Recent News

Recent Chem. Eng. grad and former Watson Lab researcher receives NSF GRFP Award
7/17/26
Nicholas Reilly, a recent chemical engineering alum from the University at Buffalo, has received the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) award.
Professor Luis Colón retires, leaving behind a legacy defined by mentorship as much as research
7/17/26
After 33 years at UB, Luis Colón is retiring, leaving behind a career defined as much by the students he mentored as by the research he conducted.
How to destroy "forever chemicals" for good
7/27/26
Prof. Steven Ray was interviewed by PNAS to share his Plasma Rays technique of breaking down forever chemical molecules.
Penguin ‘toxicologists’ find forever chemicals in remote Patagonia
4/13/26
A study by UB and UC Davis researchers shows a non-invasive way animals can help monitor their environment.

Summer Program Offers High School Students Head Start on STEM Careers
10/3/25
Gionfriddo's Girls in STEM Together We Chem program aims to empower high school students who are interested in a STEM career. The program will be offered again Summer 2026.
Core Electron Bonding May Not Always Require Extreme Pressure
10/3/25
A UB study led by Prof. Eva Zurek provides new insights about core electrons, including their role in the B1-B2 transition that sees a compound's atomic crystal structure rearrange from the one seen in sodium chloride (pictured) to one seen in cesium chloride.

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