February 17, 2016
Jiyu Fang and his team’s research was featured in Florida High Tech, the guide to Florida’s High Tech Corridor. Fang leads a team at AMPAC to develop simulated tissue that mimics human skin and responds to external stimuli, along with bruising and bleeding. Next, the team is researching how to simulate sweat. This research is…
February 10, 2016
Debashis Chanda’s research on a flexible skin-like color display has been featured in Photonics Spectra’s Top Stories of 2015. Photonics Spectra is the leading source of technological solutions and of news and information about photonics. It is the magazine referred to worldwide by the largest audience of photonics engineers, scientists and end users. Integrating all…
February 8, 2016
Swetha Barkam has been selected for induction into the Order of Pegasus Class of 2016. She will be recognized at the Order of Pegasus award ceremony on April 4, 2016. Order of Pegasus is the most prestigious and significant award a student can attain at the University of Central Florida. Order of Pegasus recognizes exemplary…
February 4, 2016
On August 2015, the International Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research, or ICAMR, signed its first industry member, Harris Corporation. UCF has been interacting with the consortium to help build better sensors. ICAMR is working to develop innovative manufacturing processes, materials and equipment for advanced sensors and other future high-tech products. The organization is initially targeting…
January 28, 2016
Swadeshmukul Santra and his team were awarded a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a solution to citrus greening, a monumental threat to Florida’s $11 billion citrus industry. In awarding the funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture also recognized the University of Central Florida as a “Center for Excellence.” That…
January 7, 2016
Sudipta Seal, Ph.D., was recently interviewed by the Office of Technology Transfer on his journey to embracing research and entrepreneurship through academia and industry. The interview walks through Dr. Seal’s creation of two business startups, nSolgel and NanoCE, the inventions and funding that led to those businesses, and the support needed to make startups a…
Yongho Sohn, Ph.D., has been named an Outstanding Materials Engineer for 2016 by the Purdue University School of Materials Engineering. The award will be presented on April 28 during the school’s student night celebration. Sohn is one of four winners of the title for 2016. The award recognizes Sohn’s work in fundamental materials properties measurements…
January 6, 2016
Debashis Chanda and his team’s research on flexible, skin-like, color displays was recently featured as part of the National Science Foundation’s International Year of Light Celebration. 2015 was proclaimed the International Year of Light by the United Nations as an opportunity to raise global awareness about the importance of light and optical technologies in life,…
December 3, 2015
Le Zhou has been awarded a Graduate Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship for Spring 2016. The fellowship aims to increase dissertation completion among doctoral students. It is intended for students in their final semester of graduate education who have a realistic expectation of degree completion in the Spring semester. The award will allow students to forgo…
November 20, 2015
Thomas’ research on supercapacitors has won a 2015 R&D 100 award. The R&D 100 Awards have a 50+ year history of recognizing excellence in innovation, earning the name the “Oscars of Invention.” The award provides a mark of excellence known to industry, government, and consumers that tells potential customers that the product has successfully competed…