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COS Students Receive UCF’s Highest Honor
Recently, two undergraduate students from the College of Sciences received UCF’s highest student honor. The Order of Pegasus recognizes exemplary performance by undergraduate students in the areas of academic achievement, outstanding university involvement, leadership and community service. Because of the breadth of accomplishments required for this award, the Order of Pegasus is the most prestigious […]
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COS Students Recognized for Undergraduate Research
So far this year, three College of Sciences’ students have been honored with the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award. Each month, university wide, one student is rewarded for their time and effort spent researching a subject of their choice. During their research, students work with a mentor that guides them and helps during the process. With […]
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Double Title and Award: COS Student Staff Member Wins Big
On March 5-8, Florida Collegiate DECA hosted its 50th annual statewide Career Development Conference at the Florida Hotel & Conference Center in Orlando, FL. College of Sciences student and Communications Assistant, Emilee Jackson placed third in the state in two events, Marketing Management and Business-To-Business Marketing. These top finishes helped her qualify for the international […]
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Outstanding AlumKnight Has Chemistry with UCF
Jennifer McKinley, ’94, ’96, says the connections she made while in the UCF chemistry program have been vital to her career. Today, McKinley has an impressive résumé to say the least. Between being CFO of a manufacturing and R&D firm, to co-founder and business owner at NanoSpective Inc., she also manages to find time in […]
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Inaugural Outstanding AlumKnights Awards
On Feb. 5, the University of Central Florida College of Sciences and its alumni chapter hosted the inaugural Outstanding AlumKnights award reception at the Orlando Science Center. COS Dean, Dr. Michael Johnson welcomed the crowd, and faculty representatives from each of the college’s 10 departments and school presented the awards to their respective recipients. The […]
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Quantum Leap in Research
John Vastola, an undergraduate physics student, received an Outstanding Presentation award from the American Association of Physics Teachers. At the 2015 Winter Meeting in San Diego, CA, he presented “Using Integral Transforms to Evaluate Sums in Statistical and Quantum Mechanics.” The American Association of Physics Teachers hosted the conference, geared toward high school and college […]
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Biology Professor Earns Top Honors
From creating storybooks that teach preschoolers about the dangers of aquarium dumping to engaging more than 47,000 volunteers on oyster-reef restoration and living-shoreline projects since 2007, UCF biology professor Linda Walters has found ways to make science exciting and relevant to people of all ages. That’s why earlier this month the Society for Integrative and […]
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Advisers Recognized for Excellence
Two academic advisers from the College of Sciences were recently honored with the 2014 Excellence in Professional Advising Award. Rebecca Morales from the Nicholson School of Communication (NSC) and Karen Cox from the Psychology Department. Cox said that the UCF Psychology Peer Advising Program, was the university’s top choice to represent UCF for the National […]
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National Geographic Grant Opens Doors to Italy
The National Geographic Society Young Explorers grant has been awarded to master’s student Adam Kersch. This prestigious grant is a first in the history of the department of Anthropology. His research project is titled “Asylum in Crisis: Understanding Healthcare Provision to Refugees in Siracusa, Italy.” “Before I began my graduate studies, I was already aware […]
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Newly Certified Career Advisors
Need help with developing your career? What about exploring work opportunities in your area of interest? Look no further than the friendly academic advisors in the College of Sciences Academic Services (COSAS) As of Tuesday, Nov. 18, all six of the academic advisors in the COSAS are certified to give career development advising. The National […]
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Anthropology Students Win Awards for Opinion Pieces
More than a dozen UCF Anthropology students are now award winning writers with the Public Anthropology Award for their outstanding opinion pieces. From Vance Geiger’s General Anthropology and Cultural Anthropology courses, 16 students have won the award. Over 4,000 students from 30 different schools participated in the nationwide competition. Each winning student has a published […]
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Marketing Wizard
Donna Mirus Bates, ’93 | Senior VP, Marketing Communications & Content Development, Universal Orlando Resort Lightning never strikes twice — except in the case of Donna Mirus Bates, ’93, who worked on the marketing opportunity of a lifetime, then created an encore marketing campaign to reignite global excitement for a theme park expansion of infinite […]
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International Honor Brought to UCF Mathematics Department
The UCF department of mathematics has received one of the highest honors in the math world. Equivalent to winning an Oscar in the film industry, Dr. Jiongmin Yong spoke at the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in August. This congress is viewed as one of the highest honors for mathematicians, reflecting the world-wide recognition on […]
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Florida Campus Compact Honors Political Science Major for Community Service
Political science major Alice Neira recently was chosen as one of three students in the state to receive the Student Excellence in Service Award presented by Florida Campus Compact. The award recognizes students for outstanding service to communities through service-learning and volunteerism. Neira is pursuing her bachelor’s degree while earning a minor in education and a certification […]
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Distinguished Student 2014: Cynthia Florentino
Cynthia Florentino graduated from UCF with a political science degree after dedicating the majority of her time to professional development and extracurricular involvement. Florentino served in a cabinet position for the UCF Student Government Association and enrolled in a federal college program, where she became chair of the President’s Leadership Council her senior year. She […]
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UCF Communication Alumna Honored with the UCF Professional Achievement Award at Black & Gold Gala
The UCF Black & Gold Gala is held annually during UCF Homecoming Week by the UCF Alumni Association to celebrate the achievements of UCF alumni who have “Reached for the Stars.” Gwen Griffin, ’85, was honored at the 2014 Black & Gold Gala with the UCF College of Sciences Professional Achievement Award. From a young […]
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Grant Awarded for Research Excellence
Dr. Kerstin Hamann, professor of political science and chair of the department at UCF, was a recipient of the Miami-Florida European Union Center for Excellence’s (MEUCE) Faculty Research Grant. She plans to use the grant to continue her research on the recent financial crises in the European Union, especially the policy-making process and electoral consequences of […]
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2014 Faculty Research Grant Awardee: Dr. Joanna Mishtal
Dr. Joanna Mishtal is one of the recipients of the Miami-Florida European Union Center for Excellence’s (MEUCE) Faculty Research Grant. While settling in the U.S., Mishtal became interested in the politics of healthcare, especially reproductive health. She began to draw comparisons to the system in place in the U.S. and in her native Poland. The […]
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COS Undergraduate Researchers Excel
Every month, university wide, one student is honored with the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Award for their time spent researching a subject of their choice. So far this year, five students from the College of Sciences have been recognized and honored for their hard work. During their research, students work with a mentor that guides them […]
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A Summer of Honor
This summer, one of our revered professors in the mathematics department was honored as Chief Guest and Keynote Speaker at several International Conferences on Mathematical Sciences in India. Dr. Kuppalapalle Vajravelu spoke at three different conferences during his time in India. His first stop, from July 17-19, was at Sathyabama University in Chennai, India. He spoke […]
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Psychology Graduate Students Win Prestigious Award
The American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) has presented the 2014 Stuart C. Tentoni Outstanding Professional Development Award to the UCF program, ‘Diverse doctoral students: bridging the gap between culture and psychology.’ The symposium provided a forum for an open dialogue about diverse students’ unique experiences and challenges in doctoral programs. The focus was […]
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“Shark Tank” Takes a Bite Out of the Competition
“Shark Tank,” produced by UCF alumnus Clay Newbill, ’82, devoured the competition at the 2014 Creative Emmy Awards for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. According to the Emmy’s website “Shark Tank” has been nominated three times with their first win this year. Newbill earned his bachelor’s degree in radio-television from UCF. Not only is he the executive […]
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The Healing Power of Animals
The American Sociological Association (ASA) has presented UCF’s Dr. Liz Grauerholz with the Clifton Bryant Animals & Society Course Award. Spring 2014 Dr. Grauerholz launched a course she developed that explores the ways in which non-human animals both enhance and diminish humans’ health. The course is Animals and Health (SYO 3408) and was offered again […]
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Finalist for American Physical Society Award
Dr. Michael Chini, a recent graduate from UCF’s Department of Physics (PhD, 2012) and currentResearch Scientist in the Townes Laser Institute of UCF’s College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL), is a finalist for the American Physical Society‘s Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation in Laser Science Award for his dissertation, entitled “Characterization and Application of Isolated Attosecond Pulses”. […]
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UCF Students Take Competition With Standing Innovation
Monday, April 7, 2014, two UCF students, Taylor Cheely and Nicole Enterlein of Entourage Red, LLC., won first place and $10,000 in USF’s Innovative Pitch Competition for their device, which will help provide a more sanitary restroom experience for females. The annual Inovative Pitch Competition is based on a partnership between Florida Blue and the […]
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2014 Pegasus Professor
The Pegasus Professor Award, given out annually, recognizes faculty members who have made a significant impact on the university and demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and service. This award is the highest honor a faculty member can receive at UCF. Each recipient receives a statue of the UCF Pegasus, a gold Pegasus Professor medallion, a […]
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Incentive Awards in Teaching, Research & Scholarship Go To………….
The College of Sciences is elated to announce the 2013-2014 winners for the Teaching Incentive Program, Research Incentive Award, and Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. As Dean Michael Johnson said, “this is a very accomplished group.” Each year, UCF’s Academic Affairs’ Office of Faculty Excellence gives incentive awards to outstanding faculty for their dedication to teaching, […]
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UCF Distinguished Professor Receives Florida’s Only MURI Award
Zenghu Chang, a Distinguished Professor of Physics and Optics, is the only Florida researcher to receive the Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) awards from the US Department of Defense, in Fiscal Year 2014. Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) efforts involve teams of researchers investigating high priority topics and opportunities that intersect more than one traditional […]
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Breaking Another World Record?
Dr. Zenghu Chang, of the College of Sciences and College of Optics & Photonics (CREOL), has a lab which holds the world record for shortest laser pulse ever created, at 67 billionths of a billionth of a second. His new lead research project on attosecond lasers will work to make pulses up to six times […]
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Inaugural Rising Stars and Research Excellence Awards
The College of Sciences is introducing three new awards to recognize the efforts of some of our most accomplished faculty researchers. The Dean’s Distinguished Researcher Award, presented to a professor, comes with a tablet and the use of a reserved parking space for the next academic year. The Dean’s Rising Star recipients – one assistant professor and one […]