Faculty
University of Central Florida faculty members are the foundation of the university. They energize students, academic programs, research and service through academic excellence and innovation.
Tue Jul 21
In a new article “Monolithic Chalcogenide Optical Nanocomposites Enable Infrared System Innovation: Gradient Refractive Index (GRIN) Optics” published in Advanced Optical Materials, a collaborative team, led by Professor Kathleen A. Richardson (corresponding author) and Dr. Myungkoo Kang (lead author) from the College of Optics and Photonics, reported a first-ever integrated approach to the design-processing-structure-property-performance relationship enabling cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities for…
Mon Jul 20
Professor Shin-Tson Wu’s paper “Liquid crystal display and organic light-emitting diode display: present status and future perspectives” has been selected as an outstanding paper in 2019 for Nature’s Light: Science & Applications. Recently, âLiquid crystal display (LCD) vs. organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display: who wins?’ has become a topic of heated debate. In this review, we perform a…
Mon Jul 20
UCF Pegasus Professor Charlie Hughes has been selected for the National Center for Simulation Hall of Fame. The NCS selects individuals who have made significant contributions to the world of simulation and training. Six UCF affiliated-individuals are already in the hall of fame. That’s no surprise given UCF’s role in the field. The university’s Institute for…
Fri Jul 17
The enduring legacy of non-violent conflict resolution championed by two prominent Indian thinkers is the focus of two new books by Adjunct Professor Aurobinda Mahapatra, Ph.D. The first is titled “Gandhi and the World,” and it explores the question: “Is it possible to generate Gandhian optimism in nonviolent methods to address conflicts in the contemporary…
Thu Jul 16
UCF was recently ranked No. 5 in the United States and No. 29 in the world for transportation science and technology, according to ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020. UCF also ranked among the top 40 civil engineering programs in the nation in the same global ranking, alongside Iowa State, Johns Hopkins, Michigan State…
Mon Jul 13
The College of Medicine recently bid farewell to two founding faculty members – Drs. Mujtaba Husain and Genaro Lopez – who officially retired from service on June 30. A board-certified pathologist, Dr. Husain joined UCF in 2010 where he played an instrumental role in developing the pathology curriculum for the systems-based modules. He earned his…
Thu Jul 9
As the UCF-HCA Orlando Psychiatry Residency Program enters its third year, Dr. Martin Klapheke who previously served as the program’s director has been named director of Psychotherapy Training for the program. In this new role, Dr. Klapheke will be responsible for overseeing the psychotherapy didactics, clinical training, and supervision of the residents throughout their four…
Thu Jul 9
Assistant professor of studio art Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz’s vocals can be heard on the new single “The Twitch” by local electronic musician and DJ Stereo 77 (Alejandro Ramirez). Raimundi-Ortiz features a chilling, fraught spoken-word narrative about domestic abuse, while Ramirez creates a dense mat of intricate sound that is somehow meditative and anxious at the same time. Raimundi-Ortiz…
Tue Jul 7
Professor Miguel Bandres et al has published a paper “Observation of branched flow of light” in Nature. “When waves propagate through a weak disordered potential with correlation length larger than the wavelength, they form channels (branches) of enhanced intensity that keep dividing as the waves propagate. This fundamental wave phenomenon is known as branched flow. It was first…
Mon Jul 6
Unruh and Koval will be collecting data about COVID-19 until after a vaccine is created. In late March, Lynn Unruh and Andriy Koval — two health management and informatics faculty members — and a medical student at Virginia Commonwealth University formed the Health System Response Monitor team for the United States. Reporting for the World Health Organization (WHO), the group analyzes…
Mon Jul 6
Jacqueline LaManna, director of UCF’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program and assistant professor at the College of Nursing, is among six experts inducted in the class of 2020 fellows of the Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists. The fellow designation from the association recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions to diabetes care and education through clinical…
Mon Jul 6
Associate professor David Poissant will kick off publication day for his debut novel, Lake Life, published by Simon & Schuster, with a virtual book launch on Tuesday, July 7 at 6PM. The event will include a reading, conversation with fellow assistant professor Jake Wolff, and Q&A with the author. This event is free and open to the public. Register for the…
Thu Jul 2
Nearly 200 elementary and high-school students throughout the U.S. and the Caribbean recently participated in a virtual STEM workshop, thanks to the efforts of Danielle Webster, an associate lecturer in the Department of Health Sciences. STEPS, which stands for STEM Talent Expansion through Promotion of Science, began in Jamaica in 2013 as fulfillment of a longtime dream…
Wed Jul 1
Faculty member David Head is an historian, author, and lecturer of history at UCF. A scholar of early America, Head currently researches George Washington, the Founding Fathers, and the American Revolution. Recently, he has dedicated his time to publishing articles based off of his history. Here are a few of them: 1. We Need âDad History’ to Help…
Tue Jun 30
Imagine a celestial body larger than the Statue of Liberty skyrocketing past Earth with enough energy to flatten a city. Since 2011 this has only happened once, and it occurred earlier this month. Asteroids are small bodies, often made up of rock, that exist in the solar system. Where did they come from? Scientists speculate…
Tue Jun 30
UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management was ranked this week as one of the premiere hospitality and tourism programs in the world, as rated by ShanghaiRankings’ listing of 500 of the world’s top universities. The ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 also ranked Rosen College’s program No.1 in the country. The college has seen…
Fri Jun 26
The COVID-19 pandemic presented unprecedented challenges for UCF’s faculty and staff this spring in quickly converting all courses to online instruction to enable students to continue to receive a high-value education. UCF Trustee Ken Bradley, chair of the UCF Board of Trustees Educational Programs Committee, proposed a proclamation his committee strongly endorsed to applaud faculty…
Tue Jun 23
Sheila Klausner has always viewed her profession as a physical therapist as more than a job – it’s her calling. She took her passion as an athlete and turned it into a way of helping other athletes achieve their goals by helping them recover from injuries. Recently, Klausner answered another call – from the UCF Division of…
Tue Jun 23
Charles Hughes, Pegasus Professor of computer science, has been named the new interim director of the modeling and simulation degree programs. He will begin leading the master’s and doctoral degree programs, housed in UCF’s Institute of Simulation and Training, this fall. Hughes is replacing R. Paul Wiegand, a research associate professor at the institute, who is leaving…
Tue Jun 23
The Florida Political Science Association has picked a UCF associate professor for its most prestigious honor – an award given only every three years. Aubrey Jewett, Ph.D., was honored with the Manning J. Dauer award in recognition of his “sustained exemplary record of research, teaching, mentoring and service related to Florida politics and policy and…
