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Math professor featured on expert website
Mathematics professor Bhimsen Shivamahhi was recently selected to be a contributing author for the website SciTopics, which only publishes articles from industry experts. SciTopics only chooses researchers that have had a number of articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Only invited authors can be part of the publishing process at SciTopics. His paper “Divorticity and Dihelicity […]
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Coral research could aid oil spill recovery
Biology Professor John Fauth’s research on the coral off the coast of Puerto Rico could provide valuable information about the impact of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Fauth is partnering with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists and non-governmental agencies to study the Elkhorn Coral in the Vega Baja area in Puerto Rico. […]
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Dr. Guy Consolmagno comes to UCF on Oct. 18
Through the Distinguished Speakers series, the College of Sciences is bringing Dr. Guy Consolmagno on October 18 at 6:00 p.m. in the Pegasus Ballroom in the Student Union. Religion and science are topics central to Dr. Guy Consolmagno’s life as a planetary scientist and a Jesuit brother at the Vatican Observatory. In this talk he […]
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Chemistry department targets cancer with infrared light
Dr. Kevin Belfield, the chair of the chemistry department, and researchers in his laboratory have made major advances in nanomedicine by developing molecular probes that can be used for early cancer detection. “Our ultimate goal is to stop the blood vessels that are feeding the tumor therefore killing the tumor,” Belfield said. Their work has […]
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Dr. Ehrhart’s research is featured in Florida Today
Biology Professor Dr. Llewellyn Ehrhart’s research on loggerhead sea turtles at the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge in Brevard County was featured in Florida Today this week. Read the entire article here. Video by Florida Today.
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Bottlenose dolphins help a UCF-led research team
UCF Biology Professor Graham Worthy and his research team are studying bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico to determine how safe it is for humans to eat fish caught by recreational fishermen. “Ultimately we want to see what the effects of the spill are on the dolphins,” Worthy said. “What they eat, we eat.” […]
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Alumni raises money with frozen treats
Heissam Jebailey, a 2000 College of Sciences alumni, is focusing on his newest business project: frozen yogurt. Jebailey owns one Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt location in Winter Park and is opening another in the Winter Park Village during the second week of October. “Our long term goal is to dominate Winter Park,” said Jebailey, who owns […]