Oct
7
Wed
Distinguished Lecture Series on Catalysis @ zoom
Oct 7 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

I would like to announce that the Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT) Cluster at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in collaboration with the Florida Chapter of the American Vacuum Society (AVS) and UCF-AVS student chapter is hosting a Distinguished Lecture Series on Catalysis. Prominent scientists from various universities, research centers, and industry conducting experimental and theoretical research in surface science and catalysis will be giving lectures every other week. The lectures are intended for an audience with a broad range of expertise, from undergraduate and graduate students to senior scientists.

Karsten Reuter, Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany, Merging multiscale theory and data sciences to tackle operando energy conversion systems.

This series is free to all registrants, available through Zoom. Early registration is recommended as enrollment is limited to 300 participants. To register for the webinar, please fill out this online form: https://forms.gle/uDmoQpLEJWymAZ5TA. The registered participants will receive email updates as well as Zoom links to attend the webinars.

For additional questions please contact Dr. Mihai E. Vaida at mihai.vaida@ucf.edu.

Details about the talks will be posted soon on the following websites: https://www.avs.org/Chapters/Florida and https://www.ucf.avs.org/.

Oct
8
Thu
Grad Recruitment Committee Meeting @ zoom
Oct 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Oct
9
Fri
Fall 2019-20 Graduate Program Assessment Results due
Oct 9 all-day
Graduate Admissions Committee Meetings @ zoom
Oct 9 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Graduate Curriculum and Affairs Committee Meeting @ zoom
Oct 9 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Oct
19
Mon
Academic Programs Team Meeting @ https://ucf.zoom.us/j/95391236917?pwd=bnY4ck9wMU12OE1iVzZCcmV4WGUrdz09
Oct 19 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Oct
20
Tue
Fall 2020 UCF’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Video Submission Deadline @ Zoom
Oct 20 all-day

About the Fall 2020 3MT Event:

  • Participants create a three minute video using Zoom, upload it to the cloud and submit the link to our Fall 2020 3MT Submission Form
  • Submission recordings will be sent to a panel of judges for scoring and finalists will be chosen
  • Finalist presentations will be streamed at a live event
  • Event winners will be announced at the live event and scholarships of $1,000 (first place), $750 (runner up), and $250 (audience choice) will be awarded

Participants must be currently enrolled UCF doctoral students who have entered candidacy (or program equivalent) and are actively engaged in dissertation (or equivalent) research. 

Please see https://graduate.ucf.edu/3mt for additional details including presentation resources and full submission guidelines.

Physics Graduate Program Virtual Open House @ Zoom link to be sent upon registration.
Oct 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Oct
21
Wed
Distinguished Lecture Series on Catalysis @ zoom
Oct 21 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

I would like to announce that the Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformations (REACT) Cluster at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in collaboration with the Florida Chapter of the American Vacuum Society (AVS) and UCF-AVS student chapter is hosting a Distinguished Lecture Series on Catalysis. Prominent scientists from various universities, research centers, and industry conducting experimental and theoretical research in surface science and catalysis will be giving lectures every other week. The lectures are intended for an audience with a broad range of expertise, from undergraduate and graduate students to senior scientists.

Gianfranco Pacchioni, Università Milano-Bicocca, Italy, Unveiling the nature of single-atom catalysts.

This series is free to all registrants, available through Zoom. Early registration is recommended as enrollment is limited to 300 participants. To register for the webinar, please fill out this online form: https://forms.gle/uDmoQpLEJWymAZ5TA. The registered participants will receive email updates as well as Zoom links to attend the webinars.

For additional questions please contact Dr. Mihai E. Vaida at mihai.vaida@ucf.edu.

Details about the talks will be posted soon on the following web sites: https://www.avs.org/Chapters/Florida and https://www.ucf.avs.org/.

Physics Graduate Program Virtual Open House @ Zoom link to be sent upon registration.
Oct 21 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am