NSTC News
October 2018
UCF Honors 11 Faculty Members with Luminary Awards
Families, friends and colleagues celebrated 11 University of Central Florida faculty members Wednesday during the second annual Luminary Awards Night.
June 2018
New UCF Optical Sensor Can Determine if Molecules are Left or Right 'Handed'
A University of Central Florida team has designed a nanostructured optical sensor that for the first time can efficiently detect molecular chirality – a property of molecular spatial twist that defines its biochemical properties.
February 2018
High School Student working at NSTC is selected for International Science Fair
Laboni Santra, an Oviedo High School student working with Professor Rajaraman won multiple awards at the Seminole County Science, Math and Engineering Fair held on February 3, 2018.
Daniel Franklin Awarded Order of Pegasus
Daniel Franklin has been selected for induction into the Order of Pegasus, Class of 2018. He was recognized at the Order of Pegasus award ceremony on April 2, 2018.
January 2018
Juan “Rachel” He Poster Winner at 2018 DOE SSL R&D Workshop
Graduate student Juan (Rachel) He won the 2018 Student Poster Competition at the 15th annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop, held January 29-31 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Dong Wins IDW ’17 Best Paper Award
Prof. Yajie Dong was invited to present at the 24th International Display Workshops (IDW'17) at Sendai, Japan and his presentation titled “Luminescent Perovskite-Polymer Composite Films for Display” was selected to win the IDW '17 Best Paper Award.
A Breakthrough in Graphene Research May lead to Next-Generation Tech
A finding that enables graphene to better absorb light could be the key manufacturers have been waiting for to utilize the super-strong, superlight material in next-generation devices including light detectors, touchscreens, glucose testing meters and even water filtration systems.
December 2017
NSTC Students Awarded Dissertation Completion Fellowship
NSTC students Mikhael Soliman and Abraham Vázquez-Guardado were each awarded the UCF Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship for spring 2018. The fellowship includes a stipend of $10,000, tuition coverage, and paid individual health insurance. The fellowship was awarded to 13 students university-wide.
November 2017
New Test for Zika on Course for Commercialization
A new diagnostic test that can detect a Zika viral infection within 30 minutes could be headed to hospitals in the next year thanks to a partnership between the University of Central Florida and Orlando-based biotechnology startup Nano Discovery Inc.
October 2017
UCF Honors Santra as Luminary Leader for Changing the World
Swadeshmukul Santra is among 45 faculty members recognized by UCF Wednesday during the university’s inaugural Luminary Award presentations for making an impact on the world.
