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…
December 16, 2013
The Washington Post features three University of Central Florida inventors in a new article from the Associated Press. Professors Michael Bass, Peter H. Delfyett and Sudipta Seal are being recognized by the National Academy of Inventors for their work in photonics and nanotechnology. M.J. Soileau, UCF’s Vice President of Research and Commercialization, congratulated the newly…
December 11, 2013
Converting sunshine into electricity is not difficult, but doing so efficiently and on a large scale is one of the reasons why people still rely on the electric grid and not a national solar cell network. But a team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Central Florida in…
Three University of Central Florida professors are being recognized for their prolific spirit of innovation, which has benefitted economic development, quality of life and the well-being of society. The three have distinguished themselves for creating inventions in the areas of photonics and nanotechnology, which have everyday applications. For their work, the National Academy of Inventors…
The American Chemical Society Orlando Section recently announced the winners of its 2013 Section awards. Lei Zhai won the award for Outstanding Chemist. Zhai is an Associate Professor with a joint appointment in UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center and Chemistry Department. With more than 163,000 members, the American Chemical Society is the world’s largest scientific society…
November 15, 2013
Twenty one researchers in areas ranging from optics, medicine, psychology and education were recognized last week in what has become a much-anticipated campus tradition – induction into the UCF Millionaires Club. The club, which was established in 2000, recognizes researchers who have received external sponsored funding of $1 million or more in the last fiscal…
November 5, 2013
Tiny particles stand to make a big impact on cancer research at UCF. The NanoScience Technology Center, in collaboration with the Institute for Simulation and Training at UCF, hosted a workshop on Oct. 11 that studied data collection, analysis and modeling of nanoparticles and cell interactions for cancer research. These studies could lead to significant…
October 30, 2013
The Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization recently honored Rameech McCormack with its 2013 Student Award. Rameech is the only undergraduate among this year’s winners, alongside graduate students from Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, Rice, Stanford and other top schools. Rameech is a student in Dr. Sudipta Seal’s research group. His work focuses on sensors and materials characterization. Applicants submitted…