September 17, 2017
An article titled “Surface-Modified Porous Carbon Nitride Composites as Highly Efficient Electrocatalyst for Zn-Air Battery” from Dr. Yang’s research group has been published by Advanced Energy Materials. In this work, a scalable nanofabrication route to produce air-breathe electrode for Zn-air batteries has been developed. In such electrode, highly porous carbon nitride (C3N4) flakes were fabricated…
September 16, 2017
University of Central Florida Assistant Professor Yang Yang’s research group has developed two promising energy storage technologies in its work with sustainable energy systems. Yang sees revolutionary systems that can produce and store energy inexpensively and efficiently as a potential solution to energy and environmental crises Read the full article at UCF Today http://today.ucf.edu/ucf-researchers-work-pushes-battery-tech-forward/
August 25, 2017
Sudipta Seal has been named chair of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at the University of Central Florida. The appointment, announced by Michael Georgiopoulos, dean, UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science, came after a search to fill the position that was held by Seal in an interim chair role since 2014.…
August 24, 2017
The annual 2017 Joint Nanoscience and Neutron Scattering User Meeting was held July 31-August 4 at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The meeting consisted of plenary lectures, technical sessions with invited presentations, as well as, a poster session including a “Best Poster Competition”. A few of our own UCF-NSTC students were…
August 14, 2017
An article recently published in the ACS Nano Journal by Dr. Thomas and Dr. Jung has been selected for the exclusive virtual issue of “Celebrating 10Years of Energy Research” in ACS Nano. Congratualtions Dr. Thomas and Dr. Jung
August 10, 2017
Turmeric, a staple at juice bars and in the kitchens of cooks who like the root for its color, flavor, and suggested health benefits, is showing more promise than ever. About 700 kids under the age of five are diagnosed with Neuroblastoma in the United States each year. Advanced cases of Neuroblastoma are hard to…
July 28, 2017
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…
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…
July 25, 2017
An article authored by Dr. Kun Liang, Kyle Marcus, Dr. Yang Yang and others has been published by Advanced Energy Materials . The article, titled “NiS2/FeS Holey Film as Freestanding Electrode for High-Performance Lithium Battery”, highlights a facile and scalable nanomanufacturing technique to produce freestanding holey films as electrodes for lithium battery, which presents superior…
July 14, 2017
Angie Diaz, a student in the Nanotechnology Masters program, has been awarded the 2017 NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium Dissertation/Thesis Improvement Fellowship. The NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC) was formed in 1989, when NASA implemented the national Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. It is a voluntary association of seventeen public and private Florida…