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  • Diana Aga.
    3/6/23

    Diana Aga

    Director of the UB RENEW Institute

    Expertise: chemicals of emerging concern; industrial pollution; wastewater treatment; environmental impact of PFAS ("forever chemicals"), PCBs, PBDEs (flame retardants), pesticides, nanomaterials, antimicrobials, pharmaceuticals and personal care products; antibiotic resistance in the environment; target and non-target analysis; Great Lakes pollution

    Phone: 716-645-4220

    Email: dianaaga@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of John D. Atkinson, University at Buffalo sustainability and air pollution expert.
    10/30/24

    John D. Atkinson

    Associate Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

    Expertise: sustainability, greenhouse gas emissions, air and water pollution control, materials science and engineering, adsorption, life-cycle assessment

    Phone: 716-645-4001

    Email: atkjdw@buffalo.edu

  • Portrait of Yige Dong, University at Buffalo gender, work and political economy expert.
    8/16/21

    Yige Dong

    Assistant Professor of Sociology, and of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies

    Expertise: labor, work, gender and political economy, especially in China; labor and feminist movements in China and in a global context

    Phone: 716-645-2417

    Email: yigedong@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Kemper E. Lewis.
    10/26/23

    Kemper E. Lewis

    Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

    Expertise: advanced manufacturing, mass customization, engineering design

    Phone: 716-645-2682

    Email: kelewis@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Haiqing Lin, University at Buffalo carbon capture expert.
    4/13/23

    Haiqing Lin

    Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

    Expertise: separation science, carbon capture, water purification, polymers, materials science

    Phone: 716-645-1856

    Email: haiqingl@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Ciprian Ionita, University at Buffalo medical engineering researcher.
    12/3/24

    Ciprian N. Ionita

    Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering

    Expertise: 3D medical imaging, 3D printing in medicine, neuroimaging, cardiovascular imaging, endovascular disease

    Phone: 716-829-5413

    Email: cnionita@buffalo.edu

  • Head shot of Natalie Simpson, University at Buffalo emergency management and supply chain expert.
    8/17/21

    Natalie Simpson

    Chair of Operations Management and Strategy

    Expertise: emergency services and disaster response; supply chain risk and resilience; creative and temporary operations; complex networks

    Contact: Natalie Simpson can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.

  • Photo of Nallan Suresh.
    9/20/22

    Nallan Suresh

    UB Distinguished Professor and Chair of Operations Management and Strategy

    Expertise: global supply networks; supply chain disruptions; U.S. and global manufacturing; international trade; logistics; infrastructure; economic development

    Contact: Nallan Suresh can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.

  • Head shot of Aditya Vedantam, University at Buffalo sustainable sourcing and corporate sustainability expert.
    11/2/23

    Aditya Vedantam

    Associate Professor of Operations Management and Strategy

    Expertise: sustainability in operations and supply chains; clean energy technologies; recycling; recycled content claims, including for plastics; apparel and other resale markets; eco-certifications

    Contact: Aditya Vedantam can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.

  • Head shot of Zhen Wang, University at Buffalo medicinal plant and synthetic biology expert.
    8/17/21

    Zhen Wang

    Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

    Expertise: plant natural products, medicinal plants, synthetic biology, metabolic engineering

    Phone: 716-645-4969

    Email: zhenw@buffalo.edu

  • Mike Mingcheng Wei.
    9/20/22

    Mike Mingcheng Wei

    Associate Professor of Operations Management and Strategy

    Expertise: supply chain management; dynamic pricing; revenue management; strategic consumer behavior; online learning and decision-making; online recommendation systems; assortment optimization; high-dimensional machine learning

    Contact: Mike Mingcheng Wei can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.