UCF Fall 2019 First Week Guide

So much goes on during the first week of classes, it can be a little stressful to keep up with everything you need to know. To help you make the...

Another National Honor for One of UCF’s Physics Faculty

For a second consecutive year, one of UCF’s physics faculty members has been selected for the Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. Physics Assistant Professor Luca Argenti is one of...

New Frog Species Named after UCF Professor

UCF student Veronica Urgiles has just helped describe two new frog species she discovered in Ecuador and named one of them after one of her professors. “Frogs are by far...

Apollo 11 Shaped UCF Scientist, Nation and World’s Love Affair with Space

If the Apollo 11 mission had never happened, UCF scientist and alum Phil Metzger ’00MS ’05PhD may never have pursued a career that today has him working on ways to mine water from the...

Professors Brief Emergency Management Leaders at Governor’s Hurricane Conference

Two UCF professors conducted workshops Friday for emergency management personnel across Florida during the annual Governor’s Hurricane Conference. Associate professors in public administration Christopher Emrich and Claire Connolly Knox are...

6 Faculty Members Receive National Science Foundation CAREER Grants

The National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development program recently awarded six UCF faculty members CAREER grants. The recipients represent some of the most promising early career scientists and engineers with high...

UCF Researchers Bring 1755 Literary Work into Digital Age

In the 1700s, scholars envisioned a new kind of all-encompassing dictionary that would help preserve the ever-changing English language before some words and their meanings were lost to time. Now...

Three UCF Professors Headline Orlando’s First Taste of Science Festival

Orlando will host its first Taste of Science Festival on April 22-23 as part of an annual national event geared at encouraging public discourse about science and its impact on...

UCF Develops New Method to Explore What Happens Inside Fires and Explosions

The inside of a fire might be the last place one would explore, but a new University of Central Florida method to do just that could lead to advances in...

Engineering Chair to Receive Two International Awards

Sudipta Seal, an engineering professor and chair of UCF’s Department of Materials Science and Engineering, will receive two international awards in the coming months for his contributions to materials science research....