The public is invited to attend. Information about parking on campus can be obtained by contacting Lindsay Newell at lnewell@mail.ucf.edu or 407-823-1927. For event locations visit the Campus Map.
Monday,
March 31 |
- Welcome to Research Week and Comments by State Senator Lee Constantine
Lee Constantine, State Senator
9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m., Student Union, Key West A,B,C
- Taking Charge of Our Energy Future: We Can Do So Much Better!!!! Efficiency, Efficiency, Efficiency With Renewable Energy Generation
An overview of research at UCF's Florida Solar Energy Center, where some of the world's top scientists are making new discoveries in solar technology, hydrogen and fuel cell development. They are also experts in energy-saving building.
Jim Fenton, PhD, Director, Florida Solar Energy Center
9:05 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Student Union, Key West A,B,C
- Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells For Future Automobiles
FSEC Graduate Student, 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
- UCF Sustainability Alliance: An Overview of Sustainability Projects on Campus
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Student Union, Key West A, B, C
- Sustainability at UCF
Martin Quigley, PhD, Director, Landscape and Natural Resources
- Sustainability Alliance
Liasons
- Energy Conservation
Stacey Radnor, Marketing Specialist, Sustainability and Energy Management
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Sustainable Landscaping
Martin Quigley, PhD, Director, Landscape and Natural Resources
- The Environmental Initiative
Alaina Bernard, Assistant Director, Environmental Initiative
- Recycling
Montel Watson, Director, Physical Plant
- Green Buildings
David Norvell, PE, Director Sustainability and Energy Management
- Carbon Neutral Tree Planting
UCF Research Week 2008 is supporting the planting of five trees in the Ferrell Commons area of campus to offset any Co2 emissions participants in the week's events may have expended to get to campus.
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Ferrell Commons
- The Changing Everglades: An Interdisciplinary Simulation
Charles Hughes, PhD, Computer Science; Eileen Smith, IST; Linda Walters, PhD, Biology; Mark Johnson, PhD, Statistics; Karla
Kitalong, PhD, English; Mike Moshell, PhD, Digital Media;
Elisabet Rustrom, PhD, Economics; and Steve Fiore, PhD, Cognitive Sciences
Panel Presentation
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Ferrell Commons, Live Oak Room
- Student Recognition Reception: Recognizing Students that Presented at National and International Conferences in 2007
Terry Hickey, Provost, and M.J. Soileau, Vice President for Research
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Live Oak Room
- The Road to the White House: Tough Choices
Spring Symposium by the Lou Frey Institute at UCF sponsored by the Department of Political Science
SuChin Pak, MTV news reporter
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Tuesday,
April 1 |
- Miniature Centrifugal Compressor for Efficient, Distributed Power Generation
Louis Chow, Ph. D., Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Student Union, Egmont Key
- Evapotranspiration - A Critical Component of Florida's Water Budget
David Sumner, Florida Integrated Science Center, Research Park
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.,
Student Union, Garden Key
- Multicomponent Interdiffusion and Energy Production Systems
Yongho Sohn, PhD, Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.,
Student Union, Egmont Key
- So, What's the Deal with Grad School? How to be Admitted and Succeed in Graduate School
Graduate Students and Graduate Program Directors
Panel Discussion and Brunch Provided
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.,
Student Union, Room 220
- Pressure Inducing Massager: From Prototype to Patent
Sami Spahi, Ahmed El-Nashar, Yasser Hosni, CECS Rapid Prototyping Lab
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.,
Student Union, Key West 218C
- Conserving Cultural Resources: Anthroplogy at UCF
Open House, exhibits of artifacts and selected examples of faculty research.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Department of Anthropology, Howard Phillips Hall, Room 409
- Symposium of Biology Student Research in Conservation Biology
Student Presenters:
- Elizabeth Broughton (1:45 p.m.); K.M. Borrowma (2:05 p.m.); Martha Balfour (2:18 p.m.); Maianne Korosky (2:30 p.m.); Melinda Donnelly (2:50 p.m.)
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Student Union, Garden Key A & B
- Materials Characterization Facility Open House: The Latest in Research Equipment and Methodology
http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~ampac/userfac.html
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.,
Materials Characterization Facility (MCF), University Research Park, Research Parkway, Orlando Tech Center, Bldg 300
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Wednesday,
April 2 |
- Posters of Biology Student Research
Graduate and Undergraduate Students
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Student Union, Second Floor Atrium
- Conservation Issues Affecting Central Florida and Planning
for the Future
9:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Student Union, 221 AB
- Welcome by Ross Hinkle, PhD, Chair, UCF Biology Department and Comments by Orange County Commissioner William Segal
Ross Hinkle, William Segal
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
- Conservation Vs. Development in Florida
Reed F. Noss, PhD, Davis-Shine professor of Biology
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
- Managing Growth to Protect Natural Systems
Linda W. Chapin, Director, UCF Metropolitan Center for Regional Studies
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
- Demonstrating The Value of Scientific Research and Conservation: An Important 'Targeted Economic Sector' for Florida
Duane E. De Freese, PhD, Hubbs Sea World Vice President of Research
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
- Panel Discussion and Question Session Concerning Above Three Presentations
Reed Noss, Linda Chapin, and Duane E. De Freese
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
- Social and Environmental Responsibility and the Consumers' Willingness to Pay
HG Parsa, PhD and Leonard Jackson, PhD, Rosen College of Hospitality Management
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m., Student Union, Cape Florida 316 B
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Day
(Includes poster sessions, panel discussion, demonstration
and luncheon by invitation)
Kevin Yee, PhD and Eric Main, Faculty Center for Teaching and
Learning
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Student Union, Cape Florida 316 CD
- Effect of Price Discount Levels and Presentation Formats on Consumers' Willingness to Pay in Service Industries
HG Parsa, PhD, Sandra Naipaul, PhD, and Khaldoon Nusair, PhD, Rosen College of Hospitality Management
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Student Union, Cape Florida 316 B
- Global Climate Change: Why Does Economics Matter?
Ujjayant Chakravorty, PhD, Shelby Gerking, PhD, Glenn Harrison, PhD, J. Walter Milon, PhD and Chair, UCF Department of Economics
Panel Discussion
11:30 a.m. - TBA, Student Union, Cape Florida 316A
- SoTL: Game Based Learning For the Humanities
Rudy McDaniel, PhD; Natalie Underberg, PhD; and Lynn Hepner,
UCF Digital Media
1:00 p.m.- 2:00 p.m., Student Union, Cape Florida 316 CD
- Green Roof Design and Water Quality
Matthew Kelly, Graduate Student, UCF Water Research Center and Stormwater Management Academy
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m., Harris Engineering Bldg (HEC) 101
- Water Resource Issues in Central Florida
Jim Taylor, PhD, College of Engineering and Computer Science
3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Harris Engineering Bldg (HEC) 101
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Thursday,
April 3 |
- Graduate Research Forum
Graduate students present their research and creative projects in poster forum.
9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
- Career Pathways in Research: Life's Many Directions
UCF researchers to discuss their careers and options for future researchers.
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Friday,
April 4 |
- Literacy for Now and Beyond: Celebration, Inspiration, Innovation
College of Education 10th Annual Literacy Symposium
8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., College of Education Gymnasium
- Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE) Undergraduate students showcasing their research and creative projects in poster forum.
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m., Student Union, Pegasus Ballroom
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Friday,
April 11 |
- Awards Breakfast (by invitation only)
Graduate and undergraduate students awards ceremony for the Graduate Research Forum and SURE.
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