September 26, 2019
State of the art technology used in study will provide insight into the impact of opiate overdoses and treatment drugs on the kidneys, heart, muscles and liver. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced that UCF will receive a $3.8 million milestone based grant to better understand how overdosing on opiates works, their impact…
September 25, 2019
The key to the safer fuel cells is the use of platinum; however, the high cost of the precious metal has kept the technology too expensive. This is a problem Yang has worked to overcome. Electric cars are a low-emission alternative to combustion engines; however, their lithium-based batteries can catch fire, thus posing a safety…
May 16, 2019
The National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development program recently awarded six UCF faculty members CAREER grants. The recipients represent some of the most promising early career scientists and engineers with high promise of leading major advances in their respective fields and who will serve as academic role models. “This is an exceptional year for…
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…