News from NSTC:
Orlando Health Media Features the Research of Dr. Aman Behal
Dr. Behal has been featured for his research with the Manus ARM (Assistive Robotic Manipulator). Read the article here.
Dr. J. Manuel Perez featured on www.ucf.edu
Dr. Perez has been featured on the UCF website for his work with nanoparticles related to cancer research. Read the article here.
Dr. Qun Huo featured on www.ucf.edu
Dr. Huo has been featured in an article on the UCF website for her work with gold nanoparticles. Read the article here.
Nano Graduate Student Wins Best Poster
We are pleased to announce that Pansy Patel has received the best poster award at the FAME 2009: 85th Annual Florida Meeting and Exposition. The event was held for the Florida division of ACS (Advanced Chemical Society). The poster is titled "'Density Functional Theory In Design of Fatigue-Resistant Photochromic Materials For Optical Switching And Data Storage.
NanoScience Graduate Student Receives AVS Graduate Research Award
Congratulations to Atul Asati on receiving the AVS (American Vacuum Society) Graduate Research Award for 2009. Atul will be presented with this award at the AVS International Symposium and Exhibition in San Jose, California this November. The award is given to students in recognition of excellence in the sciences and technologies of interest to AVS.
NSTC Interim Director Named 2009 UCF Pegasus Professor
Professor Dr. Debra Reinhart has earned UCF's top faculty honor by being named Pegasus Professor for her devoted service to the university and its students and her notable accomplishments in the field of Environmental Engineering. Since 2000, only a handful of professors have received the Pegasus Professor Award which recognizes sustained excellence in teaching, research, and service. As a Pegasus Professor, Dr. Reinhart will receive a statue of the UCF Pegasus, a gold Pegasus Professor Medallion and a check for $5,000. We congratulate Dr. Reinhart for this honor, certainly the faculty and students of the NanoScience Technology Center have benefited under her wise leadership. For more about the honor, see the article from UCF News & Information.
