Thank You Dr. MuccioloThank you Dr. Eduardo Mucciolo for your service as chair of the Department of Physics over the past five years. Dr. Mucciolo's leadership raised the department's profile at UCF through faculty and award recognition; increased external funding; and doubled undergraduate program enrollment and degrees conferred. Dr. Mucciolo also fostered several diversity and inclusivity initiatives, including bringing the APS Committee on the Status of Women in Physics to campus and implementing their recommendations, and co-organizing two national meetings on campus to foster a stronger participation of underrepresented student populations in physics and other STEM areas.
Stepping into the role of chair on May 28 is Dr. Joshua Colwell. He joined UCF in 2006 as an assistant professor, and rose through the ranks to be named associate chair of the Department of Physics and Pegasus Professor in 2019. Dr. Colwell’s research focuses on the origin and evolution of the solar system and in particular small bodies such as planetary rings, asteroids, comets, dust and small moons. He is a co-investigator on the Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) on the Cassini spacecraft. Dr. Colwell is also the director of the Center for Microgravity Research in the Department of Physics.
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Colwell to his new role, and thanking Dr. Mucciolo for his dedication. We wish Dr. Mucciolo success in his future endeavors.
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Every year, UCF Human Resources organizes a ceremony for faculty and staff to gather and recognize USPS and A&P employees who make the university such a great place to work. At the Knight Star Awards, honorees include employees celebrating years of service milestones, retirees and recipients of the USPS Employee of the Year Award and Gabor A&P Excellence Award.
Yesterday we recognized our dedicated employees (listed below) at the virtual 2021 Knight Star Awards. Please join us in congratulating everyone.
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- Margaret (Maggie) LeClair, Office of the Dean
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- Alana Shepherd, Land and Natural Resources
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- Danton George, Land and Natural Resources
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- Patricia O'Leary, Mathematics
- Elizabeth Rivera, Physics
- Kelly Shilton, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
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- Chi Hung Chan, Physics
- Maria Williams, Office of the Dean
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- Rafael Abreu, Land and Natural Resources
- Timothy Haduch, Land and Natural Resources
- Victoria Halligan, Land and Natural Resources
- Omesh Persaud, Office of the Dean
- Norma Robles, Mathematics
- Judith Stout, Forensic Science
- George Taylor, Land and Natural Resources
- Tonya Walker, Office of the Dean
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- Danielle Draper, Psychology
- Jennifer Elliott, Land and Natural Resources
- Lisa Haas, Anthropology
- Donna Phillips, Psychology
- Nicholas Schenk, School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs
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- Miriam Beckles, Chemistry
- Shannon Cajigas, Sociology
- Hollesha Foster, Office of the Dean
- Judy Froehlich, Office of the Dean
- Renee Johnston, iSTEM
- Lauren Morris, Land and Natural Resources
- Susan Morris, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
- Sean Richardson, Land and Natural Resources
- Esperanza Soto Arcino, Physics
- Wanda Tummons, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
- Dylan Yonts, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
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- Cruz Mercedes, Land and Natural Resources
- Susan Morris, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
- Patricia O'Leary, Mathematics
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| USPS Employee of the Month Winners
July 2019 - December 2020
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- July 2019: Miriam Beckles, Chemistry
- June 2020: Shannon Cajigas, Sociology
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Gabor A&P Excellence Award Nominees
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- Jennifer Branson, Statistics and Data Science
- Debbie Doyle, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
- Anna Forsman, Biology
- Kelsie Johnson, Land and Natural Resources
- Rebecca Morales Magsino, Nicholson School of Communication and Media
- Donna Phillips, Psychology
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Legendary Sargasso Sea May be Sea Turtles’ Destination During Mysterious ‘Lost Years’
A new study is helping solve the mystery of where sea turtles go during their “lost years” and will inform conservation efforts to protect the threatened animals.
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UCF Scientist to Complete 100+ Hours of Research on James Webb Space Telescope
When the James Webb Space Telescope launches later this year, Physics researcher Noemi Pinilla Alonso will be among a select group of scientists worldwide who will have more than 100 hours of observation time awarded to conduct her work.
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Statistics Students, OUC Team Up To Tackle Power Problems
UCF students recently converted a drawback to an advantage when they tackled an overabundance of data generated by “smart” meters used by Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC).
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Seven UCF Graduates Say Limbitless Solutions Changed Their Lives
Graduates from engineering, sciences and the arts say the hands-on team approach at the company enriched their academic and personal lives preparing them for the work force.
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UCF RESTORES Honored by Florida Blue Foundation For Partnership With First Responders
Ongoing work to offer free, research-backed education and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma-related concerns – especially among the first responder community – recently earned UCF RESTORES recognition from the Florida Blue Foundation.
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