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IBE faculty member presents research to Precast/Prestressed Concrete industry experts
10/18/18
A UB Institute of Bridge Engineering (IBE) and Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering faculty member presented research to national practitioners, researchers, manufacturers, and engineers from departments of transportation.
Local Motors' self-driving shuttle makes University at Buffalo debut
8/22/18
An article on Metro reports Olli, the 3D-printed bus developed by Local Motors, is undergoing testing at UB that will inform policy on transportation issues, reliability and safety, and quotes Venu Govindaraju, vice president for research and economic development. “
Okumus represents UB IBE at events throughout the country
8/21/18
Assistant professor Pinar Okumus led the Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC) Technology Applied in Seismic Regions workshop at the 2018 International Bridge Conference in June, where she introduced experiments and analytical research conducted at UB.
How are US bridges built to withstand powerful winds, hurricanes and earthquakes?
8/17/18
An article on AccuWeather about how bridges in the U.S. are built to withstand threats from powerful winds, hurricanes and earthquakes interviews Andrew Whittaker, a professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and director of the Institute of Bridge Engineering and MCEER.
Autonomous 3D printed Olli bus undergoing testing at University of Buffalo
8/17/18
An article on All3DP, a 3D printing news website, reports Olli, the 3D-printed bus developed by Local Motors, is undergoing testing at UB that will inform policy on transportation issues, reliability and safety.
UB engineers visit Nepal to help make schools safer and more resilient
7/31/18
Andreas Stavridis, a structural engineering assistant professor and his PhD student Supratik Bose traveled to Nepal to assist with efforts aimed at improving the resiliency of the buildings. This was the Stavridis’ third trip to Nepal since the 2015 earthquake.
UB's civil engineering program ranks in the top five among U.S. schools; 12th worldwide
7/26/18
UB has the fifth ranked civil engineering program in the country and the 12th ranked program in the world, according to the 2018 global rankings from the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), referred to as the Shanghai Ranking.
PhD student presents wind and bridge engineering research at international conference
7/24/18
Assistant professor Teng Wu and PhD student Shaopeng Li traveled to ASCE’s Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) conference a month ago to present research on wind tunnel models for bridges.

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