March 11, 2014
The University of Central Florida’s video game graduate school ranks No. 2 in North America, and 23 other UCF graduate programs rank among the top 100 in their fields in the United States. The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy’s No. 2 ranking was released today by The Princeton Review and PC Gamer Magazine. FIEA has been…
March 10, 2014
The Annual Joint Symposium & Exhibition of the Florida Chapter of the AVS Science and Technology Society (FLAVS) and the Florida Society for Microscopy (FSM) was held March 3-4 at UCF. The Symposium consisted of a plenary lecture, technical sessions with invited and contributed presentations, a poster session including a student poster competition and an…
February 21, 2014
The University of Central Florida’s NanoScience Center is developing a new program to make a graphene-based spray coating that would help multiple industries easily and inexpensively fight corrosion. The center is building on the recent success of UCF spin-off Garmor, Inc., in making a powder form of super-strong graphene available to industry. “We can use…
February 17, 2014
Rameech McCormack was honored at the FGLSAMP Expo 2014 in Jacksonville, FL. His engineering poster won first place at the conference. Rameech is an undergraduate in Dr. Sudipta Seal’s research group. His work focuses on sensors and materials characterization. In October, Rameech was the only undergraduate winner of the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization’s 2013 Student Award.…
A paper from Dr. Sudipta Seal’s research group, along with collaborators from the University of Kent, graces the December cover of ChemPlusChem. According to Dr. Seal, the group “focuses on finding out the fundamental properties of various nanostructured materials. We do not restrict ourselves to one particular area, but instead cover a wide range of…
February 12, 2014
Finding a practical way prevent the transmission of HIV, developing a reliable way to detect tuberculosis while a patient is in the doctor’s office and understanding the complexities of schizophrenia are among the 26 research projects that the National Institutes of Health is funding at the University of Central Florida. Many of the grants, worth…
February 10, 2014
One UCF researcher may be on the brink of bringing 3-D- TV back from the dead. Gone are the goofy glasses required of existing sets. Instead, assistant professor Jayan Thomas is working on creating the materials necessary to create a 3-D image that could be seen from 360 degrees with no extra equipment. “The TV…
January 28, 2014
The University of Central Florida’s NanoScience Technology Center is developing a new program to make a graphene-based spray coating that would help multiple industries easily and inexpensively fight corrosion. The center is building on the recent success of UCF spin-off Garmor, Inc. in making a powder form of super-strong graphene available to industry. “We can…
January 23, 2014
Ph.D. candidate Swetha Barkam is a winner of the 2014 Extreme Leadership Scholarship presented by the UCF’s Student Government Association. The $750 award is presented to students who demonstrate outstanding leadership and service in school and their community. Swetha is a member of Dr. Sudipta Seal’s research group. Her research focus includes interaction and application…
December 18, 2013
Technology is great, but how does it impact the environment? On December 15, students and faculty from UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center presented NanoFest Florida, a community awareness event regarding the emerging field of nanotechnology. The event, held at the Alafaya Branch Library, featured posters and discussion highlighting some of the latest nanotechnology-enabled consumer products. These…