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
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…
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.
March 30, 2016
Swetha Barkam has been recognized as an outstanding student leader for Women’s History Month, representing March 28th, by the Lead Scholars Academy. Barkam was featured along with an interview with questions about her involvement, goals, advice for students, and favorite UCF traditions.
March 23, 2016
Sudipta Seal and his team’s nanotech, in collaboration with Bradley Willenberg from the UCF College of Medicine, was featured on WFTV9. The technology is designed to detect mosquito-borne diseases such as the Zika virus in real time. The technology starts with a trap that exudes an odorous blend that is especially attractive to specific species…
March 18, 2016
The UCF Materials Science and Engineering Department was ranked 65 in the field by US News and World Report in its Best Graduate Schools 2017 guidebook. The MSE department joined 20 UCF departments in total that ranked in the top 100. The US News and World Report survey reviewed more than 800 public and private…
March 17, 2016
Abhishek Mehta won the 2016-2017 Gerald R. Langston Endowed Scholarship from the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science. The Gerald R. Langston Endowed Scholarship awards $1000 to each of six students over two semesters. To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be a full-time junior, senior, or graduate student in the College…
March 15, 2016
Yongho Sohn has been named Pegasus Professor for 2016. The annual award includes a $5,000 stipend and a $5,000 research grant along with the title UCF Pegasus Professor and is decided on by the UCF President. The award was presented at the Founder’s Day Convocation on April 6, 2016. The purpose of the UCF Pegasus…
March 10, 2016
Congratulation to Swetha Barkam and Kazi Tasneem who have been selected for the Frank Hubbard Engineering Endowed Scholarship for 2016-2017. The scholarship amount is $1,000 over two semesters. Qualifications for the scholarship are full-time status as a graduate or undergraduate student in engineering, and a minimum 3.0 G.P.A. Extracurricular activities and community service activities were…
March 9, 2016
Congratulations to the following faculty on their awards: Prof. J. Fang (MSE/AMPAC) – Research Incentive Award. Prof. S. Santra (NSTC) – Research Incentive Award, and Reach for the Stars Award Prof. L. Zhai (NSTC) – Research Incentive Award Prof. S. Raghavan (MSE/AMPAC) – Reach for the Stars Award Prof. J. Thomas (NSTC) – Reach for…