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 Alum Expands Business, Receives Support From Blue Origin Abhishek Sastri ’20 won $25,000 from a Blue Origin-sponsored contest for his company’s microgravity coolant that could reduce energy consumption in data centers around the world.
New Study Shows People Are Willing to Start Cycling More Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Although the changes to behavior were not always triggered by free will and in many cases forced by external circumstances, the findings show there are some positive consequences of the pandemic.
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.
UCF Researchers Receive Patent for COVID-Killing Nano-Coating The coating can not only destroy the COVID-19 virus, but it can also combat the spread of Zika virus, SARS, parainfluenza, rhinovirus and vesicular stomatitis.
UCF’s New Biomedical Engineering Doctoral Degree Will Advance Research Careers The program is designed to prepare students for research and development careers in the biomedical industry, government labs and organizations and academia.
New Study Identifies Hotspots Where Climate Change Could Impact Internet How the Earth’s changing climate could impact the vast undersea network of seafloor cables has been relatively understudied until now.
2 UCF Professors Honored as Fellows in the World’s Largest Scientific Society The American Association for the Advancement of Science included UCF professors Peter Delfyett and Ronald DeMara in their 2022 class of fellows for their scientific and socially notable achievements spanning their careers.
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 Researchers Uncover Key Mechanisms for Sustainable Ammonia Production Ammonia is an essential ingredient in many fertilizers for food production, but its primary production method is energy and fuel intensive. UCF researchers are working to change this by increasing the efficiency of a more sustainable method.