News & Outreach

Obituary: Michael “Mike” Gaus, 1928-2012 - It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our dear colleague and friend Michael “Mike” Gaus, a well known advocate of earthquake engineering. He passed away on January 3, 2012 in Seattle.

MCEER in the News

UB's Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory facilities and MCEER research are featured in a 2011 Customer Case Study published by MTS Systems Corporation. MTS has collaborated with SEESL since 1983 to provide the laboratory with the latest test equipment.
Following Tropical Storm Irene, Scientists Assess Damage in Flooded New York Communities
UB News Center; September 22, 2011
New York's Older Brick Buildings Are Especially Vulnerable to Extreme Events, such as Earthquakes and Hurricanes
UB News Center; August 26, 2011
Earthquake + Hurricane = Powerful Reminders of the Vulnerability of Eastern Infrastructure, Say MCEER Engineers
UB News Center; August 25, 2011
UB earthquake researcher calls quake "significant"
WBFO; August 24, 2011

This section showcases the achievements of MCEER's research and management team members.

Salvatore Salamone, Assistant Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, has been awarded a 2011 Faculty Grant from the American Society for Nondestructive Testing.
Michel Bruneau, Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and former Director of MCEER, received the 2012 T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award
Michel Bruneau, Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and former Director of MCEER, received the ASCE 2011 George Winter Award
Andrei M. Reinhorn, Professor of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and Clifford C. Furnas Professor of Structural Engineering received the ASCE 2011 Nathan M. Newmark Medal

For a list of upcoming and recent MCEER-sponsored or co-sponsored meetings, conferences and workshops, visit the Meetings page.

For information about the UniQ-UB/MCEER Earthquake Engineering Seminar Series in Haiti, visit the Haiti Education page.
For information about the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Student Chapter of the University at Buffalo (UB-EERI), MCEER, the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering (CSEE) and the CSEE-Graduate Student Association, visit the Seminar Series page.
For information about the Bridge Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series, presented by the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and MCEER, visit the Bridge Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series page.