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A group of eight individuals posing in an engineering workshop next to a concrete mixing pump and a 3D-printed concrete structure.

Brick by Brick: The Future of 3D Concrete Printing

As construction technology continues to evolve, students in the Printing Structures Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) team at Stony Brook are working at the intersection of materials, mechanics, and automation to build on previous cohorts’ printer development by testing the system and creating sustainable 3D-printable concrete mixtures.

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Imtiar Jalal Niloy

Imtiar Jalal Niloy, PhD '25

Since graduating from the Department of Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University, Imtiar has established himself in the structural engineering industry. Currently serving as a Project Manager, his work focuses on complex structural projects, including distribution centers, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities.

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Researchers from the Waste Data and Analysis Center wear GoPro cameras as they sort and characterize municipal solid waste. Ruwen Qin/Stony Brook University

Civil Engineering Researchers are Teaching AI how to Sort your Recycling

"A pizza box can feel like a recycling pop quiz. It's cardboard, but there's also the greasy bottom and cheese residue. Should the box go into the blue recycling bin or into the trash? The wrong decision may seem like a harmless toss, but it can have serious consequences — ones that technologists are hoping artificial intelligence can remedy." - Sarah Sloat, Business Insider

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Erkan Öterkuş

Erkan Öterkuş Named Fellow of ASME

Erkan Öterkus, SUNY Empire Innovation Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University, was recently elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

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