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Name: Gilberto Mosqueda
School: Engineering and
Applied Sciences
Department: Civil, Structural and
Environmental Engineering
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Academic Degrees: B.S., University of California, Irvine;
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of
California, Berkeley
Areas of Special Interest: Structural
engineering, earthquake engineering, large-scale testing, seismic
isolation and energy dissipation systems, seismic design and analysis of
nonstructural components
I am currently working on developing a
testing method that simultaneously combines experimental and numerical
simulations. In this test method, we simulate the earthquake response of
a building or a bridge in the computer, but replace the elements that
are difficult to model with a physical test specimen in the laboratory
and feed its behavior to the simulation. Further, we are looking at
using this method for testing complex structural systems by using a
network of laboratories. We take a bridge, for example, and
geographically distribute the columns of the bridge in Buffalo, Berkeley
and other labs so that we can test all the bridge components
simultaneously without limits in laboratory capabilities.
Name: Aleksandr Verevkin
School: Engineering and
Applied Sciences
Department: Electrical Engineering
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Academic
Degree: Ph.D., physics, Moscow State Pedagogical University
Areas of Special Interest: Nanophotonics, superconductivity,
microwave and ultrafast electronic technologies
I'm working on
single-photon sources and single-photon detectors capable of
emitting/detecting the smallest portion of the light—not only in
the visible range, but also in infrared, etc. These technologies will be
the key elements for the future in optical quantum computing and,
ultimately, secure communications. At the same time, the biotechnology
and health sciences fields also need faster/more effective single-photon
detectors. Surprisingly, the same is true for long-distance space
communication, for deep-space astronomy and even for the computer chip
failure diagnostic industry. I want to make better detectors for these
needs.
Name: Diane M. Wrisley
School: Public Health and
Health Professions
Department: Rehabilitation Science
Academic Title: Assistant Professor
Academic
Degrees: B.S., physical therapy, University at Buffalo; M.S.,
post-professional physical therapy, Old Dominion University; Ph.D.,
rehabilitation science, University of Pittsburgh; Post-doctoral
fellowship, neuroscience, Oregon Health & Sciences University
Areas of Special Interest: Sensory influences on balance and
postural control, evaluation and treatment of vestibular (inner ear) and
balance dysfunction
As an alumnus, it is exciting to return to the
place that gave me my start in this field. I was attracted to UB by the
excellent facilities, the commitment to cutting-edge research and the
opportunities to collaborate.
Name: Krzysztof Ziarek
School: College of Arts and
Sciences
Department: Comparative Literature
Academic
Title: Professor
Academic Degrees: M.A. and Ph.D.,
English, University at Buffalo
Areas of Special Interest:
Continental philosophy, aesthetics, 20th century poetry and poetics, the
avant-garde, literary theory
I enjoy engaging students in
discussion and in serious intellectual inquiry.