Dr. Soumen Das, a member of Dr. Seal’s research group, has received a young investigator award for “International Conference on Ionizing Processes (ICIP 2016)”. The conference will take place between October 10 through October 14 at BNL. Dr. Das will be presenting “Cerium Oxide as Radio-modifier.” You can view Dr. Seal’s research group members page…

Dr. Santra and Dr. Thomas have been acknowledged recently in an article by UCF Today for their individual participations in the development of nano technologies. Dr. Santra’s Zinkicide invention is extensively detailed in the article, and Dr. Thomas is noted for his award winning portable energy source and chemically sensitive tape. The full text of…

Graduate student Ankur Gupta has been selected as a student board member on the Thermal Spray Society Board of Directors. This one year position allows Gupta the opportunity to participate in several TSS teleconferences, as well as an expenses paid trip to attend the TSS Board meeting in Salt Lake City Utah. TSS President Christian…

Dr. Huo’s former student, Lauren Austin, has been recognized for her scientific achievements by Chemical and Engineering News magazine. Austin is a part of C&EN’s ‘Talented 12’ feature, which highlights 12 scientists across the world who are making an impact on today’s big scientific issues. Read the full article.

Researchers at the University of Central Florida received an all-time-high $145.75 million in funded research in FY16, a period that featured a national top 20 ranking for UCF patents and a new record for federal funding. Dr. Swadeshmukul Santra was noted for his work, including the invention of Zinkicide. The patented product helps fight against…

Dan Franklin, a Ph.D. student in Dr. Debashis Chanda’s research group was awarded the College of Sciences General Scholarship. This award recognizes commitment and dedication to pursuing educational goals. The $500 award also allows the awardee to attend the 2016-17 UCF College of Sciences Scholarship Luncheon, where the achievement will be recognized. Congratulations to Dan…

Swetha Barkam, MSE PhD student, was selected on the ASM Board of Trustees as a student member. Student members receive all expenses paid to attend 4 board meetings where they will gain leadership skills that will benefit them throughout their career, add a unique and highly respected experience to their resume/cv, represent Material Advantage and…

Sudipta Seal’s research on “Controlling the surface chemistry of cerium oxide nanoparticles for biological applications” was featured the cover of the Journal of Materials Chemistry B, issue 29, 2016.

A mini-symposium exploring collaboration opportunities between UCF and Mayo-Jacksonville will be held on Friday, May 13, 2016. Topics and speakers were selected by Mayo, and the symposium is an outgrowth of collaborations between Mayo scientists and UCF Professor Sudipta Seal, Director of NSTC, AMPAC, and Interim Chair of Material Sciences and Engineering. We hope that…

The thought that solar and electric vehicles (EVs) would ever be viable, prominent energy alternatives was a revolutionary idea a few years ago. Now, EVs are becoming more affordable and efficiency levels are consistently on the rise, opening the door to a renewable energy future. “People will say there’s hardly any solar around, and they’ll…