March 6, 2013
A University of Central Florida professor was awarded for his outstanding contribution to engineering during the 2013 Central Florida Engineers Week Awards Banquet. Sudipta Seal, an engineering professor and director of the Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center and Nanoscience Technology Center at UCF, was the recipient of the Technical Excellence award for Academia. Seal…
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 Monday and Tuesday, March 4-5 at the UCF student union. Several NSTC researchers were recognized for their outstanding poster presentations in five categories. Energy-related materials First place: Matthew…
February 25, 2013
This week, both Fox 35 News Orlando and Inside Science TV featured the work of NSTC Assistant Professor Jayan Thomas. In collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, Thomas and his research group have developed atomically engineered ultra-small particles with interesting optical limiting properties. These particles are called gold nanoclusters. Lasers are powerful sources of energy and…
February 15, 2013
Mayor of Orange County Teresa Jacobs visited the NanoScience Technology Center and Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center on February 13. She toured the research facilities and spoke with faculty, staff and students.
December 19, 2012
NSTC/AMPAC congratulates our recent Ph.D. graduates. We wish you all the best. Sudipta Seal, Director Vaibhav Thakore, Physics. Major Advisor: Dr. J. Hickman, Dr. E. Mucciolo Oscar Julian Santiesteban, Chemistry. Major Advisor: Dr. M. Perez Daeha Jong, Physics. Major Advisor: Dr. S. Khondekar Biddut Sarkar, Physics. Major Advisor: Dr. S. Khondekar Lalit Shoken, Materials Science…
December 5, 2012
NanoSpective specializes in materials science with an emphasis on nanoscale materials characterization. The company, originating from UCF’s Materials Characterization Facility, provides analytical services and consultation to a worldwide market offering complete solutions for intellectual property issues, failure analysis, quality control and materials research. The December issue of Inside Florida’s High Tech Corridor features an interview…
A group of scientists who have been producing breakthroughs for the past 10 years that have contributed to advances in everything from medicine to space exploration is getting a new home at the University of Central Florida The College of Engineering and Computer Science has created a Materials Science and Engineering Department that puts these…
November 13, 2012
David Reid, a Ph.D. student in Dr. Sudipta Seal’s research group, won 2 very prestigious awards at the 59th AVS Meeting held in Tampa. David was named a winner of the overall AVS Graduate Research Award. This award was given to 8 students, national and international, for their contributions in research. David also won the…
November 1, 2012
Balaji Jayaraj (M.S., MSE, ’03 and Ph.D., MSE, ’11) is a materials engineer who specializes in the thermal barrier coatings that protect the components inside high-temperature gas turbines. But it’s his willingness to connect UCF and his company—Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas (MPSA)—that gets people to sing his praises. He often hosts UCF delegations to MPSA.…
October 24, 2012
Prof. Ming Su has been recognized by the Learning Institute for Elders (LIFE) at UCF with a Special Recognition Award for Gerontology Research. Su’s research includes early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease by detecting multiple blood biomarkers using a method based on a panel of phase change nanoparticles. (Pictured) Dr. Seal accepting the award on…