August 20, 2015
Swetha Barkam is a recipient of the 2015-2016 Alumni Fellows Graduate Scholarship in the amount of $1500. Barkam is a doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and a member of Dr. Sudipta Seal’s research group. Applicants were evaluated on GPA, well-rounded involvement at UCF, involvement in the local community, and exceptional…
August 11, 2015
Laurene Tetard and her research team have developed a new method for identifying materials’ unique chemical vibrations and mapping their chemical properties at a much higher spatial resolution than ever before. The new approach is able to identify materials based on differences in the vibration produced when they’re subjected to different wavelengths of light. Results…
July 21, 2015
Orlando Sentinel — UCF assistant professor Debashis Chanda has always been intrigued by nature and its colors. Now he’s hoping to use that interest to create a material that can help soldiers camouflage themselves or make rubber mannequins at medical schools look more realistic with wounds and bruises. “I love light,” said Debashis, who prefers…
June 25, 2015
Research by Debashis Chanda and his Nano-Optics Group has been featured in a variety of high-profile news outlets including BBC News, Popular Science, Wired, The Financial Express, and Phys.org. The work, originally published as a cover story by Nature Communications, presents the first demonstration of full-color, plasmonic metasurface displays. The technology has future implications for…
June 24, 2015
New research by Jiyu Fang graces the cover of the August issue of the Journal of Materials Science. The journal article features his group’s research on the synthesis of ultralight, superhydrophobic and superoleophilic “sponge-like” aerogels. Dr. Fang is an associate professor in the University of Central Florida’s Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center as well…
June 19, 2015
Imagine a soldier who can change the color and pattern of his camouflage uniform from woodland green to desert tan at will. Or an office worker who could do the same with his necktie. Is someone at the wedding reception wearing the same dress as you? No problem – switch yours to a different color…
June 18, 2015
Yongho Sohn has been named an American Society for Metals International Fellow for 2015. Sohn was recognized for “significant contributions to teaching and research in the fundamental understanding of multi-component diffusion kinetics, analysis and control of microstructures, phase transformations, and the application of advanced materials characterization techniques.” Receiving the status of Fellow represents recognition of…
June 4, 2015
This May, Diane Maldonado graduated with a B.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies from UCF. Maldonado’s program focused on business administration and criminal justice, and she also completed a minor in Crime, Law, and Deviance. Maldonado, a purchasing coordinator for the UCF NanoScience Technology Center, pursued a degree after 20 years of service at UCF in four…
Swetha Barkam has been selected as a ACerS President’s Council of Student Advisors delegate for 2015-2016. The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) is a non-profit professional organization for the ceramics community, with a focus on scientific research, emerging technologies, and applications. The mission of PCSA is to engage students as active and long-term leaders in the…
June 1, 2015
Two UCF students won awards at NanoFlorida 2015, otherwise known as the 8th Annual Nanoscience Technology Symposium. The event was held May 12-15 at Florida State University in Tallahassee. Hao Li, from UCF’s Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center, won second prize in the poster competition. Mikaeel Young won third prize in the oral presentation…