Research News

Civil engineering graduate Juan Aleman (MS ’10, PhD ’14) and aerospace engineering alumnus Martin Diz (PhD ’15) are working together to advance optimization in structural engineering and address the U.S. housing crisis. 

Claudia Marin (MS ’03, PhD ’07), a civil and environmental engineering professor at Howard University will lead a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project to develop an intelligent surveillance platform for Damage Detection and Localization of Civil Infrastructure.

Western New Yorkers who were recently exposed to a household member who has tested positive for COVID-19 now have an opportunity to be treated with a promising drug being investigated for COVID-19 infection.

Seyed Omid Sajedi, a civil engineering PhD student studying automated systems for structural inspections and health monitoring will use an award from the Mark Diamond Research Fund (MDRF) to support his research and experiments.

A university-wide team led by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development began making plans to reopen labs, studios and other learning environments weeks after the pandemic forced their closure in March.

An assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering will collaborate with a committee dedicated to making New York state infrastructure more resilient.