Kareem Ahmed Named a Trustee Chair The five-year professorships honor and celebrate distinguished faculty members for exceptional performance.
UCF Researcher Receives $3.8 Million Grant to Develop a Solar Energy Storage System The Department of Energy funded project supports the global transition to clean energy by 2050.
STEM Students Hone Research Skills Through UCF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates Programs UCF’s Center for Research in Computer Vision, led by Professor Mubarak Shah, has the nation’s longest-running REU program, continuously operating for 37 years.
New DOD-funded Project Will Develop Morphing Hypersonic Engine Hypersonic speeds are those at Mach 5 and higher and could allow coast-to-coast travel from New York to L.A. in 30 mins.
UCF Joins $25M National Consortium on Nuclear Forensics The consortium will support the missions of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and build a workforce of nuclear scientists, engineers and researchers.
UCF Researcher Studies Bird Wings to Improve Stability in Aerial Vehicles Aerospace engineering researcher Samik Bhattacharya received a $441,000 grant to study bird wing morphing, which could improve the stability of unmanned aerial vehicles in strong gusts of wind.
New Green Storage System Offers Renewable Energy On-demand The technology can help communities become more resilient and aid utility companies in balancing out consumer power demands by storing excess energy from renewable sources like solar and wind.
UCF Researcher Receives NASA Award to Develop Revolutionary Rocket Engine Technology The project focuses on rotating detonation rocket engines, which use high-energy explosions to produce more energy with less fuel, improving engine efficiency and cutting down space travel costs and emissions.
UCF Researchers Create Lunar Regolith Bricks That Could Be Used to Construct Artemis Base Camp Using resources found in space to construct off-world structures can drastically reduce the need to transport building materials for programs like Artemis.
UCF, Mitsubishi Power Elevate Partnership in National Push for Hydrogen-Based Clean Energy UCF and Mitsubishi Power to co-host hydrogen forum Sept. 8 to address hydrogen’s role in the nation’s push to achieve net-zero carbon emissions.
Orlando’s Magical Microgrid Possibilities: City of Light Works to Enlighten the Future of Distributed Energy Microgrid Knowledge
Companies Invest Millions in Florida Higher Education to Shape Future Talent Pipeline Orlando Business Journal
