Nicholas Castaneda in Dr. Ellen Kang’s group won the Chateaubriand Fellowship that provides the opportunity for doctoral students in the United States to conduct Science, Technology, Mathematics, and Health research in France. Importantly, the Fellowship promotes the progression of scientific knowledge through collaboration and joint projects with professors and universities, including various partnerships such as…

Much like some snakes use infrared to “see” at night, University of Central Florida researchers are working to create similar viper vision to improve the sensitivity of night-vision cameras. The ability to enhance night vision capabilities could have implications in improving what can be seen in space, in chemical and biological disaster areas, and on…

By combining the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting with science, this new material could have applications ranging from smart jackets to solar cells. By combining the ancient Japanese art of paper cutting with nanotechnology, University of Central Florida researchers have created a super flexible electronic material that could have applications in products ranging from…

State of the art technology used in study will provide insight into the impact of opiate overdoses and treatment drugs on the kidneys, heart, muscles and liver. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced that UCF will receive a $3.8 million milestone based grant to better understand how overdosing on opiates works, their impact…

The key to the safer fuel cells is the use of platinum; however, the high cost of the precious metal has kept the technology too expensive. This is a problem Yang has worked to overcome. Electric cars are a low-emission alternative to combustion engines; however, their lithium-based batteries can catch fire, thus posing a safety…

This year, the (graduate) Student of the Year Award went to Alireza Safaei, who recently graduated from our Ph.D. program. Alireza built an outstanding track record during his years in our program, co-authoring multiple papers in high-impact journals and four patent applications. His work generated substantial press coverage. He was supervised by Debashis Chanda and…

This is the first rapid detector for dopamine and has the potential to help doctors diagnose Parkinson’s, depression and some forms of cancer. Using nanotechnology, UCF researchers have developed the first rapid detector for dopamine, a chemical that is believed to play a role in various diseases such as Parkinson’s, depression and some cancers. Studies…

Attaching curcumin, a component of the common spice turmeric, to nanoparticles can be used to target and destroy treatment-resistant neuroblastoma tumor cells, according to a new study published in Nanoscale. The study, conducted in partnership by researchers at Nemours Children’s Hospital and the University of Central Florida, demonstrates a potentially novel treatment for neuroblastoma, the…

Congratulations to the three new Trustee Chairs who were honored at the UCF Board of Trustees meeting on July 20, 2017 – Mohamed Abdel-Aty, Sudipta Seal, and Stella Sung. Dr. Abdel-Aty is a Pegasus Professor and chair of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering, the deputy director of the Center for Advanced Transportation Systems Simulation, and…

Research from Dr. Chanda’s group has been featured in UCF Today. A breakthrough in display technology being developed by Dr. Chanda’s group, including researcher Daniel Franklin, could lead to future displays with 3-4 times the resolution of traditional displays. Assistant Professor Debashis Chanda and physics doctoral student Daniel Franklin have come up with a way…