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…
October 25, 2013
Diane Maldonado and Usha Lal of NSTC volunteered their time for UCF’s Diversity Initiative Breakfast Meeting on October 21, 2013. The event kicked off Diversity Week at the UCF Student Union. Diane and Usha were part of a team of UCF employees whose efforts made for a successful event. “Diversity includes all of us, all…
October 21, 2013
Materials360 Online featured Sudipta Seal’s talk at the 31st Israel Vacuum Society Conference. Dr. Seal was a plenary speaker at the event held on September 30, 2013 in Herzliya, Israel. Seal described how scientists at the University of Central Florida have shown that cerium oxide nanoparticles, commonly used in catalysis, sensing, and protective coating applications,…
October 14, 2013
The University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Institute for Simulation and Training, in collaboration with the UCF NanoScience Technology Center, recently hosted a workshop to explore data collection, analysis and modeling of nanoparticle and cell interactions for cancer research. Highlights of the October 11 workshop included prospects of using complexity sciences towards building computational models of…
October 8, 2013
Mikaeel Young and Swadeshmukul Santra won the Best Oral Presentation award at NanoFlorida 2013. Their presentation was titled “Mixed Valence Copper (Cu)/ Silica Nanocomposite: Synthesis, Characterization and Systematic Antimicrobial Studies.” Mikaeel (M.S. in Biotechnology) is a graduate student in Dr. Santra’s research group. Santra is an Associate Professor in the University of Central Florida’s Nanoscience…
September 19, 2013
A team of researchers from University of Central Florida (UCF)’s NanoScience Technology Center have developed the world’s first lab-monitored process to examine muscle function and its response to various treatments. This breakthrough may prove invaluable in furthering research efforts aimed at developing effective treatments for some progressive muscular diseases, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and…
August 26, 2013
According to Florida Citrus Mutual, the total impact of citrus in Florida is approximately $9 billion a year and represented about 63 percent of total U.S. production for the 2010-2011 season. This could explain why the U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded UCF a $1.21 million grant to study citrus diseases, such as canker and greening,…
August 5, 2013
Nanoprinting techniques from Jayan Thomas’s research group are currently featured on the IEEE Spectrum homepage. Thomas’s team has developed a technique that produces highly ordered nanoelectrodes without the need for templates or expensive tools. The result appears to be a supercapacitor with a significantly higher energy storage capacity. Thomas believes that this process may lead…
July 12, 2013
Dr. Richard Blair’s groundbreaking technique for producing graphene is featured in the Orlando Business Journal. Graphene is an ultra-thin derivative of graphite that can be added to rubbers, plastics and metal to make the materials lighter and stronger. It also is a conductor of electricity. Previously, the manufacture of graphene was prohibitively expensive and created…