UCF Office of Research

UCF, with a Carnegie designation of very high research activity, attracts more than $200 million annually in sponsored awards. The Orlando-based public institution is an emerging preeminent university. Our faculty and students conduct basic and applied research in multiple disciplines, including exciting and booming areas such as space research, aerospace engineering, cybersecurity, modeling and simulation, energy, sustainability, transportation and lasers. UCF’s Office of Research supports research endeavors, empowering our diverse and talented faculty, staff and students to solve some of today’s toughest scientific and societal challenges. The big ideas and innovative solutions discovered here strengthen and diversify our local, state and national economies.