Experts by Expertise: Energy and Renewables

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8/16/21
James M. Chen

Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Expertise: materials science, turbulence, energy harvesting, hypersonic/supersonic vehicles, aerodynamics, nonequilibrium phenomena, high-performance computing
Phone: 716-645-3163
Email: chenjm@buffalo.edu
8/17/21
Susan Spierre Clark

Assistant Professor of Environment and Sustainability

Expertise: climate change and sustainable development; resilient infrastructure; power outages due to extreme events; sustainability education; community resilience
Phone: 716-645-1403
Email: sclark1@buffalo.edu
4/7/23
Timothy Cook
Professor of Chemistry

Expertise: molecular self-assembly, photochemistry, fluorescence, phosphorescence, batteries, alternative energy
Phone: 716-645-4327
Email: trcook@buffalo.edu
4/7/23
Amit Goyal
SUNY Distinguished Professor and Empire Innovation Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Expertise: renewable energy; environmental and water issues; high-temperature superconductivity; materials science
Phone: 716-645-5920
Email: agoyal@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
John F. Hall

Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Expertise: wind energy; design, analysis and optimization of wind farms

Phone: 716-645-5946
Email: johnhall@buffalo.edu
10/3/22
Nicole Hunter

Clinical Assistant Professor of Finance

Expertise: environmental economics, international trade, public policy, taxation, personal finance

Contact: Nicole Hunter can be reached most quickly through Jackie Ghosen in the School of Management Communications Office at 716-645-2833 or mgt-pr@buffalo.edu.
8/16/21
Tevfik Kosar

Professor of Computer Science and Engineering

Expertise: big data, cloud computing, distributed systems, high-performance computing, green computing, energy-efficient systems
Phone: 716-645-2323
Email: tkosar@buffalo.edu
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
8/17/21
Sayanti Mukherjee

Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Expertise: resilient sociotechnical systems, predictive analytics, risk-informed decision-making, public health and health care, electrical grid and energy, climate change impact assessment
Phone: 716-645-4699
Email: sayantim@buffalo.edu
8/2/22
Alan Rabideau
Professor and Chair of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Expertise: pollution, groundwater contamination, radioactive and hazardous waste management, mathematical modeling
Phone: 716-645-4003
Email: rabideau@buffalo.edu
4/20/23
Nicholas Rajkovich

Associate Professor of Architecture

Expertise: climate change and cities; climate adaptation in the Great Lakes region; energy efficiency; renewable energy; climate refuge cities
Phone: 716-829-6910
Email: rajkovic@buffalo.edu
9/20/22
Aditya Vedantam
Assistant 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.
8/16/21
Andrew Whittaker
SUNY Distinguished Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering
Expertise: earthquake engineering; seismic protective systems; blast engineering; bridge engineering; infrastructure; design and assessment of nuclear power plants; performance-based engineering; risk engineering
Phone: 716-645-4364
Email: awhittak@buffalo.edu
8/17/22
Gang Wu

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Expertise: materials science, electrochemical energy storage, batteries, hydrogen fuel cells, supercapacitators, catalysts, electrochemistry
Phone: 716-645-8618
Email: gangwu@buffalo.edu
8/16/21
Hao Zeng

Professor of Physics
Expertise: magnetism, spintronics, nanomaterials, materials science, materials for solar energy harvesting
Phone: 716-645-5749
Email: haozeng@buffalo.edu