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Earthquake hits off coast of Japan near Fukushima
3/18/22
Nuclear Newswire quotes Andrew Whittaker, SUNY Distinguished Professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering, in a story on a recent earthquake off the coast of Japan.
UB engineers study tunnels for fire safety
3/3/22
Negar Elhami-Khorasani, Anthony Tessari test durability of reinforced concrete linings.
Repowering coal plants to fight the climate crisis
2/21/22
Andrew Whittaker, SUNY Distinguished Professor is part of a cohort developing a digital platform to repower coal plants using advanced nuclear energy.
Platform unveiled to help replace coal power plants with modular nuclear reactors
1/25/22
New Civil Engineer reports that UB is among the partners working with architectural and engineering firm Bryden Woods on a digital platform for its ambitious repowering coal project, which aims to retrofit coal-fired power plants to accommodate modular nuclear reactors.
PhD candidate in structural engineering wins best paper award at international congress on advances in nuclear power plants
12/3/21
Faizan UI Haq Mir, a PhD student specializing in structural and earthquake engineering won the Best Paper Award at the 2021 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 2021).
AISC sets sights on slashing delivery time for steel structures
11/16/21
Engineering News Record mentioned work by SUNY Distinguished Professor Michel Bruneau in a story about AISC’s goal to speed up the delivery time of steel structures.
Bruneau earns grant to develop details for SpeedCore use in regions where wind demands exceed seismic demands in structures
10/25/21
SUNY Distinguished Professor Michel Bruneau received a $198,000 grant from the Charles Pankow Foundation.
Alumnus elected Distinguished Member of ASCE
9/7/21
Satish Nagarajaiah, PhD (’90) is recognized in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 2021 class of Distinguished Members.

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