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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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Hossein Seyedzadeh

Hossein Seyedzadeh Unlocks the Power of Tidal Energy in the Long Island Sound

While the waves and tides of the Long Island Sound are a familiar sight to New Yorkers, Civil Engineering PhD candidate Hossein Seyedzadeh sees them as a powerful frontier for clean energy. In the latest issue of The Next Generation, Hossein details how his research using advanced fluid modeling is unlocking the potential of marine renewable energy right in our backyard--a region currently recognized as one of the premier tidal energy hotspots in the United States.

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MS Candidate Fabian Firu presenting "Bistable Pop-Up Domes"

Civil Engineering MS Students Deliver Final Project Presentations

On Monday, May 11, 2026, the Department of Civil Engineering held its Master of Science Project Presentations at the Charles B. Wang Center. The event allowed six MS students to present their required project work to faculty and peers.

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Mohammadreza Aliyari in Times Square

Mohammadreza Aliyari Receives 2026 ICCE Outstanding Student Abstract Award

The Department of Civil Engineering is proud to celebrate Mohammadreza Aliyari, a PhD student advised by Dr. Ali Farhadzadeh, whose research has been recognized with the 2026 ICCE Outstanding Student Abstract Award. His work stood out in a highly competitive field, ranking within the top 3% of over 750 international submissions for the 39th International Conference on Coastal Engineering.

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Alexis White presenting at 2025 URECA and VIP showcase

CIV Students Present at URECA and VIP Showcase

On May 5, Ballrooms A and B in Stony Brook University’s Student Activities Center were filled as more than 400 students presented 310 projects as part of the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URECA) Symposium and Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program Showcase.

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