Created by the NSF in 1986 as the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, MCEER is supported by UB, several federal agencies and private industry to advance earthquake engineering.
Andrew S. Whittaker, SUNY Distinguished Professor and National Academy of Engineering (NAE) member, has been appointed National Grid Chaired Professor in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Teng Wu, professor in the University at Buffalo Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, is one of the newest American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) fellows, a recognition reserved for just 3% of ASCE members.
Teng Wu, professor and wind engineering expert, received the 2026 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize and is part of a writing team that received the State-of-the-Art of Civil Engineering Award. ASCE is the awarding agency for each prize.
