{"id":93476,"date":"2019-01-07T09:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=93476"},"modified":"2019-12-11T14:57:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T19:57:05","slug":"ucf-office-research-names-new-faculty-fellow-focus-young-investigator-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-office-research-names-new-faculty-fellow-focus-young-investigator-success\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Office of Research Names New Faculty Fellow to Focus on Young Investigator Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UCF Professor Saiful Khondaker has been named a Faculty Fellow in the Office of Research for 2019, a new position created last year to find ways to improve services provided in research administration, which will also help the Office of Research reach its strategic goals, including doubling research funding by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Khondaker, who has joint appointments in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nanoscience.ucf.edu\">NanoScience Technology Center<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/physics\/\">Department of Physics<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ece.ucf.edu\">Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering<\/a>, will help junior faculty prepare competitive grant proposals that are essential to their success and enhance UCF\u2019s reputation as a leading research institution.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDr. Khondaker has a long, strong history of mentoring, which makes him a good fit for this important position.\u201d \u2013 Debra Reinhart, associate vice president for Research and Scholarship<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Khondaker, who has received a National Science Foundation CAREER grant among others, will pay special attention on helping junior faculty seek new grants offered by national organizations such as the NSF, the Department of Energy and NASA, among others. These grants usually generate hundreds of thousands of dollars over several years and are considered among the most prestigious in the academic world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Khondaker has a long, strong history of mentoring, which makes him a good fit for this important position,\u201d says Debra Reinhart, associate vice president for Research and Scholarship who is overseeing the new initiative.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93477\" style=\"max-width: 250px;\" class=\"figure float-left\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"335\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-93477 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/01\/Khondaker-Saiful-250x335.jpg\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/01\/Khondaker-Saiful-250x335.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/01\/Khondaker-Saiful-250x335-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"335\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid w-100 wp-image-93477 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20335%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20250%20335%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/01\/Khondaker-Saiful-250x335.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/01\/Khondaker-Saiful-250x335-224x300.jpg 224w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/20\/files\/2019\/01\/Khondaker-Saiful-250x335.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">UCF Professor Saiful Khondaker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Khondaker, who says he had good mentors himself, plans to help researchers market their ideas so program managers take an interest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur faculty have lots of good ideas,\u201d he says. \u201cBut the trick is knowing how to market them to the program managers and reviewers who impact the decisions about who gets funded. I\u2019m very excited to share what I\u2019ve learned through trial and error and through panels I\u2019ve served on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the goal is to help the university reach its strategic goals, Khondaker says landing big grants also has benefits for the recipients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese awards are very prestigious,\u201d he says. \u201cA new investigator can use them as a stepping stone toward bigger awards. Because of their ripple effects, a recipient can have a very bright career which is good for them and for the university, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khondaker has multiple degrees including a doctorate in condensed matter from the University of Cambridge. His research area focuses on developing complex devices out of nano materials. &nbsp;He conducts than $ 1 million worth of research under multiple grants. To date he has published 88 peer-reviewed articles and holds three patents.<\/p>\n<p>Khondaker begins his duties this month and will be reaching out to colleges across campus to help identify junior faculty who can benefit from additional support. To recommend a candidate or ask a question, Khondaker can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:saiful@mail.ucf.edu\">saiful@ucf.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UCF Professor Saiful Khondaker has been named a Faculty Fellow in the Office of Research for 2019, a new position created last year to find ways to improve services provided in research administration, which will also help the Office of Research reach its strategic goals, including doubling research funding by 2020. 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