictensionbetweensupplyanddemandwillcontinuetodrivetheindustryforwardfarintothefuture–anditwillcontinuetochangethewaythatpeopleliveandwork.

Buffalo Engineer: Do you have any advice for engineering graduates, especially those entering the Computer Science and Engineering field as they join the work world?

HatimTyabji:IwouldreferthemtotheGeorgeBernardShawquotecitedinthearticle.Lifeisnotaspectatorsport.Don’tacceptthestatusquo.Maintainavibrantintellectualcuriosityandpursueitrelentlessly.Alwaysstrivetoeffectpositivechange,andyoureffortswill becontagious.

UB Career Services: Discover. Develop. Achieve. •Job hunting?Getjobsearchassistanceandaccesstoonlinepostingsandinterviewingopportunities.

•Seeking top candidates for your company? Toarrangeon-campusinterviewsorshowcaseyourorganization,e-mailjobs@buffalo.edu.

•Have advice for current college students? JointheMeet-a-Mentorprogram.

Pleasevisit:www.ub-careers.buffalo.edu. CareerServicesOffice,259CapenHall,NorthCampus,UniversityatBuffalo(716)645-2231

In MemoriamUB Engineering offers its sincere sympathy to family, friends, and classmates of those alumni recently passed away.

James B. Baker,BSEE’50

William G. Baumler,BSIE’51

Thomas F. Bernecki,MS’77PhD’82EngSci

Anthony P. Buchiarelli,BSIE’50

August A. Cenkner Jr.,PhDEngSci’73

Thomas J. Cici,BSME’52

Richard E. Coleman,BSEngSci’72

David A. Concordia,BSEE’72

David Feign,MSAE’53

Captain Aloisius S. Grikis,BSME’60

Gerald J. Hoffman,BSEE’57

James A. Huffcut,BSME’51

Henry J. Kazimor,BSME’50

Jay R. Martin,MSCE’75

Francis J. Meyer Jr.,BS’69MS’71IE

John Narog Jr.,BSME’50

Richard B. Rupp,MSEE’69

Frank A. Saeli,BSME’49

Robert G. Schopp,BSEE’51

Brian E. Scroger,BSIE’89

Edward F. Sverdrup Jr.,BSEE’51

Andre Z. Szuwalski,BSCIE’63

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ScholarshipsSincetheearly1990s,theUB Engineering Alumni Associationhascarriedonatraditionofgivingscholarshipstodeservingundergraduatestudentsthrough the UB Engineering Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Pleaseconsidercontinuingthistraditionwithyourdonations.Together,wecanallworktopromoteUBEngineering’sexcellence.

ChecksshouldbeaddressedtotheUB Foundation with“SchoolofEngineering&AppliedSciences”notedinthememo,andsentto:

ExternalAffairs UBEngineeringOffice 412BonnerHall UniversityatBuffalo Buffalo,NY14260-1900

thepossibilitiesavailableinscience,technology,engineeringandmathematics(STEM)fields.

Theprogram’ssuccesshasalloweditsexpansiontoTechSavvyGirlsonaRoll,fortenth-totwelfth-graderswhohavecompletedthemiddle-schoolprogram.

TheawardwasalsoanopportunityforBrowntotalktotheWhiteHouseadministrationaboutwomeninSTEMandtoworkinbreak-outsessionsonrecruitmentandretentiontopics.Forthisyear’sTechSavvyprogram,seethearticleinthePre-Collegesection.

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John R. “Jack” Davis(BSIE’55),afounderandprincipalofISquaredRElementCompany,Inc.(Akron,NY),wasnamedUBEngineeringAlumniAssociation’s(UBEAA)EngineeroftheYear,fordistinguishingcontributionstoalumni,community,business,andprofessionalaffairs.

AfterservingintheMarineCorpsReservesandasadeckofficerintheCoastGuard,DavisfoundedISquaredR.Atopmanufacturerofheatingelements,thecompany’sproductsaremadeentirelyintheUS,anditsoperationshavegrowntoan86,000-square-footmanufacturingfacilitythatnowemploysabout80people.UnderDavis’sstrong,visionaryleadership,thecompanyhascontinuedtomeetcurrentmarketdemandstoworkattheleadingedgeofindustryandtechnology.

Davisandhiswife,Barbara,passionatebelieversinthevalueofeducation,havemadethelargestsinglecontributionfromindividualsinUBEngineering’shistorytonamethenewengineeringbuilding.Thereachofthisinvestmentwillextendwellbeyondtheregion,asstudentsandfacultyproduceresearchwithaccesstothecutting-edgetechnologiesnowhousedinDavisHall.FormoreaboutDavisHall,pleaseseetheDevelopmentsection.

(L to R): UBEAA’s Mike Dray presents Jack Davis with the award, with Interim Dean Rajan Batta, and UBEAA’s Brian Peer.

Jack Davis: UBEAA 2012 Engineer of the Year

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Alumni Membership – One Amount Pays AllDID YOU KNOW?AmemberoftheUBEngineeringAlumniAssociationautomaticallyjoinstheUBAlumniAssociation(UBAA)!

NOT A MEMBER?Joinnowtobeginsavingonevents,onlineshopping,UBmerchandiseandmuchmore.Whenyoujointhealumniassociation,you’remakingastatementthatyou’reTrueBlue,yousupportUB,andyouwanttomakeadifference.(And,you’llgetallthebenefitsmembershiphastooffer!)Showyourprideandsupportanorganizationwhosepurposeistoprovidesupportforyou.

Findoutmoreonlineathttp://www.eng.buffalo.edu/alumni_membership.phporcallUBAAat1-800-284-5382.

THANK YOU MEMBERSThankyoutoallEngineeringSchoolalumniwhohavejoinedtheUBEngineeringAlumniAssociationandtheUBAlumniAssociation.Yoursupportallowsustoprogrambothalumniandstudenteventsandactivities.

Wherever this symbol appears in Buffalo Engineer, a dues-paying alumni member has been named.

UB Engineering Alumni Association Board of DirectorsOfficers:

James D. Boyle,President(BSCIE’78)

Joseph S. Frandina,PE,VicePresident(BSCIE’78)

Stephen P. Buechi,Treasurer(BSCIE’93,MEng’95)

Michael J. Dray,Secretary(BSCE’04)

Members:Michelle C. Barker(BSCE’99,MSCIE’07)

Peter Buechi,PE(BS’68MS’70CIE)

Jeffrey Dudek(BSCIE’00)

John T. Kociela,PE(BSCIE’68)

Johnathan Kolber,(BS‘72,MS‘74CIE)

Anthony S. Markut(BSIE’80)

Colleen M. O’Connell(BSCIE’03)

Brian J. Peer(BSCE’05)

Richard A. Rink,PE(BSCIE’80)

Howard Strauss,PE,EmeritusandFounding

FacultyAdvisor(MSME’54)

Bill Swensen,EmeritusAlumniCoordinator

Robert E. Barnes,AlumniCoordinator(MS’76,

PhD’84IE)

25th Annual Engineers at UB Basketball and Spirit AwardTheUBEngineeringAlumniAssociation(UBEAA)hostedits25thannualbasketballparty,afun-filledeventforUBEngineeringfaculty,family,friends,staff,andstudentstomixandshowtheirsupportforUBsports.TheUBMenwonagainstWesternMichigan,59-57,andtheUBWomenplayedagainstCentralMichigan,losing66-60.BothwereMid-AmericanConferencegames.

TheUBEAAawardedtheEngineeringStudentClubSpiritAwardtotheSocietyofWomenEngineersastheclubwiththegreatestpresenceatthegames.

(L to R): Tom Stoll (BS EE ’66), wife Jeanette, and family members

Engineering Alumni Association Tailgate

The UB Engineering Alumni Association (UBEAA) celebrated the Bulls’ home opener against the Stony Brook Seawolves with its annual tailgate party. Above: friends, families, and students enjoyed the event. Right: at the grill (l to r): UBEAA President James Boyle (BS CIE ’78), UBEAA Director Richard Rink (BS CIE ’80), Jim’s son Kevin Boyle (UB Physics), UBEAA Vice President Jo-seph Frandina (BS CIE ’78)

CE Student Cole Studies Thin Films in Botswana CEstudentJonathan Cole pursued a summer National science FoundationResearchExperienceforUndergraduatesprograminBotswana,Africa,throughCaseWesternUniversity(CW),incollaborationwiththeUniversityofBotswana(UBot),tostudysustainableenergies,particularlysolarenergy.UndertheguidanceofCWProfessorsDanielLacksandMohanSankaran,Coleresearchedsolarpanelthinfilmsfortheireffectivenessinconductingelectricity.Afilmmustbetransparent to allow sunlight to reach theactivematerial,somaterialsrequireacombinationnotnormallyfoundin

nature–ofconductivityandtransparency.Colestudiedthematerialsindiumtinoxide,themostcommonlyusedbutalsomostexpensiveoption,andzincoxide,whichislessexpensive.

UBotPhysicsProfessorStephenSathiarajdevisedtheexperiment,withUBotPhysicsgraduatestudentMuivaCosmasmentoringColeandUBotPhysicsundergraduatesMosaicThobegaandOnkabetseSengate.

Theteamfoundatrendbetweenthevariedproductionparametersandtheresultingopticalandconductivepropertiesofthefilms,anddeterminedthatthesamplestheymadewouldworkfortransparentconductingoxideapplications,suchasforsolarcells.InadditiontomakingafinalreportandpresentationforCWstudents,theteam’sresearchabstractswereacceptedforpresentationattheAfricaMaterialsResearchSocietyconferenceinVictoriaFalls,Zimbabwe.

Cole’svisitalsoincludedsightseeingatgamedrives,theJwanengdiamondmine,Zimbabwe’sVictoriaFalls,andasafaritoKasane,onBotswana’snorthernborder.

IE Student Coles Wins Risk Analysis AwardIEPhDstudentJohn Coleswonthe2011StudentPaperAwardoftheSocietyofRiskAnalysis’sDecisionAnalysisandRiskSpecialtyGroup,forthepaper,“PartnershipOptimizationDecisionSupportSystem(PODSS):ImprovingPartnershipDevelopment

and Resource Allocation inDisasterRecoveryOperationsusingGameTheory,”whichISEAssistantProfessorJun Zhuang co-authored.Thepaperwas presented at the sRA annual meeting in Charleston,SouthCarolina.

TheresearchwaspartiallyfundedasaNSF’sRAPIDprojectandbytheDepartmentofHomelandSecuritythroughtheCenterforRiskandEconomicAnalysisofTerrorismEvents–CREATE.

CS Student Florentino, Entrepreneur

Thispastfall,CSundergraduateandUBhonors college student Scott Florentino was profiledintheBuffaloNews fortheentrepreneurialspiritheappliedtoco-foundingClarenceComputerSolutions,basedonhis

abilityandenjoymentinworkingwithcomputers.ThefriendwhoworkedtogetherwithhimhassinceleftforcollegeatRochesterInstituteofTechnology,givingScottfullreinoverthebusiness,fromwhichhehaslearnedseveralvalues,includingcreativity,hardwork,timemanagement,service,andtheimportanceofrelaxationandreward.

IE Student Cheung in Decision Analysis Journal

Ie senior May Cheung’speer-reviewedarticle,“RegulationGamesBetweenGovernmentandCompetingCompanies:OilSpillsandOtherDisasters,”wasacceptedforpublicationindecision Analysis,apublication

oftheInstituteforOperationsResearchandtheManagementSciences–INFORMS.Theco-authorisISEAssistantProfessorJun Zhuang.

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UB Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) Hosts National ConferenceTheUBESWchapterhostedESW’snationalconference,withthetheme“GreenTech:SustainableCitiesinthe21stCentury.”Theconferencehighlightedthewaysinwhichengineeringfostersenvironmental,social,andeconomicsustainabilitytoimprovethequalityoflifeandtheconditionofourplanet.

KeynotespeakerswereMcCullaghCoffeeCEOandPresidentWarrenEmblidge,GeneralMotorsAdvancedTechnologyDemonstrationManagerGaryStottler,andNYEnergyResearchandDevelopmentAuthorityEnergySmartCommunitiesCoordinatorGaryCarrel.Severalotherspeakerspresentedatthethree-dayconference,includingCBESUNYDistinguishedTeachingProfessorCarl Lund,whospokeon“ReducingWasteByproductsofCelluloseHydrolysis.”

ActivitiesincludedtoursoftheNYPowerAuthorityNiagaraPowerVistaandthesinglestreamrecyclingplantinusebyUB;aprojectpostersessiononUBESWsustainabilityprojects;andaserviceprojecttoplanttreesatUB’sSolarStrandontheNorthCampus.

CSEEProfessorandResearchExplorationAcademyFacultyDirectorJames N. JensenistheUB’sESWchapterfacultyadvisor.Theconference’smainorganizerswereAEstudent,ESWPresidentMike Alcazaren,andESWofficers,AEstudentRyan Bonetto,andCompEstudentCalvin Holic,withProfessorJensen.

TheconferencewassponsoredbyAutodesk,SunEdison,Cameron,andNationalFuel.

ESW National Conference organizers, (l to r): Alcazaren, Bonetto, Holic, and Professor Jensen

Jonathan Cole at Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Africa.

ISE Student Chapter Hosts ConferenceUB’sstudentchapteroftheHumanFactorsandErgonomicsSocietyhostedthetwelfthInter-UniversityWorkshop,wherestudentspresentedresearchandnetworked.The78participantscamefromUniversityofToronto,UniversityofWaterloo,UniversityofMichigan(AnnArbor),CornellUniversity,RochesterInstituteofTechnology,andUB.KeynotespeakerswereEmilieRoth(RothCognitiveEngineering),whospokeon“DesigningforCollaborativeAutomation:ACourseofActionExplorationToolforTransportationPlanning,”andDr.ThomasArmstrong(UniversityofMichigan,AnnArbor),whospokeon“BiomechanicalModelsforStudyandControlforWork-relatedIllnessesandInjuriesoftheHand.”ThebestposterawardwenttoISE’sNicolette McGeorge and Sudeep Hegde for“StudyingtheImpactofInteroperableHealthITonWorkflowsinAmbulatoryCare.”

CSE Students Win IEEE Best Paper AwardCSEPhDstudentsWei Chen and Ming Shao(aUBPresidentialFellow),withCSEAssistantProfessorYun (Raymond) Fu,wonthebestpaperawardattheIEEEInternationalConferenceonDataMining2011WorkshoponLargeScaleVisualAnalytics,fortheirpaperentitled,“ClusteringBasedFastLow-RankApproximationforLarge-ScaleGraph.”

Engineering Students Win Knovel University ChallengeEEandMathematicsseniorRahul ThakkarwonaniPad2fromtheannualKnovelUniversityChallengegrandprize,whileCSEMScandidateVivek Kamathwasoneofeighttoberewardedforoutstandingparticipationatuniversitieswith100ormorecorrectentries.Kamath’sprizewasaniPodnano.Thecompetitionasksstudentstoanswerthreequestionscorrectly,placingtheminarandomdrawing,andisanopportunitytolearntousetheKnoveldatabaseasaresearchtool.

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Fall 2011 CURCA Awards UB’sCenterforUndergraduateResearchandCreativeActivities,withUBLibraries,recognizedthefollowingstudent-facultymentorresearchprojectswithFall2011CURCAAwards.

CSESean Zawicki,“Smart-PhoneBenchmarking,”withCSEAssistantProfessorGeoffrey ChallenCSEEDyugu Altintas,“EvaluationofJ.curcas as a WaterCoagulant,”withCSEEProfessorJames Jensen Peter Byrley,“AssessmentofFloatingAlgaeCultivator,”withCSEEResearchAssistantProfessorDavid BlerschYachen Liao,“ComputerModelingtoAccelerateConstructionofBridges,”withCSEEAssociateProfessorStuart ChenEELisa Rae Zoldos,“DielectricElastomerActuators,”withEEAssistantProfessorJennifer Zirnheld(BS’93MS’97PhD’04EE)ISEElizabeth Newell,“GameTheoreticApplicationtoDisasterPreparationandMitigation–HurricaneCaseStudy,”withISEAssistantProfessorJun Zhuang.MAEKucheng Wang,“VibrationDampingCement-BasedMaterialTesting,”withMAEProfessorDeborah ChungChi Xu,“SoundAbsorbingCement-BasedMaterialTesting,”withMAEProfessorDeborah Chung

ISE Students Geetla and Henchey Win DOT Challenge for Vehicle CommunicationAprojectbyISEgraduatestudentsTejswaroop Geetla and Matthew HencheywasawinneroftheUSDepartmentofTransportation’s(DOT)ConnectedVehicleTechnologyChallenge,whichaskedentrantstouseDedicatedShortRangeCommunications(DSRC)technologytodevelopnewapplications,products,andservices.Theypresentedtheirworkandreceivedtheawardatthe18thWorldCongressonIntelligentTransportationSystemsinOrlando,Florida.

GeetlaandHenchey’ssubmission,“EmergencyResponseApplicationofDSRCTechnology,”proposedupgradingemergencyresponsestoautoaccidentswithshort-rangetechnology.Forexample,vehiclesinvolvedinacrashcouldautomaticallynotifytrafficmanagementcontrollersandemergencyresponders,minimizingresponsetimeandreducingtrafficcongestion.

(L to R:) Henchey and Geetla with award

Nicolette McGeorge

Wei Chen

Rahul Thakkar

Sudeep Hegde

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The UB Robotics club organized an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robot presentation and demonstration by the U.S. Air Force Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station 914th Airlift Wing (AW). The event was held to show students the diverseness of Air Force careers with an emphasis on robots and technology. Club officers received certificates of appreciation from the 914th AW. US Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph McKee.

UB Robotics Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot Presentation and Demonstration

SWE Hosts EventsUB’sSocietyofWomenEngineers(SWE)hostedtwoeventsforyoungandprospectiveengineers.“GettingStartedinEngineering”wasanopportunityforcurrentstudentstoquestionapanelofindustryrepresentatives,includingthosefromSWE’sprofessionalsection,andfromCannonDesign,DuPont,andIBM.ForSWE“ShadowDay,”highschoolgirlsgainedaglimpseoflifeasaUBengineeringfreshman,withapresentationonfreshmancurriculumbyUBEngineering’sDirectorofStudentExcellenceInitiativesBill Wild(BSIE’83,MAEnglish’85,MSIE’87),toursofthecampus,lunchwithSWEmembers,andaspeakerpanelwithfemaleengineeringfaculty,includingCSEELecturerChristine Human,EEProfessorandChairStella Batalama,EEAssistantProfessorJennifer Zirnheld(BS’93MS’97PhD’04EE),andISEAssociateProfessorAnn Bisantz(BS’89MS’91IE).UndergraduatesJaclyn Bronner(ME)andJulia Morrissey(CE)workedonbothevents,andwithEmily Clark(IE),Chrissy Diagacamo(IE)and Jenna Wegrzyn(IE).TheSWEFacultyCoordinatorforbotheventswasChristine Human.

SWE Shadow Day participants

First UB INFORMS Student Chapter Research SymposiumStudentsfromtheSchoolsofEngineeringandManagementattendedthefirstannualresearchsymposiumoftheUBINFORMS’(InstituteforOperationsResearchandtheManagementSciences)studentchapter,thepresidentofwhichisISEgraduatestudentJohn Coles.

ThegatheringwasanopportunityformanyofthestudentstoprepareresearchtalksforthenationalINFORMSconference.Withthatgoalinmind,UBINFORMSofficerscreatedparameterssimilartothoseofthenationalconference,witheachstudentallowed15minutesforpresenting,and5minutesforansweringquestions.Eachaudiencememberwasalsogivena

questionnairetoprovidethespeakerwithmorein-depthfeedbacktohelpfurtherimprovetheirworkandpresentationskills.

Participantsheardtalksoncounter-terrorism,futuristicroadnetworksensors,supplychainmanagement,andonlineadvertising.

SymposiumorganizersandINFORMSofficerswere:FacultyAdvisor,ISEAssistantProfessorJun Zhuang;VicePresidentGeoff Gross,PresidentJohn Coles;TreasurerMatthew Henchey.ColesstatedthatUBINFORMSprovidesanarenatobetterpreparestudentsforfuturesinacademiaandindustry,throughasupportiveanddynamicnetworkofpeers.

The organizers with some of this year’s presenters (l to r, back to front): Faculty Advisor, ISE Assistant Professor Jun Zhuang; Vice President Geoff Gross, Cen Song, President John Coles, Treasurer Matthew Henchey, and Jie Xu

John Coles welcomed attendees to the first UB INFORMS symposium, a successful event with 8 presentations and over 25 attendees.

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EnvE inducteesCE inductees

CS inductees

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Listedbydisciplinearethefollowinginductees:AE: Jason StinsonCE: Karl Barber, Martha Baron, Ui Tee Cheah, Seng Kiel Chin, Xun Xian Chong, Cassandra Harm, Ying Haw Lee, Chong Tatt Lim, Frank Mason, Jorge Mok, Thao Nguyen, Daniel Poore, Michelle Reele, Amanda Roder, David Rousseau, Timothy Stepniak, Julio Valenzuela Roca, Stephen ZicariCS: Douglas Calderon, Calvin Holic, Sathish Balaji Kumar, Eric Lehrer, Mohammed Makda, Yalei Song, Arjun Upadhyaya, Joseph Ventresca, Darwin Yip CIE: Sunday Adebayo, Matthew Baker, Jeremy Bielby, Brian Boehm, Cihan Camaloglu, Sedef Cinar, Eric Culver, Shawn Danek, Derrek Drass, John Ellis, Joshua Ezemadu, Fang Fang, David Goldstein, Isabel Gonzalez, Nailah Hatten, Craig Hebbard, Justin Kellogg, Tugce Kervan, Rob-ert Kline, Duygu Kokoc, Zachary Kolbuc, Ceren Kucukcelebi, Jamey Lazio-Maimone, Gregory Leiby, Kyle Lemcke, Francis Mahaney, Yomar Mar-tinez, Kasey McCarthy, Sarah Meskinas, Richard Nolan, Alexis Sigeti, Yunus Simsek, Umaipalan Sivartnarajah, Oguz Sonmez, Michelle Taegtmei-er, Ashley Tarasco, Taylan Tasci, Michael Tearno, Mustafa Tuter, Tim Wilson, Leah Wzientek, Joseph Zaleski, Piotr ZarebaEE: Ammar Albaldawi, Muazzam Azam, Lip Kin Chong, Allay Desai, Nathan Getze, Jonathan Grimaldi, Chinmay Karanjkar, Michael Kremlicka, Aditya Krishman, Harland Krupp, Ashley Leisck, Michael Marseglia, Khoi Nguyen, Alozie Owun-wanne, Catalin Popescu, Jeffrey Randdolf, Daniel Rider, Andrew Smith, Kenneth Tan, Chee Jing Yeoh, Adrian YeongEE and CS: Adam Czerniejewski, Michael D’AngeloEngPhysics: Richard Doell EnvE: Merve Babayigit, Mike Conese, Hasan Ertuggrul, Cansu Karaca, Christopher Savery, Daniel WhenIE: Maria Bejarano-Rodriguez, Jacob Bober, Jen-nifer Chen, Sean Frier, Matthew Gregoire, John Henzler, Bradley Hunt, Derek Kan, Emil Kuhl, Nat-taporn Mahattanasakul, Brian Morgan, Yih Haur Ng, Evan O’Brien, Todd Otis, Hengky Robinsun, Bartholomeus Salim, Chad Stahl, Colin WalkerME: Emmanuel Cabrera, Mohd Hazzil Amir Chehashim, Rusty Donlon, Eric Gande, John Northrup, Daryl Quay, Daniel Reilly, Petko Veltchev, Alexis Wong ME and AE: Michael Alcazaren, Tikiriyadura De Silva, Christopher Kujawinski, John McGreevy, Johnnie Pacifico, Ramesh Pudasaini, Andrew Ring, James Trzaskos

Order of the Engineer at 2012 Engineers WeekPleaseseethelastpageformorephotosofEngineersWeek.

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ME & AE inductees ME inductees

EngPhysics inductee IE inductees

CIE inductees

CIE inductees

A main event of Engineers Week was the Order of the Engineer ceremony, at which graduating seniors are welcomed into the engineering community with an oath of professionalism.

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Iconics CEO Russ Agrusa (BS EE ’76), right, with students at the Tech Fair

Inductees (pictured here), listed in alphabetical order: John Bossung III, Esther Buckwalter, Brandon Colling, Matthew Corby, Adam Czerniejewski, Jacob Deutsch, Richard Doell, Joseph Flannery, Sourobh Ghosh, Alex Gioseffi, Jonathan Grimaldi, Calvin Holic, Richard Kennedy, Cheng Kee Lai, Eric John Lehner, Matthew Leibowitz, Jin Li Ke Liu, Laura Marron, Michelle Mekker, Sean Monckton, Paul Nixon, Daniel Rider, Mark Rutecki, Daniel Salem, Umaipalan Sivaratnarajah, Yalei Song, Laura Stutzman, Rachel Styn, Arjun Upadhyaya, Kevin Walczyk, Alex Wells, Zelu Xu Shih, Wing Yip

(L to R): Internal Vice President Michael D’Angelo; President Steve Hsieh; External Vice President Greg Maloney; Kevin Kankolenski, Thermal Management Systens Engineering Manager at Cobham Mission Systems Division; and Gary Thomasulo, Oxygen Systems Engineering Manager, Cobham

Tau Beta Pi Recognitions and Induction Tau Beta Pi’s New York Nu chapter, which earned a TBP Chapter Project Award for excellent project work at TBP’s 105th convention, recently inducted new members.

The chapter also held its annual honors RectruitmentDinnerandTechFair,whichreceivedgoldsponsorshipfromCobhamMissionsSystems.

Shown here with CBE Chair, Professor David Kofke at center, are the student poster winners (l to r): Kaustubh Rane, Sri Madabhushi, Munish Sharma, and Sushil Patil, who won the Student Choice award.

CBE Graduate Student Research Symposium

Theeventwasanopportunityforstudents to present their research posters,mingleatareception,andattendlecturesbyfellowCEstudentsBiswajit Sarkar and Alexander Buffone,andbykeynotespeakerWoodrowK.Shiflett,ChevronProductsCompany(Richmond,Calif.),whodiscussed“MovingInnovationintotheMarketplace:HarvestingR&DValueintheGlobalHydroprocessingCatalystArena.”

ThesymposiumwasheldattheUBCenterfortheArts.

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Summer Enhancement: Course OfferingsTheSchoolofEngineeringispleasedtoofferacomprehensivesetofsummerschoolcourseofferingsforundergraduatesandgraduatestudents.UBEngineeringstudentsandmatriculatedstudentsfromotherschoolsarewelcometoenroll,asareincomingfreshmenandtransferstudents.Formoreinformation,pleasevisithttp://ubthissummer.buffalo.edu/.Pleasenote:theremustbesufficientenrollmentforacoursetobeoffered.

EngiNet™ OfferingsEngiNet™isprincipallyagraduate-leveldistancelearningprogram.Weoffercoursesyear-roundinthefollowingareas:

nCivil,StructuralandEnvironmentalEngineering nComputerScienceandEngineering n electrical engineering n engineering and Applied sciences nIndustrialandSystemsEngineering nMechanicalandAerospaceEngineering

Seeourwebsitewww.eng.buffalo.edu/EngiNet forcourseofferingsandmoreprograminformation.

Foradditionalinformation,contacttheEngiNetTM Officeat(716)645-0956orenginet@buffalo.edu.

The University at Buffalo placed 38th for in-state and 27th for out-of-state students on Kiplinger’s list of the best values in public colleges, which examines about 500 U.S. colleges and universities for academics and affordability.

CSE Internship Program Enjoys SuccessUnderCSEInternshipCoordinator,ProfessorShambhu Upadhyaya,CSE’sinternshipprogram leads the SchoolofEngineeringin its participating studentsearningcredit.Thispastsummer,64MS/PhDand10BSstudentstookpart,manyofwhomwereinternationalstudents.Becausetheyweregeographicallyflexible,interns were placed bothlocallyandnationally,atanationallab– LosAlamosNationalLaboratory,andatadiverserangeofcompanies.ThelistincludesAmazon,Bloomberg,Cisco,CitrixSystems,EMC,Fujitsu,Google,HealthCareTechnologies,HP,IBM,IntelCorporation,IVRTechnologyGroup,LinkedIn,MathWorks,PfizerInc.,Samsung,Siemens,UBNeurosurgery,VMWare,andYahoo.

Withthepositiveevaluationstheyhavereceived,theCSEstudentinternswereoutstandingambassadorswhobroughtvisibilitytothedepartmentandtheSchool.

UniQ-UB/MCEER Earthquake Engineering Seminars Continue to Help Haiti RebuildParticipantsofanMCEER-QuisqueyaUniversity(UniQ)internationaleducationprogramnowattendseminarsinanewlyconstructedbuildingonUniQ’sPort-au-Princecampus,whichhadbeencompletelyleveledbytheearthquake.Thedesignofthenewbuildingistakenfromanexampleusedbyseminarinstructorsinpreviousprograms.“ThisisanespeciallygratifyingexamplethatthenewknowledgepassedalongintheseminarsistakingrootinHaiti,”saidCSEEProfessorAndre Filiatrault,aninstructorintheprogram.ThreepreviousseminarshadbeenheldinalargetentontheUniQcampus.TheseminarprogramisforHaitianengineersrebuildingtheirnationafteramajorearthquakein2010.InadditiontoFiliatrault,instructorsinthefourthseminarinstallmentincludedCIEPhDstudentPierre Fouché,aHaitiannative;AndréBergeron(aMontreal,Quebecstructuralengineer);ConstantinChristopoulos,(UniversityofToronto);WassimM.Ghannoum,(UniversityofTexas,Austin);J.EricKarsh,(EquilibriumConsultingInc.,Vancouver);andDenisLeboeuf,(LavalUniversity,Quebec).MCEERSeniorProgramOfficerSofia Tangaloswasseminarcoordinator,Lou-AnneFiliatraultassistedwithregistration,andHaitiancolleaguesDeanEvensonCalixteandTingueWolfieldoftheFacultyofEngineering&ArchitectureorganizedtheeventonbehalfofUniQ.

AllseminarsaredevelopedinconsultationwithUniQfacultyandbasedonHaitianconstructionpractices.LecturesandseminarmaterialsarepresentedinFrenchandprovideparticipantswiththeopportunitytoreceivecredittowardaMaster’sofearthquakeengineeringdegreeatUniQ.Formoreinformation,visithttp://mceer.buffalo.edu/education/UniQ/default.asp.

2011 participants, UniQ-UB/MCEER seismic design of steel structures program, posed in front of the classroom build-ing used to present the UniQ-UB/MCEER seminar series. The building’s design was based on a seismic design example presented at an earlier installment of the seminars. CSEE Professor Andre Filiatrault is front left (in blue); next to him (l to r) are: UniQ Rector, Jacky Lumarque; instructor Constantin Christopoulos; and Pierre Fouché (squatting).

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Smart Grid Training Program Addresses NeedUndertheleadershipsofEEResearchProfessoremeritus Mohammed SafiuddinandBuffaloStateCollegeEETechnologyProfessorIlyaGrinberg,ajointSmartGridLaboratoryonBuffaloStateCollege’scampushasbeenestablished,toeducateandtrainfull-timestudents,technicians,andpowersystemprofessionalsfromtheindustry.

TherelatedSmartGridWorkforceTrainingprogramaddressesaDepartmentofEnergycalltoenhancejobopportunitiesintheelectricutilityandtheequipmentmanufacturingsectorsofthepowersystemindustry.ThenameoftheDOEinititiveisSTEPS–StrategicTrainingandEducationinPowerSystems.Theprogramcurrentlyengagesthefollowingacademicinstitutions,togetherwithUBandBuffaloStateCollege:ClarksonUniversity,OnondagaCommunityCollege,SyracuseUniversity,andUniversityofRochester.NationalGridUSAisaregionalutilityindustrypartnerintheproject.

Formoreinformationonthisprogram,pleasecontactEEProfessorEmeritusSafiuddinatsafium@buffalo.edu.

In the Smart Grid Lab at Buffalo State College, (L to R), stand-ing in back: UB EE graduate students Shwetha Virupakshi (red shirt), Manjunath Rama (tan shirt),and Buff State student Jonathan Demay, EE Research Professor Emeritus Safiuddin, and Buff State Professor Grinberg; seated in front are: Buff State student William Brzezinski (with hat), UB EE graduate student Yuvaraj Kondaswamy (blue sweatshirt), and Buff State student Marcus Samerson. Photo: Bruce Fox

Students Research Potential for Global Renewable Energy GridAftercompletinganindependentstudyindistributedenergysystems,EEPhDstudentRobert FintonwenttoChinatocontributetoresearchonaGlobalRenewableEnergyGrid,underthesupervisionofEE’sMohammed Safiuddin.Fintoncarriedoutafeasibilitystudy,illustratingChina’selectricalindustrystructure,andcharacterizingtheChinesepowertransmissionsystem.HeparticipatedintheprojectasafulfillmentoftheEAS496Co-opProgram.

Previously,studentsofSafiuddinhadstudiedwindenergypatternsinfiveregionsoftheworld.Finton’sassessmentofwindenergypatternsinChinafilledinamissingcomponenttothedata.HeincorporatedthedataonChinawiththeaverageglobalwindpowerfiguresintheGlobalRenewableEnergyGrid(GREG)project’sdatabase.Theresearchseekstoidentifytheebbsandpeaksofwindenergyglobally,fortheprospectofharnessingwindandsolarenergy24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,withtransmissionacrossnations,tominimizeenergystoragerequirementsandpowerflowfluctuations.China in the Global Renewable Energy Grid

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Science Teachers Tour Earthquake Lab

Western New York (WNY) science teachers toured the UB Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory during Horizons of the Sciences, the annual WNY Science and Technology Forum. Engineering faculty making presenta-tions included BME, CBE, and EE’s Greatbatch Professor Esther Takeuchi and CSEE Professor and Chair Andrew S. Whittaker. UB-NEES/SEESL Site Operations Manager Tom Albrechcinski did a presentation and tour.

Above: GREG China Feasibility Study map: wind farms are colored dots overlayed by existing and proposed high voltage transmis-sion lines. Left: Plot showing average wind power for China, Russia, and Scandinavia during the sample month

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Faculty & Staff AccomplishmentsCSEEProfessorMichel Bruneau,Chia-MingUang(UniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego),andRafaelSabelli(WalterP.MooreandAssociates,Inc.)publishedDuctileDesignofSteelStructures,2ndedition(McGraw-HillProfessional).

MAEProfessorDeborah D.L. Chungisco-author,editor,andpublisherfortheChineseandEnglishversionsofherlatemother,RebeccaChung’s,autobiography,PilotedtoServe.RebeccaChungreceivedalongoverdueUSArmyveteranstatushonorabledischargeforherWorldWarIIserviceasanurseinKunming,China,withtheFlyingTigersandtheUSArmy.Chungreceived

thehonoronbehalfofthefamilyataceremonyinCongresswomanHochul’soffice(Buffalo,NY).

MAEProfessorJohn L. CrassidisandJohnL.Junkins(TexasA&MUniversity)publishedOptimalEstimationofDynamicalSystems,2ndEdition(Chapman&Hall/CRCPress).

YunqianMa(HoneywellInternationalIncorporated)andCSEAssistantProfessorYun FuwereeditorsofManifoldLearningTheoryandApplications(CRCPress).

ISEAssistantProfessorMurat KurtearnedanInstituteforOperationsResearchandtheManagementSciences–INFORMSServiceScienceSectionBestPaperAward,forthearticleentitled,“ValuingPrearrangedPairedKidneyExchanges:AStochasticGameApproach,”withco-authorsUniversityofPittsburgh’sMarkRobertsandAndrewSchaefer,andUtkuUnver(BostonCollege).

JonathanWickert(IowaStateUniversity)andMAEProfessorforCompetitiveProductandProcessDesignKemper Lewis publishedAnIntroductiontoMechanicalEngineering,3rdedition(CengageLearning).

MAEResearchProfessorZach Liang,CSEE’sSUNYDistinguishedProfessorGeorge C. Lee,MAEProfessorandChairGary F. Dargush,andMCEERsenior Research scientist Jianwei Songhaveauthoredstructural damping: ApplicationsinSeismicResponseModification(Taylor&Francis).

SUNYDistinguishedEEProfessorVladimir MitinwasnamedafellowoftheAmericanPhysicalSociety,forcontributionstophononenhancementofsensorsanddetectors,andtocontrolledcarrierkineticsinsensorswithhighresponsivity.

Vladimir Mitin,withauthorsViatcheslavA.Kochelap(NationalAcademyofSciences,Ukraine),andMichaelA.Stroscio(UniversityofIllinois,Chicago),publishedIntroduction to Nanoelectronics: Science,Nanotechnology,EngineeringandApplications(translatedintoArabic)(Cambridge).

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UB Engineering Service Recognition CeremonyThe annual ceremony honored those employed at UB for their decades of service. Congratulations to our honorees: 40 Years: Michelle Chasse (pictured with Interim Dean Rajan Batta). Not pictured: Peter Scott 30 Years: Prasanta Banerjee (not pictured) 20 Years: (L to R): Alan Selman, John Crassidis, Johannes Nitsche. Not pictured: Karen Buchheit, Judith Flick, Roger Krupski, and Jo Meachem 10 Years: (L to R): Scot Weinreber, Jinhui Xu, Maria-Rose Frisina, and Scott Berner. Not pictured: Igor Jankovic, Brian Mirand, Andrew Olewnik, Andrew Whittaker, Ivan Shulgin, Jan Chomicki, Sriram Vilayanoor, and Susan Zonglu Hua

structuralsteel.Theawardwaspresentedatthe2012NorthAmericanSteelConstructionConferenceinDallas,Texas.

Bruneau’sabundantresearchincludestheevaluationandretrofitofexistingsteelbridgesandbuildingssubjectedtolargedestructiveforcesuptocollapse,aswellasthedevelopmentofnewdesignconceptscapableofprovidingsatisfactoryseismic-resistance,blast-resistance,orbothsimultaneouslyasmulti-hazardresistantconcepts.Thisresearchhasencompassedcontributionstothedevelopmentandlarge-scaleexperimentalvalidationofvariousenergy-dissipatingdesignconceptstoenhancetheresilienceofstructuresagainstextremeevents:ductilesteelplateshearwalls,ductilebridgediaphragms,tubulareccentricallybracedframes,structuralfusesandcontrolled-rockingpiers.Bruneau’sworkhasresultedinupdatedseismicdesignrequirementsincludedincodesourcessuchastheAISCSeismicDesignProvisions2010edition,amongothers.Hisresearchonmulti-hazardresistantbridgebentshasalsoresultedinupdateddesignrequirementsforcompositesteel-concretebridgebentsforbothseismicandblastloads.

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ProfessorSalvatore Salamone earneda2011facultyawardfromtheAmericanSocietyforNondestructiveTesting(ASNT),forhisproposal,“RevisionofGraduateCoursesCIE500S‘IntroductiontoNondestructiveEvaluation.”TheawardwasrecognizedattheASNTFallConferenceandQualityTestingShowinPalmSprings,Calif.

CSETeachingAssistantProfessorKris Schindler(BS’93MS’96PhD’01EE)publishedIntroductiontoMicroprocessorBasedSystemsUsingtheARMProcessor(PearsonLearningSolutions).

StevenHomer(BostonUniversity)andCSEProfessorAlan L. SelmanpublishedComputabilityandComplexityTheory,2ndedition(Springer).

SUNYDistinguishedProfessorofCSEandCenterofExcellenceinDocumentAnalysisandRecognitionDirectorSargur N. Srihariwonthe2011InternationalConferenceonDocumentAnalysisandRecognition(ICDAR)OutstandingAchievementsAwardforcontributionstoresearchandeducationinhandwritingrecognitionanddocumentanalysis,andforcommunityservice.SrihariacceptedtheawardinBeijing,anddeliveredakeynotespeechon“ProbabilisticGraphicalModelsinMachineLearning.”

MichalStachowiak(Editor)(UBPathology&AnatomicalSciences)BMEandCBE’sEmmanuel S. Tzanakakis(Editor),StemCells:FromMechanismstoTechnologies(WorldScientific).

PresidentTripathirecognizedthefollowingfacultymembersfortheirbookpublicationsattheFifthAnthologyofRecognitionceremony:CBE’sTzanakakis;CSE’sAlomari, Chaudhary,Fu,Schindler,andSelman;CSEE’sBruneau;EE’sMitin and Vagidov;ISE’sChang;MAE’sChung,Crassidis,andLewis.

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Comings, Goings and Changes

Comings

BMEBMEAssistantProfessorJonathan Lovell earned hisMSinBiochemistryfromtheMcMasterUniversity(2007)andhisPhDfromtheUniversityofToronto’s

InstituteforBiomaterialsandBiomedicalEngineering(2011).Hisresearchinvolvesnanotechnologyandnoveldesignofnewopticallyactivetheranosticagentstocombatcancer.

BMEAssociateProfessor Lei Ying (Leslie)joinsusfromtheUniversityofWisconsin-Milwaukee’sElectricalEngineeringandComputerSciencedepartment,where

shehadbeenaprofessorsince2003.ShereceivedherPhDandMSdegreesinEEfromtheUniversityofIllinois,Urbana-Champaign(2003and1999respectively).Herresearchinterestsincludeimagereconstruction,magneticresonanceimaging,compressedsensing,andstatisticalsignalprocessing.

CBECBEResearchInstructorRubik AsatryanjoinsusfromNewJerseyInstituteofTechnology,Newark,wherehehadbeenaresearchprofessorsince2005.He

earnedhisdiplomainChemistryfromYerevanStateUniversity,Armenia(1976)andhisPhDinPhysicalChemistryfromMoscowStateUniversity,Russia(1982).Hisresearchinterestsareintheareaofmolecularmodelingandkineticsinatmosphericchemistry,combustionandcatalysis.

CSECSEAssistantProfessorRobert PlattearnedaPhDinCSfromtheUniversityofMassachusetts,Amherst(2006),afterwhichhewasteamleadforRobonaut2

controlandautonomyatNASAJohnsonSpaceCenter(2006–2009),andaresearchscientistatMIT(2009–2011).Plattisinterestedinplanning,control,andmachinelearningforroboticswithafocusonsystemsthatarepartiallyobservable,noisy,ordifficulttomodel.Heisparticularlyinterestedinrobotmanipulationandassembly.

CSEAssistantProfessorJing GaoearnedaPhDinCSfromtheUniversityofIllinois,Urbana-Champaign(2011)andaMEng(2004)inCSfromHarbinInstituteof

Technology(China).Herresearchinterestsareindataandinformationanalysis,particularlydataminingandmachinelearning.Sheseekstodevelopnoveldata

miningtechniquesforemergingdataintensiveapplications,suchascybersecurity,healthcare,bioinformatics,multimedia,energyandsustainability.

CSEEMCEERBusinessandFinancialStaffAssistantBonnie McKayhasbeenwithUBsince2000.Herexperienceherehasincludedworkforseveralareas,

includingtheCenterforComputationalResearch,andtheNYSCenterofExcellenceinBioinformaticsandLifeSciences.SheearnedaBSinBusiness,Management&EconomicsfromEmpireStateCollege(2011).Herbackgroundisinadministration,finance,andhumanresources.

EEEEAssistantProfessorHyungSeon Oh earned aPhDinElectricalandComputerEngineeringfromCornellUniversity(2005)andaMSinMaterialsScience

andEngineeringfromCornell(2002).PriortojoiningUB,hewasanengineerattheNationalRenewableEnergyLaboratory.Hisprimaryresearchinterestsincludeanalysisandcontrolofnonlinearelectricpowersystems,impactandfeasibilityassessmentofeconomicimplicationsforrenewableandconventionalenergytechnologies,andtransmissionnetworkmodeling.

EEAssistantProfessorUttam Singisetti earned aPhDfromUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara(UCSB)inElectricalandComputerEngineering

(2009)andaMSfromArizonaStateUniversity(2004).HisresearchinterestsincludeadvancedGaNandnovelIII-NdevicesforTHzelectronics,nano-electronicsinemergingnovelmaterials,energy-efficientnano-electronics,transportinnanoscaleheterostructures.HewasanassistantprojectscientistinUCSBProfessorUmeshMishra’sresearchgrouppriortojoiningUB.

MAEMAEAssistantProfessorManoranjan Majji earned hisPhDandMSfromTexasA&MUniversityinAE(2009and2006respectively).Hisresearchinterestsaresystem

identification,computationalvision,controltheoryandautonomoussystems.Whiledevelopingsmartsensingtechnologiesandalgorithms,Majji’sgroupisalsoinvolvedindevelopingplatformsformotionemulationofautonomoussystems.

Marschilok: Woman of Distinction in EducationGirlScoutsofWesternNewYorkhonoredResearchAssistantProfessorAmy MarschilokasaWomanofDistinctioninEducation.Thehonorrecognizesstrengthofcharacter,commitmenttocommunityservice,anddedicationtomentoringgirlsandyoungwomen.ThehonoreesarenominatedbytheirpeersandcommittoincreasingtheimpactofGirlScouting.

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Comings, Goings and Changes

Goings

REtiRing ARE:Duringhis33-yeartenure,EEProfessorWayne A. Anderson (BS’61MS’65PhD’70EE)servedtheSchoolwidely,includingpositionsas departmental chair and

associatechair,directoroftheCenterforElectronicandElectro-OpticMaterials,andassociatedirectoroftheCenterforAdvancedPhotonicandElectronicMaterials.HisaccomplishmentsalsoincludeestablishingtheSchoolofEngineering’sinitialcleanroom,over15yearsago.HisindustryconsultingincludedworkforExxonEnterprises,Leica,Vivadent,andothers.Hisresearchinterestsincludesemiconductors,photovoltaics,thinfilmdepositionmethods,thinfilmtransistors,andphotodetectors.Afterretiringhewillcontinuesomeresearchactivities,participateinChristianvolunteeractivities,travel,andplaygolf.

EEProfessorDonald D. GivonejoinedtheSchoolofEngineeringin1963.Throughouthiscareer,hisdedication to teaching and mentorshipwasrecognized

bytheUBStudentAssociation’sMiltonPlesurExcellenceinTeachingAward(1992),andtwicewithTauBetaPi’sProfessoroftheYearAward(1968and1998).Givoneservedthedepartmentonseveralcommittees,especiallyprovidingsupportasgraduateadmissionsdirector.AmonghispublicationsheauthoredthebooksIntroductionto SwitchingCircuitTheoryand,morerecently,DigitalPrinciplesandDesign,inadditiontoco-authoringMicroprocessors/Microcomputers:AnIntroduction(allpublishedbyMcGraw-Hill).

EEResearchProfessorDouglas C. Hopkins(BS’75MS’77EE)joinedtheSchool’sfacultyin1997.HeisanInstituteofElectricaland electronics engineers

(IEEE)SeniorMemberandaFellowoftheInternationalMicroelectronicsandPackagingSociety.HisawardsincludeIEEE’sRegionI2001OutstandingContributiontoEducation,ResearchandProfessionalismaward,andIEEE’sThirdMillenniumMedalin1999.Heispresidentandco-founderofDensePower,LLCandalsoactivelyconsultsasanexpertwitnessthroughD.C.Hopkins&Associates,LLC.HisservicehasincludedpositionsasdirectoroftheElectronicPowerandEnergyResearchLaboratory,andassociatedirectoroftheElectronicsPackagingLaboratory.Hopkins’primaryresearchareasareinelectronicenergysystems.HisearlyresearchcareerwasatGeneralElectricandCarrierConditioning,andhehasheldvisitingfacultyappointmentswiththeU.S.Army,NASA,andtheOhioSpace

Institute.HeisnowdevelopinganadvancedelectronicspackaginglaboratoryatNorthCarolinaStateUniversity.

MAEProfessorChing-Shi LiujoinedtheSchoolin1967intheEngineeringscience department and becameamemberoftheMAEfacultyin1980.His

researchinterestscoveredfluidmechanics,boundarylayerstability,dynamicsystems.HecontributedextensivelytothedevelopmentofseveralMAEcourses,includingMAE608:ViscousHypersonicFlow,developedundertheNASAsponsoredGraduatePrograminHypersonics.HisvisitingprofessorshipsincludedtwoinTaiwan,China,attheNationalCentralUniversityinChungLi,andattheNationalAcademyofScienceinNankang.Hiscontributionstocommunityanduniversityservicehaveincludedactingas a technical liaison and interpreter betweenlocalindustriesandrepresentativesfromChina,andculturalexchangeswithcollegestudentgroupsfromTaiwan.Hewasactivelyengagedasastudentmentorandwithacademiccommitteesforundergraduatesandgraduates.

CSEAssociateProfessorWilliam J. Rapaport (affiliatedwithPhilosophyandLinguistics)servedwiththeSNePS(SemanticNetworkProcessingSystems)

ResearchGroupasassociatedirectorandwiththeCenterforCognitiveScience.HereceivedtheSUNYChancellor’sAwardforExcellenceinTeaching(1981),theAmerican PhilosophicalQuarterlyEssayPrize(1982),andwaselectedfirstpresidentoftheSocietyforMindsandMachines(1991–1993).HisgrantsandfellowshipsincludeawardsfromtheNationalScienceFoundation,theNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities,andtheResearchFoundationofSUNY.Inadditiontopublishingwidelyonhiscognitivescienceresearch,heisawell-knownlocalrestaurantreviewer.Heiscontinuinghisactivitiesasaresearcher,andiswritingatextonphilosophyofcomputerscience.HeandhiswifewillcontinuetorestoreLucilleBall’schildhoodhomeinCeloron,NY.

NationalAcademyofEngineering(NAE)member,NationalMedalofSciencewinner,SUNYDistinguishedProfessorofCBEEli Ruckenstein’sprolific

andpioneeringcontributionstochemicalengineeringhavebeenrewardedwithnumerousdistinctions,includingthe2004NationalAcademyofEngineeringFoundersAward,the2002AmericanInstituteof

ChemicalEngineers(AIChE)Founder’sAward,AIChE’s1988WalkerAward,the1977AIChE’sAlphaChiSigmaAward,the1986AmericanChemicalSociety’s(ACS)KendallAward,the1994ACSLangmuirLectureAward,the1996ACSE.V.MurphreeAward,the1985AlexandervonHumboldtFoundation’sSeniorHumboldtAward,andthe1985NSFCreativityAward.RuckensteinjoinedtheSchool’sfacultyin1973,andwasthefirstfull-timeSUNYsystemprofessorelectedtotheNAE.Aleadinginfluentialchemicalengineer,hehasmadenumerouscontributionstomodernizingresearchanddevelopmentinkeyareasofchemicalengineering.Ruckensteinwillcontinuedoingresearch.HeisafellowofAIChE,which,onits100thanniversary,designatedhimasoneof50eminentchemicalengineersofits“FoundationAge.”

CBEProfessorMike Ryan hasbeenaleadingfigureattheuniversityandtheSchool,servingasEngineeringAssociateDeanofStudentServicesfornineyears,as

UB’sUndergraduateEducationViceProvostandDean,andasaleadintheuniversity’smiddlestatesaccreditationmorerecently.HismanyhonorsandawardsincludeTauBetaPiNewYorkNuChapter’sEminentEngineerAward(2004).HisextensiveserviceandhiscontributionstoeducationwererecognizedwiththreeUBServiceExcellenceAwards,twoASEECampusRepresentativeAwards,andseveralbestpaperawards.HismanyotherdistinctionsincludeUBChapteroftheGoldenKeyInternationalHonorSocietyHonoraryMember,theAmericanInstituteofChemicalEngineers’WesternNewYorkSectionProfessionalAchievementAward,andtheAmericanSocietyforEngineeringEducationSt.LawrenceSection’sDowOutstandingYoungFacultyAward.Hewillcontinuedirectingtheuniversityaccreditationprocess.

CSEAssociateProfessorPeter D. Scott(withappointmentsinEE,PhysiologyandBiophysics)publishedwidelyonhisresearchincomputervision

andinformationvisualization,andcontrols,signals,andsystems.HereceivedtheSUNYOutstandingInventorAwardin2003.LaterhewasPIonalargeAirForceresearchprojecttocreatesoftwaretoimprovedisasterresponse.CurrentUniversityofSouthernCaliforniaPresidentC.L. Max Nikias(MS’80PhD’82EE)wasoneofScott’smanystudents.Scottservedthedepartment on dissertation committees and sharedhisinterestinimageprocessingbyteachingittomanyCSEstudents.AmongScott’sinterestsaredigitalcameras,signal

processing,andmotorcycles.Asadedicatedprofessor,Scottmadeanimpactontheuniversityandcommunity.

CSEProfessorStuart C. Shapiro(withaffiliationsinLinguisticsandPhilosophy)joinedUBin1977.HeservedtwiceasCSchair,andasfoundingCSEchair,and

asSNePSResearchGroupdirector.MorerecentlyhewasCenterforCognitiveSciencedirector,inadditiontohisactiverolesinseveralotherareasincludingtheCenterforMultisourceInformationFusion.HewaschairofACM’sSpecialInterestGrouponArtificialIntelligence,andwasPrinciplesofKnowledgeRepresentationandReasoning,Incorporatedpresident.HisdistinctionsincludeAssociationfortheAdvancementofArtificialIntelligenceFellow,IEEELifeSeniorMember,andtheUBExceptionalScholarSustainedAchievement(2002)andtheAssociationforComputingMachineryDistinguishedScientist(2006)awards.Hisactivitiesasawriterandeditorreflecthisresearchinterestsinartificialintelligence.Inadditiontocontinuinghisprofessionalactivities,ShapiroissecretaryoftheAmherstIndustrialDevelopmentAgencyBoardofDirectors.

MAEProfessorAndres SoomjoinedUBin1977.his teaching and research contributionshavebeenintheareasofnoisecontrol,mechanicaldesign,

machineryconditionmonitoring,andtribology:thestudyoffriction,lubricationandwear.HeismostproudofhissuccessfulPhDstudentswhohavegoneontoreceiveNSFCAREERandPECASEawardsandotherrecognitions.HeactivelyassumedserviceandleadershippositionsincludingMAEGraduateStudiesdirector,MAEchairandinterimchair,SchoolofEngineeringResearchandGraduateEducationassociatedean,andwasveryengagedinestablishingindustry-sponsoredmaster’sdegreesforcompanyengineers,withmajorprogramsatNationalGrid/NiagaraMohawkandPraxair.HeisaFellowoftheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers.

AppointmentCongratulationsonthefollowingappointment:

CSEEProfessorandChairAndrew Whittaker,wasnamedMCEERDirector.

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ObituariesTheSchoolofEngineeringextendscondolencestothefriendsandfamilyofourcolleagues.

WemournthepassingofWilson Greatbatch(MSEE’57),ouralumnus,facultymember,andworld-renownedinventoroftheimplantablecardiacpacemaker,whoseever-curiousmindledhimtonewdiscoveriesintohisnineties.AwinneroftheU.S.MedalofTechnologyandtheEngineeringDean’sAward,hewasrecognizedwidelyforhislife-saving/life-improvinginvention.According to a NewYorkTimesobituary,heheld325patents.GreatbatchwasinductedintotheNationalInventorsHallofFamein1986.Heheldseveralhonorarysciencedoctorates,includingonefromtheStateUniversityofNewYork.AmemberoftheNationalAcademyofEngineering,hewonitsRussPrizein2001,inrecognitionofoutstandingbioengineeringachievementwithwidespreadusethatimprovesthehumancondition.Greatbatch’swife,Eleanor,diedinJanuary2011.

UBEngineeringwarmlyremembersretiredMAEProfessorRobert “Bob” E. Mates.His35yearsofserviceincludedworkingasUB’sCenterforBiomedicalEngineeringdirectorandaresearchprofessorshipinMedicine.HisgiftforteachingearnedhimtheSUNYChancellorsAwardforTeachingExcellencein1991.AnactivememberandfellowoftheAmericanSocietyofMechanicalEngineers(ASME),heservedinASMEleadershiprolesfor25yearsandreceiveditsDedicatedServiceAward.HishonorarysocietymembershipsincludedSigmaXi,PhiBetaKappa,TauBetaPi,PhiKappaPhiandPiTauSigma.HealsoreceivedawardsfromtheBuffaloPublicSchools,wherehevolunteereddoingtechnicalandvocationaleducation.Hiswife,Gail,withwhomhejourneyedtoeverycontinentexceptAntarctica,surviveshim.

MAEProfessorEmeritusDale Taulbee,aDetroitnativeandMichiganStateUniversityalumnus,whojoinedUBEngineering’sfacultyin1963,willbegreatlymissed.Hispassionforteachingandmentoringwasrecognizedwiththe2008UBMiltonPlesurAwardforExcellenceinTeaching.Outofconcernforthehighcostoftextbooksthathisstudentsincurred,hewroteandpublishedanaffordablecoursebookforhisjunior-levelclass.Healsopublishedwidelyonhisresearch,whichfocusedonfluidmechanics,computationalmethods,andturbulentflows,withapplicationsrangingfromaerospacesciencestobioengineering.Taulbeetaught24differentgraduateandundergraduatecoursesthroughouthistenure;hewasmajorprofessorto17PhDsandover40masters.HisservicealsoincludedpositionsasMAEgraduatestudiesdirectoranddepartmentchair.TaulbeeenjoyedtheoutdoorsandwasamemberoftheNiagaraSailingClubandtheBuffaloCanoeClub.Adevotedfatherandhusband,heissurvivedbyhiswife,theformerJoanWhite,andtheirfourchildren.

BasaranalsoreceivedaUSOfficeofNavalResearch(ONR)award,forhisprojectentitled,“TheFrameworkforNextGenerationPowerElectronicsUsingNanomaterials.”Forthisproject,Basaranandhisteamareworkingtodeveloppowerelectronicsdevicesfromgraphenenanoribbonsandsinglewalledcarbonnanotubes.Theseone-atomthickmaterialsareexpectedtoreplacetraditionalmetalsinelectronics.Currently,thespecifictaskathandforBasaranandhisgroupistodevelopquantummechanicsandmoleculardynamicssimulationmodelstopredictelectro-thermo-mechanicalpropertiesandbehaviorofthesenanomaterialsunderhighcurrentdensitiesandhightemperaturesthataredominantinpowerelectronics.

Basaran,EPLdirectorsince1999,isanASMEfellow.Amonghisotherawardsare2005ASMEJournalofElectronicPackagingAssociateEditoroftheYear;a1997USNavyONRYoungInvestigatorAward;andthe1997UBRieflerAward,whichhonorsoutstandingjuniorfacultyintheSchoolofEngineering.

Upon SUNY Chancellor Nancy Zimpher’s recommendation,theSUNYBoardofTrusteesapprovedHarvey G. Stenger Jr.’sappointmentasBinghamtonUniversitypresidenteffectiveJanuary1,2012.

Stenger’spostasUBinterimprovostandexecutivevicepresidentforacademicaffairsbeganinApril2011.Throughouthisoutstandingtenureasdean(2006–2011),ourSchool’sprogresswasimpressive,thankstohisleadershipabilities,hiscommitmentstoinnovationandacademicexcellence,andhisgreatsuccessesinforgingpartnershipsinsideandoutsidetheuniversity.Stenger’smajoraccomplishmentsasdeanweremany,andincludedcollaboratingtolaunchthenewBMEdepartmentwithSchoolofMedicineandBiomedicalSciencesDeanMichaelCain,andoverseeingthebuildingofBarbaraandJackDavisHall–fromplanningandconceptiontofunding,construction,andnamingofthebuildinganditsspaces.Asdean,hehelpedmakemanystrongfacultyhires,improvedengineeringstudentdiversityandquality,improvedresearchlabquality,andappliedaspiritofdynamismandinnovationacrosstheSchool’smanyenterprises.Underhisleadership,aredesignedfreshman-yearengineeringcurriculumwascreated,andin2008,theABETaccreditationprocessfortheSchool’seightprogramswascompleted.StengeroversawmanygenerousphilanthropicgiftstotheSchool,includingthelargestintheSchool’shistoryatthattime,fromBarbaraandJack Davis(BSIE’55).

Interim Provost, Former Dean Stenger Named Binghamton University President

Harvey G. Stenger Jr. appointed Binghamton University president

Cemal Basaran: ASME EPPD Excellence in Mechanics & US Naval AwardsContinuedfrompage3

Simulation of a graphene failing

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CBE and EE’s Furlani Models Emerging Bioapplications of Magnetic Particles

CBE and EE Professor Edward Furlani has developed models for predicting the transport of magnetically tagged biomaterial, forapplicationssuchasinvivodrugdeliveryforcancertherapy,andmicrofluidic-basedbioseparationfordiagnostics.

Furlani’sworkhasappearedthisyearinthejournalsNanomedicine,Biomaterials and MicrofluidicsandNanofluidics.Mostrecently,heandCBEstudentXiaozheng Xuehavemodeledmagnetofection,aprocessinwhichmagneticparticleswithsurface-boundgenevectorsaremagneticallyattractedtotargetcellstoenabletransfection(Fig.1).Magnetofectionisperformedusingconventionalmultiwellcultureandmagnetplates.Targetcellsarelocatedatthebottomofthewells,andrare-earthmagnetsbeneaththewellsprovideamagneticforcethatattractstheparticle-genevectorcomplextowardsthecells.Furlanihasdevelopedmodelstopredictthemagneticforceontheparticles,theirtransportdynamics,andaccumulationoncells.Heisusingthemodelstodeterminethefeasibilityofscalingtheprocesstothemicroscale,usingmicrofabricatedmultiwellsystemstoachieveenhancedperformance.HisworkonmagnetofectionappearsinPharmaceuticalResearch,andthisresearchispartiallysupportedbygrantsformaterialsmodelingfromCabotCorpandEMDChemicals.

Magneto-plasmonic Nanoplatforms Applications ResearchProfessorFurlaniisalsoleadingresearchonapplicationsofmagneto-plasmonicnanoplatforms.Theseconsistofmagneticnanoparticlesandagoldnanorodembeddedwithinaphospholipid-basedmicellestructureasshowninFig.2.Furlani,alongwithCBEstudentXue,EEstudentsRatna Reddy and Qian Xie,andPhysicsstudentAtchaKopwitthayaareworkingwithProfessorsMark Swihart(CBE),Chulhong Kim(BME),Paras Prasad(Chemistry)andmembersofhisPhotonicsInstitute,tostudythepotentialuseoftheseplatformsfortargetedphotothermaltherapy.Theideaistouseamagneticforcetoenabletargetingandacceleratedcellularuptake,andthenuselaser-inducedheatingofthegoldnanorodstodestroythecells.Preliminaryresultsindicatefeasibilityofthisapproach.

Edward Furlani

Fig. 1. (above) Magnetofection and modeling results

Fig. 2. (left) Nanoplatform

Mark Swihart

Chulhong Kim

CBE’s Neelamegham Researching GlycansBesides proving nutrition and contributing to diabetes, sugars decorate most secreted and cell surface proteins in the human body. Theyplayaregulatoryroleinphysiologicalandpathophysiologicalprocesses,startingfromconceptionanddevelopment,todiseaseslikeinflammation,thrombosis,andcancer.Mathematicalprinciplesandengineeringdesignareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinthestudyofsuchsugar,or“glycanstructures.”

Inthisregard,biochemicalengineeringreactionnetworkanalysisperformedinthelaboratoryofCBEProfessorSriram Neelameghamisrevealingkeyglycosylationcheckpointsthathematopoieticstemcellsusetohometothebonemarrowduringtransplantation,andtheprocessbywhichwhitebloodcellshometositesofinflammation.HislaboratoryearnedsupportfromaprogramprojectPO1grantsupportedundertheauspicesoftheProgramofExcellenceAwardfromtheNationalHeartLungandBloodInstituteoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH).

WorkingcollaborativelyonthisprojectareresearchersfromRoswellParkCancerInstitute(RPCI)–immunologistJosephLau,inmolecularandcellularbiology;MichaelNemeth,medicine;KhushiMatta,cancerbiology;andSongLiu,biostatistics;fromHarvardMedicalSchoolandBrighamandWomen’sHospital–Drs.RobertSacksteinandKarinHoffmeister;andfromUniversityofNewHampshire–VernonReinhold.

Theresearchersseektodefinehowsugarmodificationsregulatetheproductionofbloodcellsandhowthosecellscouldbemodifiedfortherapeuticeffect,suchastreatmentforleukemiaandotherbloodcancers,ortoimproveoutcomesinbone-marrowtransplantation.

Nigerian Commission Partnering with UB to Build Nanomedicine Research CapacityThe National Universities Commission of Nigeria selected UB’s Institute for Lasers, Photonics, and Biophotonics (ILPB) as its partner toformtheNigerianAmericanNanomedicineOrganization,whichwillestablishjointresearchcentersinNigeriaandatUB’sILPB.

ActingonbehalfofUBILPB,CBEProfessorandDirectorofGraduateStudiesMark SwiharthelpeddeveloptheNANOagreementtobuildnanomedicineresearchcapacity,throughaNigeriancommissionpartnershipwithUB.SwihartisDirectoroftheUB2020StrategicInitiativeinIntegratedNanostructuredSystems.EstablishmentofNANOalsorepresentstheculminationofaneffortledbyFolarin Erogbogbo(PhDCE’09),whogrewupinLagos,Nigeria,andisnowresearchassistantprofessorandgroupleaderforcancernanotechnologyinUBILPB.

Thecollaborationfocusesonanewgenerationofbiocompatible,silicon-basednanomaterialsthatErogbogbohasdevelopedbasedonresearchbegunwithMarkSwihart,whenSwihartwashisdoctoraladvisor.Thegoalistodevelopnanomaterialsfortheinvivoandinvitrodiagnosisandtreatmentofhumandiseases,especiallycancer.

TheUBportionoftheorganizationwillbeheadedbySUNYDistinguishedProfessorParas N. Prasad,(withappointmentsinChemistry,Physics,EE,andMedicine),whoisUBILPBdirector.

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BME: In-Silico Electrophysiology of Stem Cell Derived Cardiocytes

AninterdisciplinaryteamcomprisedofPhysiologyandBiophysicsProfessor,BMEAssociateProfessorRandall Rasmusson,Obstetrics-GynecologyAssociateProfessorGlennaC.L.Bett,BMEandCBEAssociateProfessorEmmanouhl Tzanakakis,andAssistantProfessorofMedicineThomasCimatohasbeenawardedahighlycompetitiveAmericanHeartAssociationGrant-in-AidofResearch.Theteamisdevelopingcomputermodelsofthecomplexelectricalsignalingincardiacmyocytesderivedfromhuman-inducedpluripotentstemcells(h-iPSCDcardiacmyocytes),whosegreatpotentialusefulnesscanbeappliedtocardiacrepair,drugsafetydesignandtesting,andclinicaldiagnosisandresearch.Verylittleisknownabouttheseartificiallycreatedmyocytes,asthisparticularpreparationwaspublishedinthepastthreeyears.

Themainhypothesisdrivingtheentirefieldofresearchisthatcardiacmyocytesderivedfrominduced pluripotent stem cells recapitulate the activityofcardiacmyocytes.Theteam’smaingoalistoexaminethecomponentcurrentsinaquantitativefashionanddevelopin-silicomodelstotestthebehaviorofstemcellscomparedtonativemyocytes.Theycanthenbeusedtointerpretdrugsafetyscreeningandaidinthedevelopmentofnewerandsaferdrugs.Theseexperimentallybasedcomputermodelswillultimatelybeusedtoautomatetheuseofh-iPSCDcardiacmyocytesinhumangeneticpredispositiontocardiacarrhythmias.Thus,theteam’scomputermodelswillhelpadvancethediagnosticcomponentofindividualizedmedicine.

Thecomputermodelswillalsomakepossiblemorerationaldesignoftherapeuticstrategiesforcardiacrepair.Byidentifyingpotentialcomplicationsintroducedintothebioelectriccontrolsystem,lifethreateningarrhythmiascanbeavoidedorminimized.Thiswilladvancethedevelopmentofpost-infarctionrepairtechnologies.

Randall Rasmusson Emmanouhl Tzanakakis

Folarin Erogbobo

Sriram Neelamegham

Mark Swihart

Blood cells crossing the endothelial barrier: similar glycans regulate homing to the bone marrow and sites of inflammation

2011 Ground Water Remediation Award for Treatment Wall at Nuclear SiteA permeable, in-ground treatment wall recently built at West Valley Demonstration Project earned the National Ground Water Association’s 2011 Ground Water Remediation Award, for outstanding science, engineering and/or innovation of remediating groundwater.

CSEEProfessorAlan Rabideau and Shannon Seneca,aCIEPhDcandidatethroughtheNSF-sponsoredERIE(EcosystemRestorationthroughInterdisciplinaryExchange)program,wereanimportantpartoftheteamcontributingtoAMECGeomatrix’s(Amherst,N.Y.)award-winningdesign,whichcontainsover2,000metrictonsofzeolitetocaptureStrontium-90throughaprocessknownassorption.In1999,Rabideaufirstdemonstratedthatzeolite,composedprimarilyofthevolcanicmineralclinoptilolite,wouldbesuitableforgroundwaterremediation.Later,heandSenecatestedpredictionsonthedurationofeffectivenessofazeolitetreatmentwall.AccordingtoUBgeologyalumnusRickFrappa,AMECGeomatrixprincipalhydrogeologistandvicepresident,“ThepermeabletreatmentwallatWestValleyisthefirst-in-the-worldreactivebarrierinstalledusing a continuous trenching machine to treat in-situ Strontium-90.”Frappaledtheteamthatdesignedthewall,withsupportfromScottWarner(AMECinOakland,Calif.)andthepartnershipofWestValleytechnicalstaff.

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CSE’s Govindaraju and Rudra Research Fingerprints as Passwords CSE’sSUNYDistinguishedProfessorVenu Govindaraju(MS’88PhD’92CSE)andCSEAssistantProfessor Atri Rudraaretheprimaryinvestigatorson“IntegratingPrivacyPreservingBiometricTemplatesandEfficientIndexingMethods,”aresearchprojectsponsoredbytheNationalScienceFoundation.

Thelong-termaimoftheteam’sprojectistoreplacepasswordswithfingerprints.Whilepasswordsaredifficulttorememberandrequireperiodicupdating,fingerprintsareessentiallyaconstantthatcouldpotentiallybeusedinseveralplaces.Theprojectaimstodesignnewhashesforfingerprintsthathavethetwopropertiesofobfuscatingthefingerprintsothatthehashdoesnotleakmuchinformation,andofallowingforfastmatchingofafingerprintagainstadatabaseofstoredhashes.

Passwordsarepopularasthereexisthashesforstringsthathavethetwopropertiesabove.Theseexistinghashesdonotworkforfingerprints,asitisnearlyimpossibletoobtaintwoidenticalscansfromthesamefinger:e.g.,thefingermightbeindifferentpositionsforthetwoscans.Thisprojectwilluseerror-correctingcodetheory–thesamemaththatallowsCDsandDVDstoworkinthepresenceofscratches–tohandlethe“errors”infingerprintscans.

CUBSResearchScientistSergey TulyakovandCSEPhDstudentJesse Hartloffarecontributingtotheresearch.

Atri Rudra

West Valley–UB Team (left to right): CIE PhD candidate Colleen Bronner, CIE PhD candidate Shannon Seneca, AMEC-Geomatrix’s Rick Frappa, CSEE Professor Alan Rabideau, MS graduate student Erin Johnson, AMEC-Geomatrix’s Doug Bablitch

New hashes for fingerprints, to provide security and speed

Venu Govindaraju

CSEE’s Filiatrault and Aref: Co-PIs on NSF Pipeline InvestigationThroughouttheUS,agingundergroundlifelinesrequirerehabilitation,especiallythoseinseismicriskareas.Ofthenation’s2.1million-pluskilometersofwaterandwastewatersystempipeline,nearlyhalfare50–100-yearsoldandmadeofcastiron.

CSEE’sProfessorsAndre Filiatrault and Amjad Arefareco-PIsonathree-yearexperimentalandanalyticalinvestigationofcriticalundergroundlifelinestoquantifytheirearthquakeresponseandqualifytheuseofin-situpolymericliningtechnologieswiththeobjectiveoftransformingtheseismicriskfortheseundergroundlifelines.ThisNEES(NetworkforEarthquakeEngineeringSimulation)researchprojectisfundedbytheNationalScienceFoundationandwasawardedtoProfessorThomasO’Rourke,CornellUniversity,asPI.

Duringthefallof2011,thefirstphaseofdynamictestingonfull-scalepipingsystems,retrofittedwithfiberreinforcedpolymerlining,usingtheUBNEESlaboratory(NEES@Buffalo),twinre-locatableshaketableswereperformed(figure1below).Eachspecimenmeasured30feetinlengthandincorporatedtwobell-spigottypejoints,andwaswaterpressurizedat45psi.Threespecimensweretestedundermonotonic,cyclic,andseismicexcitation.Forthefirsttwospecimens,eachjointwastestedindividuallyusingasingleshaketable.Forthethirdspecimen,bothshaketableswereactivatedunderincreasingamplitudeseismicmotions.Figure2(above)showstheaxialforce-displacementmeasuredonbothjoints.FailureoftheWestjointcanbeseenatamplitudeof200%oftheRinaldirecordfromthe1994NorthridgeEarthquake.Additionaltestingwillbeconductedoverthenexttwoyearsemployingdifferentpipeconfigurationsandliningmaterials.

ContributingtotheresearchwereCIEdoctoralcandidateZilan Zhong, Tim Nealon(MSCIE’11),andundergraduateKarolPrzelazloski(Mathematics).

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Figure 1: UB NEES twin re-locatable shake tables

UB TCIE Celebrates 25th AnniversaryMRCBearingsofChautauquaCounty,NY,waslosingcustomersandemployeesinthemid-1980s.Itsproductionlevelsandoverallintegritywereatstakeasagenerationofworkersbeganretiring,leavinghard-to-filljobopeningsduetoalackofskilledlabor.

TheUBSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedScienceshelpedthecompanystaycompetitivewithexpertiseinqualityandprocesscontrol,aswellasmanagementskillsfromtheUBSchoolofManagement,andtrainingprogramstosustaintheaerospacebearingsmanufacturer.

Successevolvedintothe1987foundingofUB’sCenterforIndustrialEffectiveness,knownasTCIE.Twenty-fiveyearslater,TCIEstillconnectsbusinessesandprofessionalsfromNewYorkStateandbeyondwithUBEngineeringresources.

“AmajorgoalofTCIEwas,andstillis,tohelpcompaniesthatarealreadyheretoprosper,”saidTCIECo-founder,ISESUNYDistinguishedProfessoremeritus Colin Drury.“Thishascreatedorretainedthousandsofjobsandkepttheregioncompetitive.”

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Andre Filiatrault Amjad Aref

Figure 2: Axial force-displacement

measured on both joints

CSEE’s Whittaker Tests Squat Walls Against Seismic LoadStructuralwalls,widelyusedasseismiclateral-force-resistingcomponentsinbuildingsandnuclearfacilities,aremostlysquat,ataspectratiosof1.0orless.Analysisofsquatwallseismictestdatashowsthatcurrentdesignequationsresultinasignificantbiasandscatterintheratiosofestimatedtomeasuredstrength,andthusstandoutamongreinforcedconcretestructuralelementsforthelargeuncertaintiesincharacterizingtheirbehavior.Suchbiasanduncertaintiesareunacceptableformodernperformanceassessmentmethodologies,forwhichunbiasedestimatesofstrengthandstiffnessareneededasafunctionofdeformationandloadhistory.

CSEEProfessorandChairAndrew WhittakerisPIonathree-yearNationalScienceFoundation-fundedNEES(NetworkforEarthquakeEngineeringSimulation)investigationofsquatwallstoquantifytheirresponsetoseismicloading.SquatwallspecimensweretestedusingtheUBNEESlaboratory(NEES@Buffalo)200-mtonstaticactuatorsandreactionwall-strongfloorequipmentsystem(figure1).Theseincludedlargesize,lowaspectratioreinforcedconcreteshearwallssubjectedto

quasi-staticcyclicloadingtofailure.Instrumentationusedtocapturetheperformanceofeachspecimenincluded;stringpotentiometers,straingauges,andaKrypton3Ddisplacementmeasurementsystem.Thecollecteddataareusedtoillustratetheglobalbehaviorofeachspecimen(figure2),determine

displacementfieldsacrossthefaceofeachspecimen,andmonitortheloadpaththroughthespecimentothefoundation.AnalysesofthedataresultingfromthesetestswasenhancedwiththeapplicationofanovelICcrackcrackdetection,measurement,andtrackingsystemdevelopedinternallybyUBNEESITManagerGoran Josipovic.

CSEEstudentresearchersincludeddoctoralstudentBismarck Luna and Josh Rocks (MSCIE’12).

MRI Grant for Underwater Networking LabEE’sAssistantProfessorTommaso Melodia,ProfessorandChairStella Batalama,ProfessorDimitris Pados,AssociateProfessorWeifeng Su,andCSEEProfessorJoe AtkinsonreceivedanewNationalScienceFoundationMajorResearchInstrumentation(MRI)granttodevelopauniqueunderwateracousticnetworkingtestbed,incollaborationwithTeledyneBenthos,aleadingmanufacturerofunderwaterequipment.

Throughthisproject,theresearcherswillestablishanew“underwaternetworkinglaboratory,”anddevelopthefirstreconfigurable,rapidlydeployableunderwaternetworkingtestbedbasedontheTeledyneBenthosTelesonarmodem,whichisalreadyakeycomponentinmultipleU.S.Navyprograms,andwhichformsthebackboneofthegreatmajorityofwirelesstsunamiwarningsystemsworldwide.Theproposedtestbedwillprovidethefirstworldwidepubliclyavailablesharedplatformtoperformunderwaternetworkingexperimentsandassesstheperformanceofunderwatermultiple-inputmultiple-output(MIMO)signalingstrategiesandcooperativerelayingonunderwaterlinks.Thedevelopedplatformwillbeauniquetoolinstrumentalinadvancingtheresearchcommunity’sunderstandingofunderwaternetworkingandcommunications.

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Architecture of the Proposed Underwater Networking Testbed at UB

Andrew Whittaker

Figure 2: Illustration of squat wall global behavior under

seismic loading

Figure 1: Squat wall testing at UB NEES Lab

EE Researchers, with Army Lab, Enhance Quantum Dot Nanomaterial EfficiencyEE SUNY Distinguished Professor Vladimir Mitin, RF SUNY Research Associate Professor Andrei Sergeev, and EE Assistant Professor nizami Vagidov, working together as OptoElectronic Devices (OPEN) LLC researchers, are developing unique quantum dot nanomaterials that combine strong generation of photocarriers by infrared radiation and long photoelectron lifetime.

Useofquantumdotsforharvestinginfraredradiation(IR)forsensingandphotovoltaicapplicationshasbeenwell-researched.Butintensiveinvestigationsshowverylimitedsuccess,becausetogetherwithinfraredharvesting,quantumdotsinitiateinverserelaxationandrecombinationprocesses,whichsuppressphotoresponseandincreasegeneration-recombinationnoise.

TheOPENLLCresearchershaveinnovatedtheseparationoftheareasofIRabsorptionfromtheareasofphotoelectrontransportbythree-dimensionalpotentialbarriersthatarecreatedbychargeddots

andionizedimpurities.SPIENewsRoom reported onthisin“Nanostructuresforlongphotoelectronlifetime”(March2010).Theoreticalmodelingbytheresearchersshowedthatsuchquantumdotmediumplacedinasolarcellcanprovideanadditional20%totheconversionefficiencyofthecell,sothetotalefficiencyofthecellwillreach45%.

Recentlytheapproachhasgottensolidexperimentalverification.InstrongcollaborationwithArmyResearchLabinvesigatorsKimberlySablonandJohnW.Little,andKittReinhardtfromAFOSR,theOPENLLCresearchershavedemonstratedthatconversion

ofinfraredenergyadds5%tothecellefficiency,andtheybelievethattheadditional10%willbedemonstratedsoon.Sablon,Little,Mitin,Sergeev,Vagidov,andReinhardtpublishedapaperontheenhancedefficiencyinNANOLetters: “strong EnhancementofSolarCellEfficiencyDuetoQuantumDotswithBuilt-inCharge.”

Mitinpresentedtheresearchatasessiononemergingenergycompaniesrecently,attheAdvancedEnergy2011conference,forcommercializingthenew,highlyefficientsolarcelltechnology.Thedevelopingtechnologymaybeappliedwidelytovariousphotovoltaicstructures.Thetechnologyiscurrentlycoveredbythreeprovisionalpatents,andOPENLLCresearchersareseekingtoapplythetechnologytotheareasofsensingandimaging.Mitin,Sergeev,andVagidovcreditedmuchoftheresearch’ssuccesstoadvancednanofabricationexpertKimberlySablon.

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Litchinitserseekstocreatenonlinearultra-compactmetamaterialdevices,includingelectro-opticallyandnonlinear-opticallytunablecomponentsforuseinvariouscircuits,converters,anddevices.Apossibleresultisanultra-compactphotonicmicrochipenabledbymetamaterials,capableofoutpacingsignalprocessingspeedsofsimilarlysizedtraditionalelectronicmicrochipswhich,Litchinitserpointsout,arelimitedintheircapacityforspeed.

Theawardfundsthepurchaseofavariableanglespectroscopicellipsometer(VASE)system(Fig.1a),anopticalcharacterizationtoolforretrievingthekeyelectromagneticparametersofopticalmetamaterialsandnovelmaterialsforplasmonics(Fig.1b)essentialfortherealizationoffunctionalitiesatvisibleandnear-infraredwavelengths.

EEPhDstudentApra Pandey isassistingwithtransformationopticsresearchonnonlinearopticaldevicesthatenablereconfigurableopticalstructurescapableofbeingswitchedfromlightconcentrators,toavariablefocallengthlens(Fig.1c-d).

TheyalsodesignmetamaterialstructurestomanipulatespinandorbitalmomentumofthelightbeamsuchasthoseshowninFig.1e-f.ThisworkisbeingdonetogetherwithLitchinitser’sPhDstudentsPandeyandJinwei Zeng,incollaborationwithUBVicePresidentforResearch,EEProfessorAlexander CartwrightandhisPhDstudentXi Wang.

TheseveryfundamentalstudiesarelikelytoenablesuchimportantDoDapplicationsaslargedepth-of-focusimagingsystemsandenhancedsecurefree-spacecommunicationsystems.

EE’s Litchinitser: DoD DURIP Award for Metamaterials Research Continuedfrompage3

Figure 1. (a) Variable angle spectroscopic ellipsometer (V-VASE) system; (b) Optical constants for ZrN – potentially new material for plasmonics; (c)-(d) Variable focus nonlinear lens; (e)-(f) Structures to manipulate spin and orbital momentum of light.

(L): Quantum dot structure, diagram; (center), solar cell comparison, with different levels of doping; (R) the 3-d potential profile in quantum-dot structures. Image credit: Sablon, et al, 2011.

(L to R): Mitin, Sergeev, Vagidov

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ISE’s Kurt Models How to Value Kidney Exchanges

Transplantation is the most viable renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease (ESRD),aleadingcauseofdeathintheU.S.Pairedkidneyexchanges(PKEs)overcomemanydifficultiesinmatchingpatientswithincompatibledonors,butthetransplantationtimingandtheeffectsofdiseaseseverityonthistiminghavenotbeenaddressedyet.ISEAssistantProfessorMurat Kurt’sresearchmodelspatients’transplanttimingdecisionsinaprearrangedPKEandelucidateshowtheirlifeexpectanciescanbeusedtocalibrateedge-weightsingraphsformingpatient-donorpairs.

APKErequirescompatibilityamongthepairs’willingnesstoexchange,becausetransplantationsurgeriesoccur

simultaneously.Asapatient’shealthisdynamic,Kurt’sresearchteamconsideredthetransplanttimingdecisionsinaPKEunderpatientautonomyandformulatedtheresultingdecisionprocessbetweenthepairsasaprobabilisticdynamicgame.Theydevelopedasystematicmathematical-programming-basedapproachtocharacterizetheoptimalequilibriumofthegame,socially,andanalyzedimplicationsfromvariousperspectives.

Usinglarge-scalenationallyrepresentativeclinicaldatafromUnitedNetworkforOrganSharingandUniversityofPittsburghMedicalCenter,Kurtempiricallyconfirmedthatrandomizedstrategies,whicharelessconsistentwithclinicalpracticeandrationalityofthepatients,donotyieldasignificantsocialwelfaregainoverdeterministicstrategies.Hequantifiedthesocialwelfarelossduetopatientautonomyanddemonstratedthatthecurrentpracticeofmaximizingthenumberoftransplantsmaybeundesirable.Theresearchalsoshowedthatmatchingpatientsatsimilardiseasestagesyieldsmorepreferableoutcomesintermsofsocialwelfaregain.

CollaboratingontheresearchareUniversityofPittsburgh’sISEProfessorAndrewSchaefer,HealthPolicyManagementProfessorMarkRoberts,andBostonCollegeEconomicsProfessorUtkuUnver,withsupportfromtheNationalScienceFoundation.ArelatedarticlebytheteamwonanINFORMSbestpaperaward–seetheFacultyAccomplishmentsarticlefordetails.

ISE’s Bisantz and Lin Designing Patient Tracking System Interfaces

Murat Kurt

An illustration of a PKE: the donors are incompat-ible with their intended recipients, but Donor 1 is compatible with Patient 2 and Donor 2 is compat-ible with Patient 1.

ESRD is the ninth leading cause of death in the U.S. The map illustrates the country’s 2008 ESRD incidence (per million).

Patient 1 Patient 2

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Donor 1 Donor 2

ESRD Population=548,000 in 2008

>2,250,000 in 2030

ISEProfessorsAnn Bisantz(BS’89MS’91IE)andLi Lin,ISEUndergraduateStudiesdirector,havebeenawardedathree-yeargrantfromtheAgencyforHealthCareResearchonQuality,forresearchonthedesignofsysteminterfacesforpatienttrackinginhospitalemergencydepartments.Electronicpatienttrackingsystemsarerapidlyreplacinglong-standing,manualstatusboards(typically,wipe-offwhiteboards)whichweredevelopedbycliniciansandstafftocapturepatientdemographics,staffassignments,medicalstatuses,andtreatmentplans.

Thenewsystemsprovideimportantbenefits,includingtheabilitytointegratewithelectronichealthrecordsystems.However,pastresearch(includingthatoftheUBteam)showsthattheyalsoimposenewconstraintsonuse,misstheopportunitytobestsupporttheworkofthehealthcareproviders,andintroducenewsourcesoferrorandunanticipatedconsequences.Theprojectincludescognitiveworkanalysistechniquestoidentifyinformationneedsforavarietyofcaregiversandstaff;prototypingandevaluationofnoveldisplayconcepts;andvalidationwithinaclinicalsimulationsetting.

TheUBteam(whichincludesIEgraduatestudentsTheresa Guarrera,Nicolette McGeorge,Sabrina Casucci,andLongsheng Sun)ispartneringwithTerryFairbanks,M.D.,directoroftheNationalCenterforHumanFactorsEngineeringinHealthCareattheMedstarInstituteforInnovationinWashington,D.C.,RobertWears,M.D.,Ph.D.(UniversityofFlorida)andShawnaPerry,M.D.(VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity)ontheproject.

Schematic of patient tracking system simulator

Li LinAnn Bisantz

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NSF Center for e-Design Update

Andrew Olewnik

UB’s NSF Center for e-Design connects industry partners with resources, and the Center grows as a result of these synergistic collaborations.

Rajan Batta

Ken English

Kevin Hulme

As UB completes its first year as a member of the prestigious National Science Foundation’s Center for e-Design, significant progress on several projects has been achieved with its initial industry partners – CameronCompression,CUBRC,Dresser-Rand,andMoog,withplansforcontinuedcollaborationin2012andtheadditionofselectnewindustrypartners.

TheNSFe-Designdesignationbenefitsallthoseparticipating.UBengineeringfacultycanengageindustryoncollaborativeprojectsthatconcurrentlyadvanceacademicresearchandindustrialpractice.TheprogramalsoprovidesfundingopportunitiesandencouragessynergisticcollaborationbetweenfacultyatUBandatothere-Designinstitutions,andbetweenindustrypartnerslocallyandnationally.Industrypartnersgainaccessto:researchoccurringatallmemberinstitutions;expertdesignresearchers;talentedstudents;andanorganizationalmeansofidentifyingpertinentresearch,andofpursuingfundingsources.Theyjoinpartnersacrossmultipleindustries,includingAnsys,GeneralMotors,Raytheon,Pratt&Siemens,andWhitney.Finally,thecenteritselfisinfluencedbytheresearchprioritiesofitsindustrypartners.

InongoingworkwithCameron,NewYorkStateCenterforEngineeringdesign and Industrial Innovation(NYSEDII)Research Associate Andrew Olewnik (BS’00MS’02PhD’05ME)isdevelopingane-enablednewproductdevelopmentprocess,witheffectiveimplementationin2012.

CUBRCisworkingwithInterimDean,ISEProfessorRajan Batta,ondevelopingautomated assessment andemergencyresponsein transportation networks.

Dresser-RandisworkingwithNYSCEDIIDeputydirector Ken English(BSAE’95MS’98PhD’01ME)tocreateanidealITinfrastructurefortheexecutionofengineeringdesign automation services.

MoogisworkingwithMAEsenior Research Associate Kevin Hulme(BS’94MS’96PhDME’00)toexplorevaryinglevelsoffidelityindrivingsimulatorsforyoungdrivertraining.

Tolearnmoreaboutthee-Designprogramandmembership,visitwww.e-design.buffalo.eduoremailiucrc-e-design@buffalo.edu.

UB’s current industry partners are leveraging the Center’s capacities in several ways:

U.S. Patents Awarded The following School of Engineering faculty members were issued new U.S. patents:•“AugmentativeCommunicationsDevicefortheSpeechImpairedUsingCommercial-GradeTechnology,”CSETeachingAssistantProfessorKris Schindler(BS‘93MS‘96PhD‘01EE)andCSELecturerMichael Buckley(BSEE‘78);•“DeviceforMerging Fluid drops or Jets,”CBEProfessorEdward P. Furlani(BSEE’77,MA’80PhD’82Physics),withcollaborators:GilbertA.Hawkins,ZhanjunGao,YonglinXie,andKamC.Ng;•“ProductionofPhotoluminescentSiliconNanoparticlesHavingSurfacesthatareEssentiallyFreeofResidualOxygen,”SUNYDistinguishedProfessorofCBEEli RuckensteinandCBEProfessorMark Swihart,withcollaborator:Fengjun Hua,formerlyofCBE;

•“SensorandMethodofSensingHavinganEnergySourceandDetectorontheSameSideofaSensorSubstance,”BMECo-Chair,BMEandEEAssociateProfessorAlbert H. Titus(BS‘89MS‘91EE),UBVicePresidentforResearchandEconomicDevelopment,EEProfessorAlexander N. Cartwright,andSUNYDistinguishedProfessorofChemistryFrankV.Bright;•“SecureFingerprintMatchingbyHashingLocalizedInformation,”CSEPhDcandidateandCenterforExcellenceinDocumentAnalysisandRecognition Research scientist Sergey Tulyakov (MSCS’00)andSUNYDistinguishedProfessorofCSEVenu Govindaraju(MS‘88PhD’92CS),withcollaborators:Faisal Farooq and Sharat Chikkerur,bothformerlyofCSE.

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Davis Hall Opens The School of Engineering has enjoyed these milestones with the opening of Davis Hall.

Davis Hall Donor Recognition EventAbanquethonoringdonorstoBarbaraandJackDavisHallwasheldweekspriortothebuilding’sopening.Theeventtreatedgueststoaprivatetour,andfeaturedtheunveilingofmediadisplaysthatrannewmediaabouttheSchool,itshistory,programs,anddonors.ThedisplayscanbeseennowinDavisHall’sgroundfloor.ThenInterimProvostHarvey G. Stenger Jr. readtheSUNYTrustees’proclamationofthenamingofthebuilding,andintroducedJack Davis(BSIE’55),whospokeofthepleasurehehadingivingbacktotheSchoolandUB,fromwhichhereceivedtheeducationthatmadehimasuccess.TheeventwassponsoredbyPerkins+Will,thearchitecturalfirmthatdesignedthebuilding,andwashostedbytheSchoolofEngineeringandUB.

Event photos: Scott Schild

Interior photos: Deb StecklerMove-in and Set-up During Winter Break

First Class Conducted in Agrusa Auditorium

Sunlight streams into the Salvadore Lounge, days after the building opened this winter. CSE Undergraduate Advisor Jaynee Straw (right) with student, in the new CSE office

Interim Dean Rajan Batta provided a brief welcome to the first class ever conducted in Davis Hall’s Agrusa Auditorium. The well-appointed room nicely accommodated CSEE Professor Thevanayagam’s CIE 334 students.

Norman M. Hayes: LaboratoryDeltaSocietyChairNorman M. Hayes(BSEE’80)hasgivenagenerousgiftto the SchoolofEngineeringtonamealaboratoryinDavisHall.HayesisafoundingandcontinuousmemberofUBEngineering’sDeltaSociety,aneliteandcruciallyimportantsocietyofdonorsthatmakesaprofoundlypositiveimpactontheSchoolthroughtheactivesupportofitsmembers.

“I’vealwaysbeengratefulforhowUBopenedmyeyestoaworldofdiverseandboundlessfrontierswhenIwasastudent,”saidHayes,“andI’mevenmoreexcitednowtoseehowUBEngineeringisexpandingitsroleintheBuffaloareaandbeyond,providingtechnology,education,vision,andguidancethroughouttheregion.InmanywaysIthinkofUBas‘theStanfordUniversityofWesternNewYork.’IcanonlyhopetocontributetotheUniversityinthispositioninanywayIcan,andwiththehelpofeachandeverymemberoftheUBDeltaSociety.”

DeltaSocietymemberslikeHayeshelpmaintainandenhancethehighstandardsofacademicexcellencecriticalforUBEngineeringtobeattheforefrontoftomorrow’sindustryandeconomy.TheSociety’sgenerosityhelpsUBEngineeringfulfillourcommitmenttoserveambitiousengineeringstudentsthroughspecialprogramsandscholarships.DeltaSocietymembersalsohelpfundagrowingfaculty–bothinsizeandquality,andup-to-datefacilities,laboratoriesandtechnologies,andcutting-edgeresearch.

TolearnhoweasyitistojointheDeltaSociety,visithttp://giving.buffalo.edu/giving-options/leadership/deltaorcallusat(716)645-2133.

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Thank You, Donors We are pleased to say that the UB Engineering Annual Fund has enjoyed steady growth in the past few years.

Your financial support is critical to the mission of the School.

If you’re energized by UB Engineering’s excellence and wish to participate in the School’s dynamic and continued growth, please consider a gift to the School. To make a contribution, please visit http://giving.buffalo.edu/schools/engineering and click “Donate” in the left sidebar.

Development staff can be contacted anytime at 1.888.205.2609 or directly, below:

• AssistantVicePresidentTim Siderakis: tsiderak@buffalo.edu,716.645.0970

• SeniorDirectorMichael Madonia: mmadonia@buffalo.edu,716.645.0969

• DirectorPatrizia Latvala: latvala@buffalo.edu,716.645.5020

• AssistantDirectorBethany Mazur: bll2@buffalo.edu,716.645.2133

• AssociateDonna Linenfelser: dfelser@buffalo.edu,716.645.0997

Again, we thank all of our donors for their generosity.

(L to R): Bethany Mazur, Donna Linenfelser, Tim Siderakis, Michael Madonia, and Patrizia Latvala

WeidongAn FMCsitetechnology

manager

ShawnBarrett LifeTechnologies

new product introduction senior

manager

PaulBoymel Unifraxworldwidevicepresidentoftechnology

GreggEagan NiacetCorporationmanufacturing

director

CynthiaHoover PraxairhealthcareandbiopharmaR&D

director

MikeA.Kucharski (BACE’78),VanDeMark

ChemicalCompanypresident&CEO

MitchPulwer CelgardLLC

president

CharlesRader (PhDCE’74),formerCEO,IsleChemLLC andformer

OccidentalChemicalvicepresident

IanShankland HoneywellSpecialtyMaterialsvice

presidentandchieftechnogyofficer

CBE Advisory Board: Inaugural MeetingCBE’snewadvisoryboardhasbeeninstitutedtoprovideexternalperspectiveonthedepartment,andtospreadthewordaboutitsgreatdevelopments.TheboardofnineindustryrepresentativeswasselectedfortheirconnectionstoUBandtoWesternNewYork.CBE’sadvisoryboardmembersare:

National Grid Room OpensThankstoagenerousgranttoBMEfromNationalGrid,414BonnerHallhasbeenupdatedandoutfittedwithstate-of-the-artteleconferencinganddigitalpresentationtechnologythatwillfacilitateexchangesofinformationbetweenthedepartment’sfacilityandhealthcompaniesinBuffalo’snew,high-techcorridor.Pleaseseepage29tolearnaboutanothergiftfromNationalGrid.

Gift Names Davis Hall Space

Norman M. Hayes

“I’ve always been grateful for how UB opened my eyes to a world of diverse

and boundless frontiers when

I was a student.”

The room as prepped for the recent Dean’s Advisory Council meeting.

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Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Education Paschalis Alexandridis addresses the DAC; in the background are graduate students who presented their work.

Dean’s Advisory Council MeetingTheDean’sAdvisoryCouncil(DAC)metfortwoconsecutivedaysthispastfall.InterimDeanRajan Batta discussedthestateoftheSchool,itsgrowth,andtherelationshipbetweenthedepartmentaladvisoryboards.StudentExcellenceInitiativesDirectorWilliam G. Wild Jr.(BS’83MS’87IE)discussedtheinitiatives,afterwhichstudentspresentedtheirresearchprojects.AssociateDeanforResearchandGraduateEducation,UBDistinguishedCBEProfessorPaschalis Alexandridispresentedplansforresearchandgraduateeducation.DACmemberswereinvitedtoattendseveraleventsincludingtheBarbara&JackDavisHallDonorevent(seestoryinthissection),theinvestitureofPresidentSatish K. Tripathi,andthehomecomingfootballgameofUBBullsvs.UConn(seeTailgatestory,Alumnisection). UB Engineering Partnerships

with Industry and our Students: A Win-Win-Win!Alumniandindustrialpartners–youareveryimportantforengineeringstudents’education.Meanwhile,youwillbenefitgreatlyfrompartneringwithus.How?

ByhiringqualifiedUBEngineeringinternorco-opstudentsyoucanassignnecessarytechnicalworkwhileevaluatingthestudentsasprospectiveemployees.

Studentsalsobenefit.Whileworkingforyou,studentswillprepareforprofessionalemploymentbyapplyingtheirengineeringcourseworktowardnecessaryprojects.Resultswillbeinvaluablebothforyouandforthem.

Finally,UBEngineeringbenefitsbystrengtheningourrelationshipwithyou.Weprovidetalentandresources.Youprovideemployment,collaboration,andsuggestionsthatwillstrengthenusall.You,ourstudents,andUBEngineering:awin-win-win!

Formoreinformation,contact:Dean C. Millar Director,EngineeringCareerInstitute&BusinessRelations 412BonnerHall,(716)645-0971 dcmillar@buffalo.edu www.eng-intern.buffalo.edu

Corporate Gifts:National Grid and PraxairTheSchoolofEngineeringthanksourcorporatedonorsfortheirgenerosityinsupportingourfacultyandstudents.

National GridNationalGridhasgivenagifttosupportaninnovativesummerprogram,whichwillengagehigh-schoolstudentsinengineeringeducationduringaresidentialsummercamp.Thegoalofthesummer camp is to encourage students to pursue engineeringcareersbyintroducingstudentstothevariedpossibilitiesthatengineeringhastooffer.

PraxairPraxairhasgivenagiftthatsupportstheISEdepartment’sPraxairProfessorinOperationsResearch,currentlyheldbySUNYDistinguishedTeachingProfessorMark H. Karwan.ThegiftalsosupportsthePraxairSeminarSeries.Theseminarfundswillbeusedtoinvitenationallyandinternationallyrecognizedresearcherstocampus,topresenttheirlatestfindings.

Alumnus Roderick G. MacKinnon(BS‘82EE),anEngineeringDeltaSocietymember,hasmadeagenerousunrestrictedbequesttotheSchoolofEngineering.MacKinnonisacivilianU.S.NavyDeputyProgramManagerinSanDiego,California,inchargeofoverseeingthedesign,construction,andmaintenanceofnavalsurveillanceequipment.HehasbeenemployedwiththeNavysince1982.

AstrongadvocateforUBandforpubliceducation,hisgiftisanexpressionofgratitudeforthequalityeducationhereceivedatatimewhenUBEngineeringwastheonlypublicschoolinthestatewithwhatheconsideredtobeastrongengineeringprogram.Mackinnonstatedthatit’shisbeliefthateveryoneshouldbeabletogetaqualityeducationfromtheirstateuniversity,andheunderscoredtheimportanceofhavingatopengineeringschoolavailabletoallincomebrackets.

MacKinnonwasborninPeekskill,NYandraisedinWhitePlains,NY,whereheattendedArchbishopStepinacHighSchool.HehaslivedinCaliforniafor14years.Heenjoystravelingandplansanextensivetripabroadeveryfewyears.

Alum MacKinnon’s Generous Bequest

Roderick G. MacKinnon

Edward F. Sverdrup

Edward F. Sverdrup (1930–2011)TheSchoolofEngineeringgratefullyacknowledgesthegenerousbequestofEdward F. Sverdrup Jr.(BSEE’51),totheSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedSciencesScholarshipEndowmentFund.SverdrupwasaBuffalonativewhopassedawayinthefallof2011.AfterearningaPhDfromCarnegieMellonUniversity(Pittsburg,Penn.),SverdrupservedtheU.S.NavyinthePhilippinesandlatertaughtattheU.S.NavalAcademy(Annapolis,Md.),andatCarnegieMellon.HewentontodoresearchforWestinghouse.

BEAM’s Annual Senior Dinner and Awards Breakfast EventsBEAM’s Senior Dinner wasanopportunityforstudentstonetworkwithcompanyandcollegerepsandtopresenttheirwork.Inadditiontothestudentswhomadepresentations,speakersincludedArthurMcKinnonofPrestolite,TyraJohnsonofBlueSkyDesignSupply,DonDavisofMoog,andMarilyn Helenbrook,BEAMexecutivedirector.ScholarshipswerepresentedbyDuPont,Fisher-Price,R&POakHill,Turner,andWendelCompanies.TablesponsorsforthebreakfasteventincludedtheCharterSchoolofAppliedTechnology,DuPont,Fisher-Price,GeneralMotorsPowertrainTonawanda,Moog,UBEngineering,WattsArchitecture,andWendelCompanies.

BEAMseniorswhospokeabouttheirprojectsincluded:HadiAl-Jabi-Lopez,ChristianBrickhouse,IsaiahBrown,SamanthaBushway,AlexaDitonto,ShannonGriffin,SaraHarrod,TylerHimes,LeanoraKarnath,NhiKha,FeliciaKiblin,BethLotterer,DominiqueMecca,RachelMelnyk,CrystalMelvin,MichaelMortellaro,EarnestOliver,AndrewPleasant,ArianaRabin,MaryRoseRicotta,KaileySeres,AnTram,EllenVanDominicVereen,DanaVoll,JillianWalsh,TimothyWeppner,EuiresWilliams,andHuyenVo.

FormerBEAMstudentscurrentlyattendingUBwhospokewereMarcus Alexander (BME),Michael-Dane Alexander(EE),andCarlReeves,Jr.(Architecture).StudentswhovolunteeredatBEAMSaturdayAcademywereRosemary Evans(CSEE)andMitchell Muehlberger(CBE).

At BEAM’s Annual Awards Breakfast,awardeeswere:CorporatePartneroftheYear,CannonDesign;CharlesCampbell,Sr.OutstandingServiceAward,VikkiHirscheyofOccidentalChemicalCompany;EducationalAchievementAward,EEprofessorWayne A. Anderson;TechnicalAdvisorAward,BEAMSummerandSaturdayProgramsteacherNielsAndersen;andtheFacultyAdvisorAwardwenttoCanisiusCollegePhysicsProfessorandChair,JamesLauffenburger.

GuestspeakersatthebreakfastincludedformerBEAMstudentsDerek Brim(EE)andKristenBaines,aGeneralMillsengineer.BEAMClubstudentsfromCityHonorsandHutchTechdemonstratedtheirengineeringdesignprojects,andMoog’sDonDavisspokeaboutBEAMTrek.TablesponsorsforthebreakfastwereUBEngineering,BuffaloPublicSchools,Career&TechnicalEducation,CannonDesign,GeneralMotorsPowertrain,andTonawandaMoog,Inc.

Carmen VellapresentedtheelectedBEAMofficers:President,ArthurMcKinnonofPrestolite;VicePresidentofPrograms,TomWachofEGWAssociates;VicePresidentofMembership,CarmenVella,retiredfromGeneralMotors;Secretary,MiltonCookofNiagaraUniversity;Treasurer,MiguelAntonettiof GeneralMotors.

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Tech Savvy 7TheBuffaloAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomenbranch(AAUW)helditsseventhannualTechSavvyconferenceatUB’sNorthcampus.TechSavvyinspiresmiddle-schoolgirlstopursuecareersinscience,technology,engineering,andmathareasthroughfunworkshopsthatengageparents,teachers,andinterestedadults,aswellasstudents.Thisyear’stheme,“TechSavvyGirls:DoingWellbyDoingGood”featuredastudentexerciseinpursuingtheirpurposepaths.TheconferenceismadepossiblewithsupportfromAAUW,thePraxairFoundation,theSchoolofEngineering,andWTS,Inc.Tolearnmoreabouttheconferenceanditsfounder,pleaseseetheTopAwardsstorywithTamara Brown(MEngCE‘03),beginningonpage3.

Buffalo-area Engineering Awareness for Minorities (BEAM) is a nationally recognized program promoting engineering, math, science, and technical educational excellence for underrepresented school-age youth.

Students from Silver Creek Central School District at Tech Savvy 7.

Right: Vikki Hirschey after receiving the Charles Campbell Award Below: BEAM Club students from Hutchinson Central Technical High School presented a dem-onstration on helicopters.

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1960s Donald A. Coates, BS ME ’64, spoke at the ASQ Youngstown-Warren Section meeting. Coates is a Kent State University Technology assistant professor.

Jerome A. Malachowski, BS ME ’64, patented “Brake system stabilizer assembly.”

1970sMike Demler, BS EE ’76, is OpenSystems Media editorial director.

Mike Putnam, BS ME ’70, received the Tenth Annual INDA Award for Lifetime Technical Achievement. Putnam is senior R&D director of PGI (Benson, NC). INDA is a trade association representing the nonwoven fabrics industry.

Thomas R. Schulte, BS ’75 MS ’77 CE, patented “System for preventing contaminants from reaching a gas purifier” with inventors Michael H. Hawke; Keith R. Pace (BS CE ’85); Thomas J. Bergman Jr.; Brian D. Warrick; Sandro Di Santo; and Rick Boyer, with the assignee Praxair Technology.

1980sBarry Davidson, BS AE ’81, a Syracuse University MAE Meredith Professor, received ASTM’s Wayne W. Stinchcomb Memorial Award for outstanding contributions in the area of composite materials.

Muffett M. George, BS CIE ’88, was promoted to a project manager at TVGA Consultants (Elma, NY).

Sharon L. Hilts, BS IE ’88, a consultant with Insyte Consulting, served as a director of the Western New York Safety Conference. She also holds a UB MBA.

Steven Mance, BS CE ’81, has been named CEO of Defiance Metal Products.

Michael McNally, BS ’76 MS ’80 CIE, is a University of California Irvine CIE Professor.

David H. Snyder, BA CS ’83, is Ellis Medicine vice president and CIO.

Mostafa Tanbakuchi, MS ME ’81, was profiled in the Buffalo News for rehabilitating the Isaac Perry-designed Tonawanda Armory, and turning it into a banquet and exposition hall.

1990sGary L. Freitag, MS ME ’90, Dominick J. Frustaci, BS ’82 MEng ’89 CE, and Mark J. Roy, MS ME ’91, earned a patent for “Laser weld process for seam welded electrochemical devices,” with assignee Greatbatch (Clarence, NY).

Lee Fang, MS CIE ’90, patented “Post-tensioning retrofit assemblies for reinforcing structural members.”

Eric T. Fischlein, BS CIE ’97, was promoted to a project manager at TVGA Consultants.

Pat Irwin, BS EE ’94, is an electrical engineer for Inficon’s thin-film business line.

Edward D. Pettitt, BS ME ’98, earned a patent for “Integrally molded motor isolation system” with assignee Delphi Technologies (Troy, Mich.).

Richard J. Helgeson, PhD CIE ’98, is dean and professor of Engineering at University of Tennessee, Martin.

David I. Schwartz, BS ’90 MS ’94 PhD ’99 CIE, is a tenured Interactive Games and Media associate professor in Rochester Institute of Technology’s Golisano College of Computing.

Don Visco, BS ’92 PhD ’99 CBE, is associate dean of the University of Akron College of Engineering (Ohio).

2000s Ozgur Araz, MS IE ’06, is an assistant professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Department of Health Promotion, Social, and Behavioral Health.

Stephen M. Buccilli, PE, MEng CIE ’07, is an associate with Watts Architecture and Engineering.

Andrew Camm, BS EE ’06, a systems engineer at Harris RF Communications (Rochester, NY) is engaged to UB Development Stewardship Coordinator Katie Hunt.

Jaideep Chatterjee, PE, MS ’02 PhD ’07 CIE, a senior geotechnical engineer at Burns Cooley Dennis, Inc. (Ridgeland, Miss.), earned his Mississippi PE license.

Francis Fernando, BS ’97 MEng ’03 EE, Total Solutions Property Management founder and president, served on the Manchester, NH Revolving Loan Committee.

Arun Mirpuri, MS CS ’08, is a Qualcomm senior software engineer.

Chang S. Nam, MS IE ’00, is a North Carolina IE associate professor. He received a NSF CAREER award in 2010 while teaching at the University of Arkansas.

Andrew L. Odien, BS ’05 MS ’07 CIE, was promoted to a project engineer at TVGA Consultants.

Matthew Plizga, BS CIE ’04, is the 2011–2012 Engineering Society of Buffalo secretary.

Bhaumik H. Shah, MS ME ’04, patented “Two-piece expandable sealing plug” with the assignee KVT Koenig (Madison, Conn.)

Teresa Majchrzak Sigler, BS ME ’01, is an engineer in the Mechanical/Electrical/ Plumbing department of Nussbaumer & Clarke, Consulting Engineers and Surveyors.

2010sJulia Perot, BS ME ’11, was profiled in the Rochester, NY Democrat and Chronicle for volunteering in Port-au-Prince, Haiti at an orphanage and repairing a damaged water system.

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Thisyear’sEngineersWeek(Eweek)celebrationsandcompetitionswereafunandrewardingtimeforthemanystudentswhoparticipated.Theeventsweresuccessfulthankstomany,especiallyreturningStudentAssociationEngineeringClubCoordinatorDan Pastuf (AE)andthestudentclubmembers,faculty,andrepresentativesfromlocalcorporationswhoassisted.Toseemorepictures,pleasevisittheUBStudentExperienceFacebookpage:Facebook.com/whatsupub.Photos:KosukeBennyHigo

1. The winning Bot Wars team and Eweek winners were UB Society of Automotive Engineers–SAE. Left to right, starting from rear left, all ME except where noted: Muhammad Ikhsan, Mat-thew Strang, Jeremy Krol (AE), Michael Pelino, Nathan Mayers, Kishen Das, Andrew Koonce; (middle row, l to r): Thomas Heyden, Thomas Scheeler, Robert Neuman, Joshua Friedman; (front row, l to r): Kyle Lynch (ME), the bot, and Joseph Keating

2. CSEE Professor James Jensen generates energy to light a bulb by riding a stationary bicycle. Onlookers include Tanner Kahm (ME) in orange & black sweatshirt and Karen Baumert (EnvE) in blue Eweek tshirt.

3. (L to R): Calvin Russell Holic (CompE) and Andy Bartlett (CIE) drop an egg in their hand-engineered paper parachute.

4. Engineers for a Sustainable World members at Rube Goldberg event (l to r): Mike Alca-zaren (AE), Olga Carcamo (CE), Martin Paul (AE), Karen Baumert (EnvE), and, with back to camera Stephen Olesik (AE). Teams were tasked with building a machine that put sugar cubes in a cup of coffee and then stirred it.

5. (L to R): Mrs. Engineer, Olga Carcamo (CE); Student Association Engineering Club Coordi-nator Dan Pastuf (AE); and Mr. Engineer, Dan Reilly (ME)

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