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UCF Researcher Receives $1.5M Award to Develop Health Monitoring Tool for Firefighters

November 29, 2022
Each time a firefighter puts their life on the line to save a member of the community, they may also put their health in jeopardy. Continuous exposure to extreme heat increases the core body temperature and causes a condition known as heat stress, which has been linked to serious medical conditions. To help firefighters track…

Five MSE Students Receive SURF Fellowship

June 1, 2022
Five students affiliated with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have been selected to receive Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships from UCF. Avani Shandilya, Erik Marcelo, Ishan Patel, Ryan Wood and Erin Watson will each spend the summer working a research project that they will later present at the UCF Summer Undergraduate Research Poster Showcase.…

Doctoral Student Wins Best Poster Award at Materials Research Society Meeting

May 17, 2022
Materials science and engineering doctoral student Suvash Ghimire won the Best Poster Award in the energy and sustainability category at the 2022 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting. Ghimire, who works under the guidance of Assistant Professor Kausik Mukhopadhyay, presented his research on a hybrid clay material that can be used for energy applications. This material…

MSE Researchers Awarded University SEED Funding

March 24, 2022
UCF awarded a total of $1 million in SEED Funding awards to 32 research teams, one of which includes MSE faculty. This is the third year the program has been available to faculty. The program, a result of a collaboration between the Office of Research and the Office of the Provost, is aimed at facilitating…

UCF, imec Developing Sensor to Detect Fires Remotely

December 5, 2019
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is turning to the University of Central Florida to develop new technology to help keep first responders safe during potentially toxic fires. It’s doing so with a new, $500,000 grant from the department’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, which will fund the development of a sensor that remotely detects fires and…