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Job Opportunities for Graduating Material Engineers

April 18, 2016

Vacancy Announcement This position is open to all U.S. citizens. http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/435934800 KS16D0022 AST, Structural Materials, GS-0806-11 Growth Potential GS-13 One vacancy Open: Friday, April 15 Close: Thursday, April 21 Location: NEL40 POC: KSC Jobs, KSC-JobsInbox@mail.nasa.gov Vacancy Announcement This position is open to all U.S. citizens. http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/436053700 KS16D0024 AST, Structural Materials, GS-0806-7/9/11 Growth Potential GS-13 One…

Fang and An inducted into the UCF Scroll & Quill Society

April 12, 2016

Jiyu Fang and Linan An have been selected to be inducted into the UCF Scroll & Quill Society. Induction into the Scroll & Quill Society is a distinct honor at UCF. The induction ceremony will take place on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Burnett Honors College Reading Room. There will be…

Student Group Featured in National Nanotechnology Initiative Supplement to the President’s 2017 Budget

The Society for Emerging and Nanotechnologies (SENT) was featured on the cover of the National Nanotechnology Initiative Supplement to the President’s 2017 Budget. The document serves as the NNI annual budget and report to Congress as mandated by law. The mission of Society of Emerging Nanotechnology is to raise awareness of current research and potential…

Sleppy Wins Best Project in Mathematics & Physical Science II at the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence

Joseph Sleppy Won the Best Project in the Mathematics & Physical Science II category at the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence for his research in A PCBM Assisted Perovskite Growth Process to Fabricate High Efficiency Semitransparent Solar Cells. The award is joined by a $750 scholarship. The Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE) is a…

Elbrecht wins Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award

Dan Elbrecht won the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award of December 2015 from the Student Undergraduate Research Council for his research project Incorporation of Skin into In Vitro Drug Screening Platforms. The award included a $200 scholarship. Elbrecht is an undergraduate student conducting research in James Hickman’s lab.

Santra, Huo, Khondaker, Zhai inducted into UCF Scroll & Quill Society

Swadeshmukul Santra, Qun “Treen” Huo, Saiful I. Khondaker, and Lei Zhai have been selected to be inducted into the UCF Scroll & Quill Society. Induction into the Scroll & Quill Society is a distinct honor at UCF. The induction ceremony will take place on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. in the Burnett Honors…

Washington Wins Delores A. Auzenne Fellowship

Torus Washington won the Delores A. Auzenne Fellowship from the Office of Graduate Studies. The fellowship is available for new and continuing graduate minority students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents and provides a yearly stipend of $5,000. Washington obtained his B.Sc. degree from Georgia Tech in 2015 and joined the M.S. in Nanotechnology…

Students Win First Place at Graduate Research Forum

April 7, 2016

Three students from the NSTC, MSE, and AMPAC won first place at the 2016 Graduate Research Forum. Danielle Estes, NSTC: First Place, Health Sciences Category Rocky Brighton, NSTC/AMPAC: First Place, Health Sciences Category Craig Neal, MSE: First Place: Engineering, Computer Science, Simulation, Modeling, Optics, Math, & Physical Sciences Categories

Barkam Awarded Travel Scholarship to Attend Summer School in France

April 4, 2016

Swetha Barkam has received a $1000 travel scholarship from the American Ceramic Society (ACerS) to attend the European Ceramic Society’s (ECerS) Summer School in Limoges, France, June 23 – 25, 2016. The scholarship is an effort to help offset the costs of the program’s attendance. This year’s summer school program will focus on issues and…

USDA Grant Funds Deadly Crop Disease Solution

Swadeshmukul Santra and his team were awarded a $477,000 grant by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as part of a $5.2 million investment in nanotechnology research at 11 universities. The grant was awarded to develop a method of combatting a bacterium that attacks tomatoes and other crops.