Jiyu Fang’s article Design of β-CD–surfactant complex-coated liquid crystal droplets for the detection of cholic acid via competitive host–guest recognition was featured on the cover of Chemical Communications. The article showcases Fang’s work on the engineering of liquid crystal droplet-based biosensors for detecting the biomarker of liver disease through guest-host recognition. Jiyu Fang is an…

Wade Wilson, an undergraduate in Electrical and Computer Engineering, won the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship. The prestigious award is sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory and U.S. Department of Defense. The scholarship will cover Wilson’s 5-year Ph.D. program with a stipend of $38,000 per year along with health and other…

Jiyu Fang’s research will be featured in the next edition of Global Medical Discovery. His article, titled “Light-harvesting J-Aggregate Nanotubes for Sensing Dopamine,” will be recognized as a Key Scientific Article contributing to excellence in biomedical research. GMD features papers of exceptional scientific importance and intelligible to a broad scientific audience. Emphasis is given to…

Materials Science & Engineering Ph.D. candidate Daniel Yates is featured in the latest edition of Solid State Technology on-line newsletter “The Pulse.” Daniel was interviewed about his nanowire research at SRC TECHCON 2014 in Austin, TX. Daniel is a member of Dr. Kevin Coffey’s research group. Watch the clip below.

Dr. Jiyu Fang has been named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles in the latest advancement of materials science and chemical engineering. Dr. Fang’s research focuses on the interdisciplinary area of physics, chemistry, materials and biology, with an emphasis on self-organized biological systems and self-assembled nanostructural…

Catherine Kammerer is a winner of UCF’s Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching award for 2013-14. She was chosen to represent the College of Engineering and Computer Science for her outstanding work. She will be honored at the Graduate Awards Breakfast on Friday, April 11, 2014. Catherine teaches both lecture and laboratory sections of Experimental Techniques…