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The biannual research newsletter of Florida Institute of Technology. This publication celebrates the discoveries and innovations of the university’s faculty and students.

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In just the past two years our university has seen a major resurgence in the number of proposals for funded research. The current value of Research Sponsored Projects is $35 million. The number of principal investigators has also doubled in the last three years to 90 faculty members—and four of them have received prestigious NSF Career Awards.

News Stories

Pioneer in Ecosystem Services Valuation to Speak at Florida Tech

11/24/2008

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Robert Costanza, Ph.D., of the Gund Institute of Ecological Economics at the University of Vermont, will speak at Florida Institute of Technology on December 5 at 2 p.m. The public is invited to this free event, which will be held in the F. Full Article

Sebastian Inlet District Grant Funds Florida Tech Study

11/21/2008

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Tech associate professor of ocean engineering, Lee Harris, P.E., has received a $120,000 continuation grant from the Sebastian Inlet District (SID) to collect and analyze oceanographic and meteorological data at the inlet. Full Article

Florida Tech Professor Fredric Ham Named IEEE Fellow

11/17/2008

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Fred Ham, Ph.D., Florida Tech Harris Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been elevated to Fellow in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).  He was chosen for “leadership in neural network education, research and applications. Full Article

LASER Day 2008 Lets Teens Explore College and Careers

10/20/2008

MELBOURNE, FLA.—A variety of fun and educational topics—many with fascinating titles—are in the offing at Florida Tech’s LASER Day 2008 on Wednesday, Nov. 19. LASER (Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering Resource) Day will be held on campus from 2:15 to 8:15 p. Full Article

Florida Tech to Host IBM-Sponsored Battle of the Brains

10/14/2008

MELBOURNE, FLA.—Florida Tech is one of three Southeast regional universities to host the IBM-sponsored Battle of the Brains on Oct. 25. With the University of South Alabama and Armstrong Atlantic University also hosting, 63 teams from 29 universities will compete via the Internet in a round of complex problem-solving. Full Article