The Department of Physics at the University of Central Florida.

Orlando, FL
Joined May 2012
Click on this link to learn more about the UCF PhD program: nam02.safelinks.protection.o…
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For more information and to RSVP, go to the following link: foundation.ucf.edu/Science-O…
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Come to UCF Grad Fair to learn more about UCF Physics program! The event will be located in the Cape Florida and Key West Ballroom in the Student Union. It's a great opportunity to ask any questions and to connect with professors and fellow students. #education #graduateprogram
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Dr. Han Zhao Develops New Approach to Reduce Quantum Computing Errors
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How do you pick a landing site before you know how you’re going to land? The scientists behind NASA’s latest Moon missions are working on just that. xitter.cf/AASNova/status/2075623…
Putting the Landing Site Before the Lander How do you pick a landing site before you know how you’re going to land? The scientists behind NASA’s latest Moon missions are working on just that. aasnova.org/2026/07/10/putti…
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Congratulations to Daejhanae Smith on winning second place at the Three-Minute-Thesis competition! This is a terrific accomplishment and speaks to the high quality of your work.
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Congratulations to both Dr. Dave Austin and Stephanie Lough, who were chosen to be in the 2024-2025 Class of Order of Pegasus! This is a great recognition for them personally and speaks to the high quality of talent and leadership in our graduate students.
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Congratulation to our Physics Graduate student, Nathan Valadez who won the best poster award at the MRS meeting, Boston.
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Dr. Sarah Dhalla, one of our adjunct teaching faculty, will be honored as an “Academic Success Partner” at UCF Space Football Game on Saturday! Yayy!!!
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Dr. Archana Dubey, senior lecturer in physics, is featured next month by the American Association of Physics Teachers: aapt.org/Membership/spotligh…
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Kerri Donaldson Hanna recently received a NASA grant, working with partners at the USGS, "Exploring the origin and eruption of silicic lunar volcanic deposits through the Wildcat Hills, Utah: A terrestrial analog study".
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Dr. Zhongzhou Chen, Tong Wan, and colleagues at UCF (Physics, Chemistry, Math and CCIE) and Valencia recently were awarded an NSF award for improving STEM education using AI!
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Dr. Nicholas Douguet and colleagues just had a paper accepted to PRL: journals.aps.org/prl/accepte… This work “investigated the photoionization dynamics of atoms subjected to intense, ultrashort laser pulses through the use of quantum trajectories”.
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Congratulation Autumn Shackelford for being one of the winners of the AGU23 Outstanding Student Presentation Awards. Presentation: Morphological and Spectral Characterization of Lunar Regolith Breakdown Due to Water Ice.
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Physics Department Spring 2024 Prospective Student Visit Open House. Photos of Research Poster Presentation.
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