November 7, 2014
Helping the world one cocoon at a time, nanobiotechnology researcher Swetha Barkam extracts raw silk from cocoons to create polymer-based technology for commercial use in products such as “smart patches” which would get resorbed into the body, minimizing cost and health risk. The goal: fully green, sustainable and inexpensive healthcare solutions for underprivileged populations. Barkam…
October 21, 2014
A team of UCF researchers just landed a $1.3 million National Institute of Health grant to crack a problem cancer-patients worry about and that specialist struggle with almost daily. They are developing a promising technique to deliver a cancer-fighting drug to cancer cells that escape tumors and move through the body to spread cancer. These…
October 13, 2014
Researchers at the University of Central Florida set a new record in funded research in FY14, receiving $145.6 million, 30 percent more than the previous year. The funding totals reflect successful collaborations with industry, a record total for federal defense grants and continued growth in commercialization and innovation activity. “This is, of course, the trajectory…
October 3, 2014
Two engineering professors and an associate vice president at the University of Central Florida nabbed three Schwartz Tech Awards Tuesday night. The awards recognize Central Florida researchers and leaders from academia and industry who are pioneering exploratory and cutting-edge research to enhance products, services or other applications in any field. The awards program is named…
Dr. Parthiban Rajasekaran took First Prize among oral presentations at NanoFlorida™ 2014. His presentation was titled “Chitosan-metal composites as a potential prophylactic antimicrobial feed additive for combating antimicrobial resistance.” NanoFlorida™ 2014 was the 7th annual symposium, held at the University of Miami. Rajasekaran is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Dr. Swadeshmukul Santra’s research group. His…
September 18, 2014
Materials Science & Engineering Ph.D. candidate Daniel Yates is featured in the latest edition of Solid State Technology on-line newsletter “The Pulse.” Daniel was interviewed about his nanowire research at SRC TECHCON 2014 in Austin, TX. Daniel is a member of Dr. Kevin Coffey’s research group. Watch the clip below.
September 15, 2014
Faculty, staff, and students from UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center were in attendance at this year’s UCF Grad Fair to representing the new Professional Science Master’s in Nanotechnology. The PSM in Nanotechnology provides students with scientific education in nanotechnology and professional training in business and technology venture. The program incorporates both the higher level scientific content…
September 9, 2014
Find out how your shirt or jeans pocket could charge your smartphone. Every day, millions of Americans rely on electronic devices that have one thing in common: they must be charged. The process is pretty simple, but it does require a bit of time and forethought. But what if there were a better way to…
September 8, 2014
An engineering professor and an associate vice president at the University of Central Florida have been nominated for Schwartz Tech awards. Sudipta Seal, an engineering professor and nanotechnology and materials expert, is in the running for the Researcher of the Year, and Tom O’Neal, associate vice president for Research and Commercialization, is up for Tech…
September 5, 2014
National Medal of Science recipient Mostafa A. El-Sayed, whose nanotechnology research has led to new ways of treating cancer, will speak at UCF on Friday, Sept. 5, about his current projects. El-Sayed, director of Georgia Tech’s Laser Dynamics Laboratory, will speak at 3 p.m. at CREOL Room 102 about “Nanotechnology Meets Biology in the Cancer…