Interim Director Named for Modeling and Simulation Degree Program

Charles Hughes, Pegasus Professor of computer science, has been named the new interim director of the modeling and simulation degree programs. He will begin leading the master’s and doctoral degree programs,...

Engineer Named National Fellow for Work in Materials Science

Engineering Professor Sudipta Seal has been named a 2020 Fellow of the American Ceramic Society (ACerS). The organization, which began in 1968 when brick manufacturers got together to discuss the...

UCF Researchers Develop Groundbreaking New Rocket-Propulsion System

A University of Central Florida researcher and his team have developed an advanced new rocket-propulsion system once thought to be impossible. The system, known as a rotating detonation rocket engine,...

Graduate Excellence Recognition

The UCF College of Graduate Studies is proud to recognize the following graduate students and faculty for their excellence. The honorees would have been honored during Founder’s Day, but the...

UCF Scientists Seek Novel Material to Kill COVID-19

Masks that protect doctors and nurses from COVID-19 only block the virus before it reaches their faces, but UCF researchers are working to create a protective coating that would include...

UCF Staffer Helps Coronavirus Relief Efforts by Sewing Face Masks

Much like civilian efforts to support the nation during times of war, people around the country are doing their part to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. One of...

UCF Planetary Scientist Named to Blue Origin Science Advisory Board

The University of Central Florida’s reputation as a leader in space research has been further established with the recent announcement that one of its planetary scientists has been named to...

New UCF Technique to Create Nanomaterials May Help Detect Cancer Earlier

For the first time, a team of scientists at the University of Central Florida has created functional nanomaterials with hollow interiors that can be used to create highly sensitive biosensors...

UCF Researcher’s Novel Nanoparticles Show Promise in Healing Diabetic Wounds

A University of Central Florida researcher’s novel work in nanoscale antioxidants is continuing to show promise in the medical field, with a new study that shows their effectiveness in helping...

New Study Offers Clues to Origin of Laws

Speculation about where laws come from ranges from crediting judges and legal scholars to God. However new research co-authored by a University of Central Florida researcher and appearing in the...