{"id":154271,"date":"2026-07-20T09:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271//?p=154271"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T13:33:20","slug":"2-engineering-professors-1-alum-inducted-into-florida-inventors-hall-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271//2-engineering-professors-1-alum-inducted-into-florida-inventors-hall-of-fame/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271//","title":{"rendered":"2 Engineering Professors, 1 Alum Inducted Into Florida Inventors Hall of Fame"},"content":{"rendered":"
UCF researchers are known worldwide for their innovative studies, groundbreaking discoveries and contributions to patented technologies that have impacted society and influenced other leaders in the field./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/n
Two College of Engineering and Computer Science professors and a three-time UCF alum-turned-courtesy faculty appointee are now being recognized for their achievements that have advanced the quality of life for the state of Florida and the nation./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/n Professors Reza Abdolvand and Ni-bin Chang and Lockheed Martin Fellow Clara Rivero Baleine /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/u201901 /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/u201903MS /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/u201905PhD have been named 2026 inductees of the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame (FIHF). This initiative celebrates pioneering inventors and empowers future problem-solvers and changemakers./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/n This initiative celebrates pioneering inventors and empowers future problem-solvers and changemakers./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/n This year, 10 inventors from Florida will be inducted during a formal ceremony in Tampa on Nov. 6. Since FIHF was founded in 2013, five faculty inventors from UCF have been recognized with the distinction./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/n /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/u201cInduction into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame represents the ultimate validation of a lifelong commitment to translating academic research into industry practice,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/u201d Chang says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/u201cBeing inducted into the Hall of Fame, which includes over 90 inventors in different fields is also a testament to the thriving Florida innovation ecosystem and the power of continuous, groundbreaking discovery./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154271/n