SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Creating resilient infrastructure that promotes sustainable and constructive industrialization.
Entrepreneurialism drives positive change through the spirit of innovation. Sustainability happens when brilliant, creative minds bring new ideas that revolutionize the world. Our community at UB is doing this!
Take a Deep Dive on SDG 9
Check out the resources collected below that lifts up the importance of innovation from faculty, staff and guest lectures here at UB.
Tesla's Dream and an Array of Inspiring Possibilities: From Internet of Things to Smart Cars
Dr. Thomas Thundat is a Canada Excellence Research Chair professor at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. RENEW. 9-20-16
Bio-inspired Micro and Nano Scale Engineering: The Realm of Endless Innovations
Dr Rudra Pratap is a Professor at the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE), and an associate faculty of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. RENEW. 9-26-18
Advanced Materials, Systems and Data Analytics in the Manufacturing Research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dr. Mohammad Khaleel is Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Environmental Sciences. 2-11-20. RENEW.
Industry Re-imagined: How Can We Move to a Regenerative Society? William
William Clay Ford Jr. is the Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company. He is the great-grandson of Henry Ford. He joined the Ford Motor Company’s Board of Directors in 1988 and has been its chairman since January 1999. 11-2-16. RENEW.
Starting Up - What Every Founder Needs to Know
What does a founder need to know about company formation, governance and positioning the company for growth? This webinar will cover entity choice options, jurisdiction choice, and the factors to consider when starting a high-growth venture or a lifestyle business.
UB Library Resources to Support Your Venture Development
UB Libraries has collected entrepreneur resources for anyone looking to start their own business!
Innovation in the News
3/1/22
SUNY Distinguished Professor Andrew Whittaker is part of a cohort led by TerraPraxis, a non-profit focused on action for climate and prosperity, that is developing a digital platform to repower coal plants using advanced nuclear energy.
8/5/21
A plan to offset carbon emissions by converting brownfields to fields of bamboo. An “ecoscaping” initiative that would encourage even the busiest of people to grow food in their backyard by using ready-to-install garden beds.
6/17/21
Six UB scientists and engineers have received prestigious grants for early-career investigators through the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) or U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research to pursue projects in these areas. Together, the awards total nearly $3.5 million.
8/24/21
They’re your neighbors. They’re mostly friendly, but sometimes not, if you agitate them. They’re an integral part of what makes your community unique. And perhaps they’ve even lived there longer than you have. Yet, they’re often ignored simply because they’re not human.
6/15/21
Without minimum requirements, costly and land-consuming off-street parking becomes an option instead of a mandate, paid for by those who use it. Rethinking car-centric urban planning allows for more green space, transit-oriented development and active living.
6/4/21
Students in Nicholas Rajkovich’s Sustainability 601 course gave their presentations, shared their final reports and received their final grades for the spring semester seminar. Now, the real fun begins as the students’ work will be folded into UB’s climate action planning efforts.
9/28/21
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The University at Buffalo has been named to The Princeton Review’s 2022 Green College Honor Roll for earning the highest possible score in the publication’s Green Rating.
Sustainable Courses
School of Architecture & Planning
- ARC 121: Intro to Architecture
- ARC 122: Architectural Sketchting & Environment
- ARC 211: American Diversity & Design
- ARC 241: Intro to Building Tech
- ARC 352: Structures 1
- ARC 362: Architectural Theory
- ARC 442: Construction Tech
- ARC 448: Building Project
- ARC 488: Seminar in Design Theory
- ARC 526: Site Planning & Design
- ARC 544: Buidling Technology Systems
- ARC 550: Advanced Architecture Materials
- ARC 558: Design & Inclusive Environments
- ARC 565: Urban Design: Understanding Form
- ARC 566: Urban Design: Case Studies
- ARC 473 / 573: Environmental Systems 2
- ARC 475 / 575: Environmental Controls: Sound & Light
- ARC 605: Architecture Design Studio
- ARC 619: Architecture & Infomatics
- END 285: Transportation & Urban Life
- END 301: Perspectives on Land Use & Development
- END 350: Environmental Design Workshop 1
- END 356: Computing for Environmental Analysis
- END 360: Environmental Design Workshop 2
- END 402: Real Estate Development Fundamentals
- END 411: Environmental Design Information Systems
- END 422: Economic Development Planning
- END 426: Site Planning & Development
- END 450: Environmental Design Workshop 3
- END 467: Legal Issues Planning & Development
- END 494: Visions of the City
- END 498: Research Projects Environmental Design
- URP 577: Planning Techniques in Action
- URP 501: Evolution of Urban Structure
- URP 510: Planning Concepts & Controversies
- URP 511: Urban Planning Information Systems & Analysis
- URP 515: Design for Real Estate Development
- URP 558: Design for Inclusive Environments
- URP 569: GIS Applications
- URP 565: Urban Design: Understanding Form
- URP 566: Urban Design: Case Studies
- URP 571: Smart Cities 3D Visualization & Urban Simulation
- URP 580: Architecture & Planning Practicum
- URP 601: Advanced GIS Applications
- URP 605: Built Environment & Health
- URP 606: Housing & Community Development
- URP 616: Advanced Planning Theories
- URP 617: Urban Planning Research Design
College of Arts & Sciences
- ECO 582: Computational Econometrics
- EVS 217: Environmental Chemistry
- GEO 333: International Trade
- UGC 111: World Civilization 1
- UGC 112: World Civilization 2
- VS 375: Science Culture Media
School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
- CE 212: Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering
- CE 304: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics 2
- CE 404: Chemical Engineering Product Design
- CE 407: Separations
- CE 408: Chemical Engineering Plant Design
- CE 419: Alternative Fuels
- CE 422: Electrochemistry for Energy & Environmental Technologies
- CE 433: Materials Science & Corrosion
- CE 540: Materials Principles
- CIE 340: Environmental Engineering
- CIE 341: Environmental Engineering Science
- CIE 343: Hyrdaulics & Hydrology
- CIE 354: Fluid Mechanics
- CIE 416: Civil Capstone
- CIE 423: Structural Engineering 3
- CIE 426: Finite Element Structural Analysis
- CIE 436: Traffic Operations & Design
- CIE 441: Ecological Engineering
- CIE 444: Hydrologic Engineering
- CIE 448: Chemical Principles in Environmental Engineering
- CIE 449: Environmental Engineering Design
- CIE 561: Wind Engineering & Turbulent Flow
- CSE 442: Software Engineering Concepts
- CSE 453: Hardware / Software Integrated System Design
- EAS 202: Impact on Society
- EE 336: Fundamentals of Energy Systems
- EE 455: Photonic Devices
- EE 482: Power Systems Engineering 1
- EE 518: Quantum Mechanics for Engineering
- EE 570: Renewable Distributed Generation & Storage
- EE 582: Power Systems Engineering 1
- IE 320: Engineering Economy
- IE / MAE 421 / 521: Sustainable Manufacturing
- MAE 204: Thermodynamics 1
- MAE 431: Energy Systems
- MAE 451: Design Process & Methods
- MAE 545: Heat Transfer 1
- MAE 546: Heat Transfer 2
- MAE 554: Road Vehicle Dynamics
- MAE 464 / 564: Manufacturing Automation
- MAE 570: Thermodynamics Materials
Graduate School of Engineering
- CEP 506: Intro to Educational Tech
School of Public Health
- EEH 551: Advanced Environmental Health Sciences