UCF Researchers Work to Reduce the Amount of Precious Metals in Catalytic Converters Not only could the research make catalytic converters less attractive to thieves, but it could also help the environment.
Offshore and Coastal Risk Analyses May Misrepresent Wave Storms from Extreme Weather Like Bomb Cyclones A new study shows that models used across the globe to estimate the height of coastal storm waves — critical information when building ports, reinforcing infrastructure and estimating flooding — can differ by several feet.
New Tool from UCF-led Team Shows Homeowners and Renters the True Cost of Disasters The tool can provide disaster readiness reports for 13.3 million addresses in 196 counties along the Gulf of Mexico — including all of Florida, and parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas.
Researchers Develop Method to Determine Where Storm Surges Are Increasing Most The study analyzed tide gauge observations along coastlines in Europe, and the researchers have plans to further develop the method for use in the U.S. and other parts of the world.
4 UCF Researchers Named as Highly Cited Researchers for 2021 The annual list identifies researchers who demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field.
UCF Researcher is Part of New $20 Million NSF Megalopolitan Coastal Project The project aims to create climate-resilient decision-making frameworks to equitably support coastal communities.
UCF Researchers Create Global Storm Surge Database The new information will help fill in gaps in historical data to improve scientists’ ability to perform storm surge flood risk assessments.
UCF 25th Among Public Universities in the Nation and 60th in the World for Producing Patents Steady progress comes from increase in research activity in health, engineering and more.
UCF Hospitality and Transportation Programs Rank Among World’s Best UCF came in No. 2 in the world for hospitality and tourism management and No. 33 in the world for transportation science and technology, according to this year’s global ShanghaiRanking list.
UCF Researchers Are Developing Models to Predict Storm Surges Predicting periods of relatively higher flood risk would allow officials to prepare and deploy resources more in advance.
