May 11, 2019
This year, the (graduate) Student of the Year Award went to Alireza Safaei, who recently graduated from our Ph.D. program. Alireza built an outstanding track record during his years in our program, co-authoring multiple papers in high-impact journals and four patent applications. His work generated substantial press coverage. He was supervised by Debashis Chanda and…
May 1, 2019
document.getElementById(‘photoarea’).style.display = ‘none’; Laboni Santra, an Oviedo High School student working with Professor Rajaraman has repeated her success from 2018 and has won multiple awards at the Seminole County Science, Math and Engineering Fair and the State Science and Engineering Fair. Laboni’s project entitled “A Minimally-Invasive 3D-Printed Microneedle Array Applicator System (µNAAS) for Delivery of…
March 19, 2019
This is the first rapid detector for dopamine and has the potential to help doctors diagnose Parkinson’s, depression and some forms of cancer. Using nanotechnology, UCF researchers have developed the first rapid detector for dopamine, a chemical that is believed to play a role in various diseases such as Parkinson’s, depression and some cancers. Studies…
January 14, 2019
Researchers at the University of Central Florida continue to push forward the field of human-on-a-chip technology, showing in a new study that their system could one day replace animal testing, particularly in the cosmetic industry. Background Led by Dr. James Hickman, a professor at UCF NanoScience Technology Center, the UCF team has been working on…
December 17, 2018
What is real is not always as it appears. UCF researchers have found a way to hide information on materials and only make it visible to a person using the right tech. “We found we can create a surface where we preferentially control absorption of light,” says Debashis Chanda, an associate professor of physics, optics…
October 14, 2018
Families, friends and colleagues celebrated 11 University of Central Florida faculty members Wednesday during the second annual Luminary Awards Night. The event, cosponsored by the Office of Research and Faculty Excellence, recognizes faculty members across all disciplines for being academic leaders in their field and conducting work that has a significant impact on the world.…
June 13, 2018
A University of Central Florida team has designed a nanostructured optical sensor that for the first time can efficiently detect molecular chirality – a property of molecular spatial twist that defines its biochemical properties. Determining chirality is critical for new drug development. Think of molecules as having little hands. They are not identical, but they…
April 6, 2018
Graduate student Juan (Rachel) He won the 2018 Student Poster Competition at the 15th annual DOE SSL R&D Workshop, held January 29-31 in Nashville, Tennessee. The heart of these workshops is a poster session, where project investigators from all DOE-funded R&D projects share updates on their work.Now in its third year, the student poster competition…
February 2, 2018
Laboni Santra, an Oviedo High School student working with Professor Rajaraman won multiple awards at the Seminole County Science, Math and Engineering Fair held on February 3, 2018. Laboni’s project entitled “Microneedle Assisted Delivery of Model Therapeutic in Plant Tissue” won the first prize in the Plant Sciences category of the fair and was recognized…
February 1, 2018
Daniel Franklin has been selected for induction into the Order of Pegasus, Class of 2018. He was recognized at the Order of Pegasus award ceremony on April 2, 2018. The Order of Pegasus is the University of Central Florida’s most prestigious student award. Student recipients are recognized for their academic success, university involvement, leadership qualities…