Parag Banerjee

A UCF materials science and engineering master’s student has taken top honors for his work on thin films fabrication. Eric Bissell took first place at the 2025 Florida Semiconductor Summit student poster session for his work, “Atomic Layer Deposition on Powders for Precisely Engineered Microstructure and Composition Control of Sintered Ceramics.” Bissell says he was…

UCF and the University of Washington (UW) were recently awarded $4.2 million for six years from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish a quantum materials research and education center as part of the Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) program. The funding will reinforce the existing partnership between UCF and UW’s…

UCF faculty members across the university, including several from the College of Engineering and Computer Science, achieved significant career milestones in earning promotions and tenure for the 2023-24 cycle. The 104 approved faculty — 63 for promotion, 40 for promotion and tenure and one for tenure — underwent a rigorous performance evaluation by peers, college…

Materials science Ph.D. student Novia Berriel ‘21MS was awarded a $2,500 scholarship from the Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) Foundation in recognition of her outstanding academic performance and research efforts. The SVC Foundation provides scholarships for exceptional students who have demonstrated an interest in studying vacuum coating technology. Vacuum coating, or thin-film disposition, provides protection…

The Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering is the latest undergraduate program in the College of Engineering and Computer Science to earn accreditation from ABET, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. ABET is a global nonprofit, non-governmental agency that sets standards for programs in the applied and natural sciences, computing, engineering and…

Materials scientists, researchers and engineers recently convened on the UCF campus for the 2023 Science and Technology Emerging Materials Symposium, better known as STEMS. The event featured speakers from across the U.S. who spoke on topics related to the exotic properties of quantum materials, the characterization of novel materials for energy and the environment, and…

A University of Central Florida research team with collaborators at Virginia Tech have published critical findings about the electrochemical synthesis of ammonia, advancing sustainable fertilizer research and thus aiding global food safety efforts. Ammonia, a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen, is an essential ingredient in many fertilizers for food production. However, its primary method of…

Seven University of Central Florida graduate students are currently interning at Adobe and 3M, among other leading employers thanks to fellowships supported by the National Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering Fellowship (GEM) program. The GEM program began in 1976. The public-private partnership aims to connect students from underrepresented groups with the nation’s top employers…