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.
“Nuclear energy must be at the forefront of the effort to decarbonize the global economy and achieve the Paris 2050 climate goals,” says Faizan UI Haq Mir, postdoc associate in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
Researchers from the UB join a new research center with the goal of creating more durable and longer-lasting transportation infrastructure through innovation in materials, construction and structural health monitoring methods.