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UCF Astronomer Selected by NASA to Explore Virtual Super Telescope Concept
Damodaran is one of 18 researchers selected for Phase I of NASA’s 2026 NIAC program, receiving $175,000 to study the PHOENIX concept. Damodaran collaborated with strategic partners from UCF’s College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL), Florida Space Institute (FSI), Department of Physics and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the project. PHOENIX would use advanced photonic […]
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UCF Research to Help Inform Statewide Efforts to Stop Domestic Violence and Improve Care for Survivors
Florida is turning to UCF experts to find better ways to prevent domestic violence and give survivors a stronger voice in the services they need. Through a $257,384 two-year grant from the Florida Partnership to End Domestic Violence, faculty from UCF’s Violence Against Women research cluster are conducting a statewide domestic violence needs assessment. Their findings will help policymakers and local agencies develop better strategies to fund and support domestic […]
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Math Student Scores Summer Project at Harvard
A UCF math major is headed to Harvard University this summer to study forest ecology through an interdisciplinary research project that combines philosophy, math algorithms and principles of ecology. Evan Waldmann credits working with Assistant Professor of Philosophy Jonathan Beever and his team for helping him land a Research Experience for Undergraduates grant from the National Science […]
