UCF Reach for the Stars 2024 Honorees Leading the Charge into the Future The prestigious Reach for the Stars award recognizes early-career professionals with highly successful research and creative activity that has national or international impact.
Civil Engineering Students Win Multiple Awards at Southeast Student Symposium The American Society of Civil Engineering took home a total of 12 awards from the ceremony, which was hosted on the UCF main campus.
UCF Alum, Postdoctoral Scholar Receives Better Scientific Software Fellowship Olivia Newton ’13 ’17MS ’22PhD is one of six people to receive the honor, which is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Energy.
UCF Awards Optics and Photonics Professor Shin-Tson Wu with Medal of Societal Impact Wu’s pioneering research in the evolution of liquid crystal displays has led to cutting-edge display technologies used around the globe.
UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team Advances to Nationals for the ‘Super Bowl’ of Cyber Competitions A team of STEM students took first place in the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and won three specialty awards.
UCF Biology Researcher Receives 2023 Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize The $100,000 award recognizes Professor Joshua King’s invention of a non-toxic way to manage fire ants and other ground-nesting insects.
UCF Researchers Lead Project to Develop AI-driven Technologies for Agriculture The study will examine technologies to improve the industry’s field operations, allowing for more accurate and informed agricultural decisions.
UCF Researcher Pioneers Chiral Molecule Sensing Method to Enhance Drug Development The UCF-developed technology meets a crucial demand in the field of medical and pharmaceutical research.
What Is an Astronaut Scholar? The answer might surprise you. Meet three UCF students who are select recipients of the prestigious national award — and whose stories are as unique as their research.
UCF Researchers Lead $1.5M Project to Improve Efficiency of Solar Cells The project is one of 19 selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to fulfill President Biden’s Investing in America agenda.