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Humberto Campins featured on popular website
Humberto Campins, UCF Physics professor, was recently featured on the popular news website The Register. You can view the full article here. The Japanese space agency (JAXA) has confirmed a new mission to collect samples from an asteroid and return them safely to earth, and has set the target as 1999 JU3 – one of […]
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Science Scholarships Available: Apply by 3/30/12
The College of Sciences launched a new web site for students interested in scholarships. Donors interested in creating a scholarship can also inquire about opportunities to give through the site. http://scholarships.cos.ucf.edu has been designed to make the entire scholarship application process (information, award amount, criteria, and application form) online and paperless. The deadline is MARCH […]
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UCF asteroid expert: Humberto Campins
The Japanese are heading back into space on a second attempt to collect samples from a nearby asteroid. Hayabus 2, which got a green light to launch recently, will attempt to bring back a sample from asteroid 1999 JU3. The asteroid is a perfect specimen, said Humberto Campins, a University of Central Florida professor and […]
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Opportunity for science and math majors or recent alumni
Are you a biologist, chemist, physicist, mathematician, or statistician? Would you be interested in a 15 month (summer, fall, spring, summer) program that pays you to teach math or science in a public middle school or high school and simultaneously earning a MAT (Master of Arts in Teaching)? Please see below, or visit http://education.ucf.edu/rtp3/
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Students: Submit your graduate research forum proposals
Graduate Research Forum Proposals are now being accepted. UCF’s Ninth Annual Graduate Research Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, April 3, 2012. The Forum is an opportunity for students to showcase their research and creative projects while receiving valuable feedback. A cash award of $500 is given for best poster in each category and all participants […]
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Students: UCF has scholarships for you
Each year the UCF Alumni Association awards more than $40,000 in scholarships to UCF students demonstrating strong academic ability and significant extracurricular and community involvement. The UCF Alumni Association is pleased to again offer more than a dozen scholarship opportunities. UCF students are encouraged to apply for as many scholarships for which they are eligible. […]
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Dr. Peter Delfyett elected Fellow of American Physical Society
Dr. Peter Delfyett has been elected Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) “for pioneering contributions to the understanding of the physics and implementation of ultrafast diode lasers.” Delfyett is the Trustee Chair and professor of Optics in the College of Optics and Photonics/CREOL at the University of Central Florida. He also holds appointments in the […]
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COS student recognized for graduate education
The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS) recently recognized a University of Central Florida student and graduate organization for their commitment to graduate and professional education. The UCF Graduate Student Association was presented with the Graduate and Professional Student Organization Program of the Year award. This award recognizes an organization with an excellent program. Sergio […]
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Students experience free-fall for physics
A team of current, past and future University of Central Florida students floated around in weightlessness like astronauts this month as part of a physics experiment that could provide valuable information for future trips to the Moon or asteroids. UCF Associate Professor Josh Colwell is lead the team of students on a Zero-G flight on […]
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New book from Costas Efthimiou
Costas Efthimiou has written a new book “Introduction to Functional Equations: Theory and problem-solving strategies for mathematical competitions and beyond.” Functions and their properties have been part of the rigorous precollege curriculum for decades. And functional equations have been a favorite topic of the leading national and international mathematical competitions. Yet the subject has not […]
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Student wins best poster
While attending the Southeastern Section of APS conference, COS student Christopher Frye presented a talk and a poster. He won the “Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation” contest at the conference for his presentation.
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Join the Biophysics Group
Inspired by exciting developments in the field of biophysics and motivated by the increase in the number of biophysically oriented faculty at the University of Central Florida, the UCF Biophysics Group was established in October 2002, at the initiative of Dr. S. Tatulian and blessing of the vice president for research Dr. M. J. Soileau. […]
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Student featured in newsletter
One of Suren Tatulian’s recent graduates, Pranav Garg, was featured in the Biophysical Society Newsletter. Garg graduated this summer with an MS in Biotechnology. Below is part of the feature. You can read the entire piece here. What initially attracted you to biophysics? When Dr. Tatulian told me about this project that he has the grant for, it immediately […]
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UCF physicist hopes project gets off ground with NASA
A University of Central Florida physicist and his team of space weather researchers are hoping to win a major NASA prize — a chance to launch their experiment into space. Richard Eastes, a UCF professor and Merritt Island resident, said his team wants to attach a specialized camera, called an imaging spectograph, to a commercial […]