UCF Researchers Developing New Methods to Passively Mitigate Lunar Dust for Space Exploration A team of interdisciplinary UCF researchers are leading a NASA research project to prevent abrasive, harmful lunar dust accumulation on astronauts and their equipment by fabricating a specialized nanocoating.
UCF Names Marc Mendonca Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarship Mendonca will support the UCF research enterprise by overseeing funding programs and initiatives, including centers, institutes and core facilities.
Collaborative UCF Research Team Develops Technique for Rapid Isolation and Characterization of Exosomes Combining chemistry and medicine, researchers created a fast, affordable way to diagnose disease.
UCF Student Explores Bridges Between Health in Space and Health on Earth Luis Jimenez-Chavez ’22 is part of multiple research teams making progress for space travel, biomedical science, cancer research — and for his family’s sacrifices.
5 UCF Researchers Use 2025 NSF CAREER Awards to Address Emerging Challenges in Computer Science, Engineering The early-career professors were recognized for their excellence with significant research funding as part of a prestigious and highly competitive annual U.S. National Science Foundation grant program.
UCF Researchers Measure Size of Elusive Moon Orbiting Distant Dwarf Planet for First Time In newly published research, UCF postdoctoral scholars Benjamin Proudfoot and Flavia Luane Rommel confirmed their predictions of the movements of two small space objects, giving greater insight into the development of our solar system and informing future NASA missions.
How UCF’s Latest Goldwater Scholars Are Charting Their Own Fascinating Destinies The two recipients are making research impacts in healthcare and space to help better the world.
Kareem Ahmed Named a Trustee Chair The five-year professorships honor and celebrate distinguished faculty members for exceptional performance.
Research in 60 Seconds: How Seagrass Helps Coastal Ecosystems Thrive Biology graduate student Carla Perscky’s research examines environmental stressors on seagrass and how to future-proof critical ecosystems.
New Research Group Aims to Shape Quantum Properties of Light An award is kickstarting a new quantum research group, leading the charge towards breakthroughs in medical technology, computing and GPS.
Scientists Extracted Water, Oxygen From Moon Dust Using Sunlight. Could it Work on the Lunar Surface? Space.com