June 26, 2013
An article by Jayan Thomas and his colleagues appears in the June 25 edition of Advanced Materials. Their work is featured prominently with a full-page graphic and caption in the issue’s frontispiece. The article and splash page feature Thomas’s research in spin-on nanoprinting (SNAP), a technique used to print nanopillar structures without the use of…
June 11, 2013
An article co-authored by Debashis Chanda is featured on the cover of the latest issue of ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. The article, “Mechanisms of Enhanced Optical Absorption for Ultrathin Silicon Solar Microcells with an Integrated Nanostructured Backside Reflector,” is available through the ACS Publications website. Access it online here. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces…
Graduate student Aditya Reddy Kolli has been awarded UCF’s Graduate Research Excellence Fellowship. The UCF College of Graduate Studies presents the fellowship annually to outstanding graduate students who have excellent research backgrounds and proposals for the thesis or dissertation phase of their graduate degree programs. The award is worth up to $2,000 for the 2013-14…
The work of Dr. Sudipta Seal is featured in two major research outlets. A recent grant appears on the National Science Foundation homepage as well as in an article from LiveScience. In 2010, the National Science Foundation awarded a grant to Sudipta Seal and Larry Hench for their research into oil spill cleanup. Seal and…
May 31, 2013
Rikhav Shah, a high school student in Dr. Swadeshmukul Santra’s research group, won a 2nd place award at the 2013 Intel® International Science and Engineering Fair. Rikhav was recognized for his work in the Environmental Science category. Intel® ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college science competition featuring more than 1,500 participants. This year’s event…
May 21, 2013
Congratulations to Ushaben Lal (Usha), Travel Coordinator of NanoScience Technology Center for selection as a scholar in the 2013-2014 Leadership Enhancement Program (LEP). In a congratulatory letter, Dr.John Hitt, President of UCF, wrote “Usha’s selection reflects highly on her personal qualifications and her supervisor’s confidence in her leadership potential”. Dr.Hitt will be talking to Usha…
May 17, 2013
Chemical & Engineering News interviewed Dr. Richard Blair on his innovative method of making sugars from biomass. Dr. Blair recently joined UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center as a Visiting Research Professor. He also has joint appointment with the Department of Chemistry. Blair incorporates a milling process to convert raw materials, using a natural and inexpensive catalyst…
May 13, 2013
Two students from Swadeshmukul Santra’s research group won awards at conference events this week. High school student Rikhav Shah won a gold medal at the I-SWEEEP Olympiad on May 12 in Houston, Texas. I-SWEEEP stands for International Sustainable World Energy Engineering Environment Project. It is an international science fair held to raise awareness and encourage…
April 17, 2013
The 2013 American Chemical Society Orlando Section National Chemistry Olympiad Competition was held at UCF’s NanoScience Technology Center. Dr. Nahid Mohajeri from the Florida Solar Energy Center organized the competition with help from Dr. Lei Zhai and his research group. The Chemistry Olympiad has been sponsored by ACS since 1984. This multi-tiered competition starts at…
April 2, 2013
Dr. Christina Drake, a former MSE/AMPAC doctoral student, was honored with the College of Engineering & Computer Science’s Distinguished Alumni award. Christina was a member of Dr. Sudipta Seal’s research group. She is currently employed at Lockheed Martin, Orlando. Photos