Venkat Krovi, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has received a Distinguished Service Award at the 5th annual National Travel & Tourism Beacon Awards, held May 4  at the in the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center.

Krovi led UB efforts to bring an American Society of Mechanical Engineers’ conference to Buffalo last summer. The event had a $1.4 million economic impact in Western New York, according to Visit Buffalo Niagara.