It’s a quiet day on the fourth floor of the Research Pavilion building in UCF’s Research Park- or so it seems. At second glance, the halls are abuzz with professors and students dressed alike in lab coats speaking a language unknown to most commoners: the language of science.
In Room 422, Qun Huo, the nanotechnology program coordinator, sits at her desk in front of a large window displaying a nearly setting sun. Her desk is organized and the large bookshelf in front of her consists of many bulky books with “chemistry” in the title. After a long day of reviewing the program and teaching courses, Huo finishes her day around 6 p.m.
“Nanotechnology is a very fast growing field,” says Huo. “Companies are very interested in people who
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Nanotechnology studies things on a very small scale to understand why matter behaves the way it does on a large scale. Nanotechnology is interdisciplinary and is used in engineering, biology, chemistry, and many other fields.
“All of my students, who are in the nanotechnology program, have their own independent research projects, which integrate highly interdisciplinary approaches including biophysics, biochemistry, and bioengineering techniques,” said assistant professor Hyeran Kang.
At UCF, there are two slightly different nanotechnology programs. One is the Nanotechnology Professional Science Master’s (PSM) and the other is the Master of Science in Nanotechnology program (MS). The biggest difference is that the PSM program integrates more business courses in the curriculum. These programs began in 2014 and have 30 students in the two programs.
UCF was the first college in Florida to offer a nanotechnology degree.
“Communication across the discipline is becoming more and more important, which brought a very interesting education opportunity,” Huo said “We wanted to create an environment and education place where students can get used to the interdisciplinary
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She was trained as a chemist in China, and then received her doctorate degree from the University of Miami. When she is not working on reviewing the nanotechnology program, Huo is doing her own research in nanoscience. She recently published a paper on gold nanoparticles being used in cancer detection.
“The bottom line is that we want our students to become competitive,” said Dr. Huo.
The program was designed to give undergraduate students the chance to continue their education and have a chance to get valuable research experience. Huo said that the purpose of the nanotechnology program is to teach students about cutting-edge science and to give students an opportunity to work in a lab setting.
“It encompasses everything, just on a smaller scale,” said nanotechnology student Jennifer Para.
Parra worked as a microbiologist for a local pharmaceutical company for over two years after graduating with her bachelor’s degree in molecular and microbiology from UCF in 2011. She was interested in going back to school when she received an email from Huo about the new nanotechnology program starting at UCF.
“I was intrigued by the name, I had no idea what nanotechnology was,” said
Amandi Hiyare: Before forming my research question, I had a discussion with my research project coordinator “Lisa Pope” who told me that the Flinders nanotechnology research team has been developing microbial catheters. Then on Monday I had an interview with Professor Joe Shapter who told me that your team was leading this project. So I was wondering whether you would be able to provide me with some detailed information about this innovation?
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