Reprinted from MaterialViews.com, the leading news portal dedicated to materials science. by Carol Stanier Nanosized features can easily be printed accurately onto an already patterned surface, using a new technique called nanoimprinting by melt processing developed by US scientists. Commercial production of devices based on nanotechnology demands that tiny, complex components be fabricated on a…

University of Central Florida Associate Professor Lei Zhai’s work with “frozen smoke” has earned him a semifinalist spot in an international competition likened to the Nobel Prize. “I am quite surprised by all the attention,” said Zhai, who specializes in nanotechnology. “I don’t know where this competition will go, but I hope we can get…

On August 11, the NanoScience Technology Center and Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center hosted a K-12/Undergraduate/RET 2011 Summer Research Showcase. The event was organized by Professor Aman Behal (EECS & NSTC) and held in the atrium of the Engineering II building. Seventeen posters were on display at the showcase. Abstracts and participants for each…

Andrew Teblum, a senior studying Micro and Molecular Biology, has been been awarded the Undergraduate Researcher of the Month for July 2011. Andrew is mentored by Dr. Swadeshmukul Santra of the NanoScience Technology Center. Andrew was nominated and chosen for the award based on the overall merit of the research he is currently conducting at…

Associate Professor Lei Zhai has been named a Scialog Fellow by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) and will receive a grant for his research “Investigating Charge Transport and Recombination in Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaics with Conjugated Polymer Columnar Structures on Graphene.” Zhai is among the second group of recipients awarded through Scialog®, a…

We are very pleased to announce the success of the NanoScience Technology Center (NSTC) and Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center’s (AMPAC) 2011 External Advisory Board meeting. Eight experts in the field of Materials and Nanotechnology were invited to serve on the board this year and provide their input to enhance the quality of the…

Ming Su, Ph.D., an assistant professor at NanoScience Technology Center and Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering, was recently awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from National Science Foundation, for his research, “Biosensing in Thermal Space”. This five year project will allow him to explore a new biosensing technique based on solid-liquid…

Lei Zhai and postdoctoral associate Jianhua Zou have engineered the world’s lightest carbon material in such a way that it could be used to detect pollutants and toxic substances, improve robotic surgery techniques and store energy more efficiently. The new material belongs to the family of the lightest solid, also known by its technical name…

AMPAC/NSTC congratulates Dr. Ming Su, who has been selected to receive the 2011 Excellence in Research Award from the Institutes and Centers. Su’s accomplishments will be recognized at the Founder’s Day celebration on Wednesday, April 6 at 10:00 a.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom in the Student Union.

Recently, Ms. Diane Maldonado’s colleague Ms. Debbie Fry and her supervisor Ms. Rajeswari Cabey nominated her for the USPS Employee of the Month award in appreciation of Diane’s invaluable role in the NSTC staff structure and her accomplishments. Ms. Maldonado received the award for February 2011 and her recognition was celebrated at the NSTC with…