{"id":107087,"date":"2020-07-23T09:30:41","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T13:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=107087"},"modified":"2020-09-30T10:18:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T14:18:17","slug":"ucf-1st-in-florida-3rd-nationally-for-coveted-national-science-foundation-career-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-1st-in-florida-3rd-nationally-for-coveted-national-science-foundation-career-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"麻豆原创 1st in Florida, 6th Nationally for Coveted National Science Foundation CAREER Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

麻豆原创 leads the state and ranks sixth in the nation for the number of National Science Foundation CAREER Award recipients in 2019.<\/p>\n

As of July 22, 麻豆原创 confirmed 12 awards. In Florida, a total of 41 awards have been given so far, including seven to University of Florida and five at Florida Atlantic University. Nationally, 麻豆原创 ranked sixth while the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked first with 21 awards.<\/p>\n

The College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a> represent seven of the 12 awards, which ranks it alongside UF.<\/p>\n

The CAREER awards are among the most prestigious in the nation and include funding. Recognizing early-career professionals with promising research, the awards are part of the NSF\u2019s Early Career Development Program and are given to recipients who have the potential to serve as academic role models and lead their respective fields. The awards are distributed over several months, with this month marks the last 麻豆原创 award for the cycle.<\/p>\n

“We have talented faculty with a pioneering spirit and a drive to make an impact on the world.\u201d
\n\u2014 Elizabeth Klonoff, vice president for Research and dean of College of Graduate Studies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThe awards recognize what we\u2019ve long known. We have talented faculty with a pioneering spirit and a drive to make an impact on the world,\u201d says Elizabeth Klonoff, vice president for Research and dean of the College of Graduate Studies<\/a>. \u201cThis year\u2019s success also demonstrates the power of investing in people. I want to thank our Associate Vice President for Research and Scholarship Debra Reinhart and Faculty Fellow Saiful Khondaker for their work. They created a robust program that supported our faculty applying for these awards. The results speak for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the past several years, 麻豆原创 has seen the number of its CAREER awards increase, garnering more than 34 awards in the past 10 years. The process is highly competitive with thousands of scientists and engineers nationwide vying for the award.<\/p>\n

This year the awards to 麻豆原创 translate into more than $4 million for faculty to continue researching topics that range from energy to cybersecurity. This year\u2019s recipients are:<\/p>\n

From the College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/a>:<\/p>\n