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Research Highlights from UCF Colleges, Centers, Institutes and Clusters

Across its diverse colleges, centers, institutes and clusters, UCF showcases a spectrum of research highlights, contributing to groundbreaking discoveries and innovations. UCF’s colleges cover a broad range of fields, from engineering and medicine to arts, sciences, and optics, each driving forward in their respective domains.

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The centers at UCF serve as hubs of expertise and collaboration, fostering research in areas like technology, education, and healthcare. These centers often spearhead interdisciplinary studies, generating novel solutions to real-world challenges.

UCF’s research clusters bring together experts from various disciplines to tackle complex issues such as coastal sustainability, renewable energy, and healthcare advancements. This collaborative approach amplifies the impact of research endeavors, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and innovation.

Overall, UCF’s ecosystem of research excellence, spanning its colleges, centers, institutes and clusters, underscores its commitment to advancing knowledge, driving innovation, and making a tangible difference in diverse spheres of society.

Faculty Clusters

UCF’s research clusters bring together experts from various disciplines to tackle complex issues such as coastal sustainability, renewable energy, and healthcare advancements. This collaborative approach amplifies the impact of research endeavors, pushing the boundaries of knowledge and innovation.

Biionix

BIIONIX.

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Bioabsorbable Implants for Better Bone Healing

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Cyber Security

CYBER SECURITY AND PRIVACY

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Securing the Future Improving Cloud Computing

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DAT

DISABILITY, AGING AND TECHNOLOGY.

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New UCF Project Launched to Engage a Diverse, New Generation of Researchers to Aid Aging Populations

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Geonomics

GENOMICS AND BIOINFORMATICS

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Threatened Species: Assessing a Deadly Disease

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Learning sciences

LEARNING SCIENCES.

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Digital Tools: Creating Adaptive and Engaging Learning Technology

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REACT

RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION

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Safer Technology: An Electric Vehicle Battery That Won’t Catch Fire

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RISES

RESILIENT INTELLIGENT AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS.

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UCF researchers receive award from Renewables Advancing Community Energy Resilience (RACER) Funding Program

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UCF Coastal

Sustainable Coastal Systems Cluster

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Mitigating Damage: Oyster Reefs to Protect Florida’s Coastlines

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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CLUSTER.

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Enhancing Safety: Team Develops and Implements Screening Tool

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Centers and Institutes

Read stories that highlight what our Research Centers and Institutes have accomplished this past year.

UCF hosts dynamic centers and institutes spanning diverse fields, fostering innovation in nanoscience, computer vision, energy, and more, advancing research, education, and societal impact.

Centers and institutes

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Center for Research
in Computer Vision

Developing New Computer Vision Systems to Identify People by Movement

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Florida Space Institute

UCF Researchers Use Webb Telescope to Monitor Double-ringed Asteroid More Than 2 Billion Miles Away

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Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC)®

Startup M2X Energy Partners with UCF’s FSEC, Aims to Convert Greenhouse Gases into Low-carbon Methanol

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NanoScience Technology Center

UCF Researcher Creates World’s First Energy-saving Paint – Inspired by Butterflies

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