January 20, 2017
A UCF researcher has combined cutting-edge nanoscience with a magnetic phenomenon discovered more than 170 years ago to create a method for speedy medical tests. The discovery, if commercialized, could lead to faster test results for HIV, Lyme disease, syphilis, rotavirus and other infectious conditions. Putnam’s team coated nanoparticles with the antibody to BSA, or…
January 19, 2017
The ENERGY SMART textile is highlighted among the “innovations” in the current issue of prestigious “Foreign Policy” magazine (owned by Washington Post company). The ENERGY SMART textile is being developed by Dr. Thomas’ research group Read the full article here Or here
January 9, 2017
Dr. Eric Jung’s work has been featured on the cover of ACS Nano. The cover article features additional coverage of Dr. Jung’s Core/Shell Nanowire Supercapacitor research. More specifically, the article details a new type of “one-body” supercapacitors has been developed by chemically converting flexible tungsten foils to one-dimensional (1D) nanowires with conformal two-dimensional (2D) tungsten…
December 21, 2016
Tyler Maxwell, a Ph.D. student in Associate Professor Swadeshmukul Santra’s lab in the Chemsitry Department at UCF, has been named Outstanding Graduate Student by the Orlando section of the American Chemical Society (ACS).Maxwell was nominated by Associate Professor and collaborator Andre Gesquiere for his educational outreach and in applying discoveries in the lab to start…
December 12, 2016
Jinan Deng, Don Nadun Kuruppumullage, Alireza Hajibagheri, and Ming Miao have been selected for the Dissertation Completion Fellowship, a $10,000 award plus tuition support. These four students were nominated by Dr. Jiyu Fang, Dr. Olusegun J. Ilegbusi, Dr. Gita Sukthankar, and Dr. Juin J. Liou, respectively. Jinan Deng, a student in the Materials Science and…
November 30, 2016
An article in collaboration with Dr. Soumen Das and Dr. Sudipta Seal has been featured on the cover of ACS Chemistry of Materials Journal. The article, titled “Structure–Activity Map of Ceria” deals with heterogeneous reactions, such as automotive catalysis and water gas shift reactions. You can view the cover here and see the full article…
UCF Today has highlighted a team of UCF scientists that has developed a new process for creating flexible supercapacitors that can store more energy and be recharged more than 30,000 times without degrading. This was also covered on additional news outlets, including Science Daily, KSL, World Industrial Reporter and Red Orbit
November 23, 2016
Kevin Grossman (PhD student MSE) won the Sustainable Nanotechnology Conference best poster paper presentation. Congratulations Kevin!
November 17, 2016
UCF has established a chapter of the National Academy of Inventors. Several NSTC professors were inducted, including Dr. Sudipta Seal, Dr. James Hickman, Dr. Qun Huo, and Dr. Swadeshmukul Santra. The inaugural members boast impressive contributions to innovation at UCF, holding 541 of UCF’s total 925 patents. Several members are already NAI Fellows, and will…
Dr. Jayan Thomas has been recognized for his work on solar nanotech powered clothing. Dr. Thomas says that ‘Back to the Future’ was the inspiration for the solar powered, self charging textiles. Read the full article here