UB Engineering departments

Chemical and Biological Engineering

We pursue integrative research and offer graduate training at the frontiers of chemical engineering in three main areas: nanoscale science and engineering, computational science and engineering, and biochemical and biomedical engineering.

Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

We offer separate undergraduate programs in civil engineering and environmental engineering, as well as graduate programs in a variety of specialties. We are world leaders in earthquake engineering. Our environmental program is growing rapidly, and we recently added an accredited B.S. degree. We have annual research expenditures in the range of $5-10 million.

Computer Science and Engineering

Our combination of computer science and computer engineering reflects our commitment to a modern integrated environment for research and education in computing, suited to the emerging shape of information science and technology in the 21st century. Rapid expansion of computers into areas such as multimedia, telecommunications, and electronic commerce has created new enterprises, new industries, new ways of conceiving knowledge and art. These new expressions of computation are best studied in a flexible, integrated environment in which computer science and computer engineering are parts of a whole, and in which partnerships with other disciplines are routine.

Electrical Engineering

Our faculty pursues research in the broad areas: communications and signal, microelectronics and photonics, and energy systems. Our graduates work in research and development, product design, manufacturing, operations, service, technical sales and marketing, consulting, education, and environmental problem solving.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

Industrial engineers apply scientific, mathematical, and computer techniques to design, model, analyze, and improve complex systems. The IE program at UB is designed to prepare students to become effective industrial engineers by enhancing their technical expertise, exposing them to critical issues of engineering practice, and providing them the opportunity to deal with these issues confidently.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical engineering is one of the broadest of the engineering disciplines; mechanical engineers are involved in research and development, design, manufacturing, and technical sales of a variety of products. Aerospace engineering includes the traditional aeronautics and astronautics applications (subsonic and supersonic aircraft, satellites, space shuttle, space station, etc.), as well as aerospace-related component development (design of structures, devices, and instruments) and vehicle and propulsion system design.