UBuffalo Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Thank you to all those who joined us today in welcoming Lindsey Maclise, Principal Structural Engineer at Forell | Elsesser! 🙌

We had a wonderful time learning about career pathways and insights into the engineering industry.

Congratulations to Michael Constantinou, SUNY Distinguished Professor in UB’s Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, on receiving the ASCE Walter P. Moore, Jr. Award! 👏

His decades of leadership in structural and earthquake engineering have shaped seismic design standards used worldwide—helping protect buildings, bridges and critical infrastructure.

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Professor John Atkinson and PhD student Ghazal Vasseghi have quantified the rapid release of microfibers from cigarette filters, showing that a single filter can release 24 microfibers within 20 seconds and up to 144 over 10 days 🚬🌊

These fibers carry toxins such as ni****ne, heavy metals, and PFAS, posing risks to wildlife and water quality.

Both Professor Atkinson and Vasseghi co-authored and published their research to the Journal of Hazardous Materials: Plastic.

Their research provides new insights into a major environmental issue and highlights opportunities for better cigarette disposal and pollution prevention strategies.

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🚧 PhD students represented at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting!

Mohamed Hassan Lasheen presented a poster on evaluating the stiffness of cracked prestressed concrete beams using machine learning.

Pranay Singh presented on enhancing anchorage-zone durability in pretensioned girders using additively manufactured SHCC shells, focusing on material design and a proof-of-concept study.

💡The TRB Annual Meeting brings engineers, researchers, and policymakers together to discuss innovations in transportation, including bridge safety, efficiency, and durability.

Associate Professor Negar Elhami-Khorasani and her research group attended the 2025 American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting presenting on the 2025 Eaton Fire.

PhD student Nisha Saharan, highlighted how community design and the built environment can influence wildfire risk and damage.

The group has been shaping how communities prepare for and rebuild after wildfires through simulation-based research and national collaboration 🤝

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is on the map at the ACI Concrete Convention 2025 💙🧱

This October, PhD students Mohamed Hassan Lasheen and Pranay Singh presented their research on:

Using machine learning to better assess concrete beam cracking and bridge conditions

Integrating 3D-printed advanced concrete materials into precast systems to improve durability of prestressed bridge girders

We’re also excited to congratulate Pranay on receiving the ACI Graduate Student Convention Stipend, supporting his travel and professional development at this major international event 👏

Proud of our students for advancing the future of concrete infrastructure and representing UB on a global stage. 💪🌍

Snapshots from the Grad Student Poster Competition!🎖️

Our students brought their best ideas and posters—congrats to all who participated! 🙌

Thank you to everyone who joined us and supported our grad researchers!💙🤍

Mark your calendars! Friday, November 14th we are hosting the Graduate Poster Competition!! 🙌🙌

If you’re a CSEE grad student, check out our story for the sign up link and look out for an email on more details!

Get your posters ready because we are tuning in the year! 😌

If you’re not a graduate, you can still join us to celebrate and support! 💙🤍

Calling all civil graduate students!

Have experience in seismic design? 🏗️🧱
Cal Poly is looking for an assistant professor to join their San Luis Obispo Architectural Engineering department.

Big claps for the SEAS Extravaganza Party 🙌🙌 So many people came out to celebrate with the incoming class of 2029.

We had great weather, great treats and great smiles!

It’s official, welcome to campus class of 2029 engineers! 🛠️🥼