Berman and Bruneau win ASCE Award
Dec 2005 - CSEE PhD candidate Jeffrey Berman and Professor Michel Bruneau were honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers with the J. James R. Croes Medal for their paper entitled: "Plastic Analysis and Design of Steel Plate Shear Walls," which appeared in the November 2003 issue of the ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. The medal and accompanying certificate are awarded to the author, or authors, of a paper that is judged worthy of special commendation for its merit as a contribution to engineering science.
UB earthquake expert interviewed on CNN
Oct 11, 2005 - Andre Filiatrault, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering and deputy director of the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER), was interviewed on CNN's "Lou Dobbs Tonight." Filiatrault joined a discussion about the earthquake in Pakistan and India and spoke about the need to improve the seismic resilience of buildings in the U.S.
MCEER director: Preparing for the next disaster
Sep 9, 2005 - The current (Sept. 19) issue of BusinessWeek features as its cover story an article on earthquake and disaster risk in the U.S that quotes Michel Bruneau, professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering and director of the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, who says that in a disaster, "the three most important things are power and water, acute-care facilities like hospitals and response-and-recovery capabilities. Strengthen these three and you are better prepared to deal with almost all eventualities."
Wastewater Treatment in New Orleans Months Off
Sep 9, 2005 - Reestablishment of wastewater and drinking-water treatment facilities is a critical step for rebuilding New Orleans, but it likely will take months to get those systems operational, according to wastewater treatment expert at the University at Buffalo.
Earthquake Engineering Can Protect Against Hurricanes
Sep 1, 2005 - The civil engineering expertise developed to address other natural disasters such as earthquakes may also be relevant to damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Getting Floodwaters Out of New Orleans
Sep 1, 2005 - Efforts to remove floodwaters from New Orleans should focus on flood bypass, strategic pumping and channel improvement, according to Christina Tsai, Ph.D., an expert on open-channel hydraulics and water-resources engineering at the University at Buffalo.
Environmental Engineer Is Named Associate Dean at UB
Feb 8, 2005 - John E. Van Benschoten, Ph.D., professor of civil, structural and environmental engineering at the University at Buffalo, has been named associate dean for undergraduate education in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Ancient Statue of Hermes Fitted for Earthquake Protection
Feb 1, 2005 - The world-renowned statue Hermes with the Infant Dionysos has been equipped with innovative seismic protective devices that will help the 7-foot-high marble statue of the Greek god withstand powerful earthquakes. The protective devices were custom made for the statue based on analysis and tests conducted at the University at Buffalo's earthquake engineering laboratory.
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