Nileshi Saraf Awarded SNO Student Award for 2016
September 22, 2016
Nileshi Saraf has been awarded $525 to attend the 2016 SNO Conference in Orlando, between Nov 10-12. Congratulations Nileshi!
Chanda and Franklin Awarded 1st Prize, Displaying Futures Award
Dr. Debashis Chanda and Daniel Franklin have been awarded the 1st place prize for the Displaying Futures Award 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany. The prize comes with $50,000 in research support and a long term nurturing from Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, the company that hosted the event. Dr. Chanda and Mr. Franklin won the award in…
Dr. Chanda and Daniel Franklin selected for Top-10 Displaying Futures Award
September 19, 2016
Dr. Debashis Chanda and Daniel Franklin have been selected for a Top-10 novel display innovation, Displaying Futures Award 2016. They has been invited to Germany for a three day event where their idea, “Skin-like plasmonic Full-Color Displays” will be recognized. Congratulations Dr. Chanda and Daniel Franklin!
Swetha Barkam to be awarded Artistic Creativity award
Swetha Barkam, a PhD student in Dr. Seal’s research group will be awarded the Artistic Creativity award for the 1st Annual ACerS PCSA Creativity Competition at MS&T Congratulations Swetha!
Dr. Soumen Das received “Young Investigator Award” for ICIP 2016
September 16, 2016
Dr. Soumen Das, a member of Dr. Seal’s research group, has received a young investigator award for “International Conference on Ionizing Processes (ICIP 2016)”. The conference will take place between October 10 through October 14 at BNL. Dr. Das will be presenting “Cerium Oxide as Radio-modifier.” You can view Dr. Seal’s research group members page…
UCF-Developed Formula to Stop Citrus Greening Finalist for 2 Awards
September 7, 2016
Dr. Santra and Dr. Thomas have been acknowledged recently in an article by UCF Today for their individual participations in the development of nano technologies. Dr. Santra’s Zinkicide invention is extensively detailed in the article, and Dr. Thomas is noted for his award winning portable energy source and chemically sensitive tape. The full text of…
Ankur Gupta Named TSS Student Board Member
August 24, 2016
Graduate student Ankur Gupta has been selected as a student board member on the Thermal Spray Society Board of Directors. This one year position allows Gupta the opportunity to participate in several TSS teleconferences, as well as an expenses paid trip to attend the TSS Board meeting in Salt Lake City Utah. TSS President Christian…
Dr. Huo’s Student Recognized for Scientific Achievement
August 23, 2016
Dr. Huo’s former student, Lauren Austin, has been recognized for her scientific achievements by Chemical and Engineering News magazine. Austin is a part of C&EN’s ‘Talented 12’ feature, which highlights 12 scientists across the world who are making an impact on today’s big scientific issues. Read the full article.
Dr. Yongho Sohn Selected as Honorary Chairman, Speaker, for 13th ICDSL
August 10, 2016
Dr. Yongho Sohn has been selected as the Honorary Chairman and Plenary Speaker for the 13th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids. This illustrious honor places Dr. Sohn among a distinguished group of scholars, including Dr. Stan Veprek of the University of Munich, and Dr. Mysore Dayananda of Purdue University. The 13th International…
UCF Growth Leads to Record Research Funding, Researcher Dr. Santra Noted
August 2, 2016
Researchers at the University of Central Florida received an all-time-high $145.75 million in funded research in FY16, a period that featured a national top 20 ranking for UCF patents and a new record for federal funding. Dr. Swadeshmukul Santra was noted for his work, including the invention of Zinkicide. The patented product helps fight against…