Ronald B. Bucinell Job Title Associate Professor of Engineering Butterfield Hall 100 Phone (518) 388-6023 Email bucinelr@union.edu External Website Website Engineering Research interests Mechanics of composite materials, experimental mechanics, fracture mechanics and statistical experimental design Teaching interests Engineering Mechanics, Design, Entrepreneurship Additional media People in the news - week of May 20, 2022 Union students, faculty have strong showing at American Chemical Society national meeting People in the news - Week of Oct. 11, 2019 NSF Award for SusChEM: Fungal Based Biopolymer Composites NIH Supports Reconstruction of Medical Imaging Information Can fungi replace plastics? Additional Media September 13, 2019: Center for Economic Growth The Research Connection- September 2019: Advanced Materials Edition, August 15, 2019: Union College Newsroom- Union Recognized for its efforts to promote STEM to women and underrepresented groups September 2019: Insight Into Diversity- 2019 Inspiring Programs in STEM AWARDS, p.45 (article), p.68 (image) November 17, 2018: 2018 NYHempLab Guest Speaker June 30, 2017: Times Union- Union College assists newly located business and Schenectady ARC June 2, 2017: Channel 10 News- Union College students create prototype to help people with disabilities enter the workforce January 19, 2017: Union College Chronicle- Mayor's Cup RoboHockey Competition June 2016: Designing, building, testing: Undergraduate research inspires personal discoveries February 4, 2016: The Daily Gazette- Student recounts Union's RoboHockey victory over RPI February 27, 2015: The Daily Gazette- Union College Founders Day February 27, 2015: Union College Chronicle- A Union Celebration: 220 Years and Going Strong, Founders Day Celebration January 23, 2015: Union College Chronicle- Power Play: Robots take center ice at Mayor's Cup January 22, 2015: The Daily Gazette- RoboHockey Prep September 9, 2014: Union College News and Events- Convocation April 7, 2014: NCAA Final Four Innovation Summit- Below knee prosthetic design, Ashley Johnston February 27, 2014: Union College Chronicle- Founders Day Celebration February 11, 2014: News Channel 13- Ashley Johnston Hockey Humanitarian Award September 20, 2013: Union College Chronicle- Kern Funding for Video vignettes and Course Material Development September 10, 2013: Union College Chronicle- Convocation 2013-14 Academic Year September 10, 2013: Union College Facebook- Convocation 2013-14 Academic Year Fall 2013: KEEN'zine- Fostering a Mindset in the Classroom June 7, 2013: Union College Chronicle- Face Off: Robots Take to Ice During Union-RPI Game March 15, 2013: Union College Chronicle- Mycella March 12, 2013: Science Daily- Mycella Winter 2013: Union College Magazine- Can Fungi replace plastic? March 7, 2013: ASME, Hudson Mohawk Section News Letter- Can Fungi replace plastic? February 21, 2013: Union College Chronicle- Founders Day January 31, 2013: Union College Chronicle- Can Fungi replace plastic? January 25, 2013: Times Union- Robo Hockey January 24, 2013: The Daily Gazette- Robo Hockey January 23, 2013: View From the Nott- Robo Hockey Winter 2013: Union College Alumni Magazine Page 19- Mycella September 4, 2012: Union College Chronicle- Convocation 2012-13 Academic Year May 31, 2012: Union College Chronicle- People in the News Academic credentials B.S., Rochester Institute of Technology; M.S., Ph.D., Drexel University; Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York Breadcrumbs Mechanical Engineering Department Faculty and Staff Ronald B. Bucinell Mechanical Engineering Page Menu Page Menu Home Courses & Requirements Faculty and Staff Design Competition Teams Seminars Engineering news ME help desk Program Educational Objectives and Student Outcomes Engineering Enrollment & Graduation Data Steinmetz Hall 214 View in Google Maps (518) 388-6264 mechair@union.edu