Florida Tech Research

Florida Tech Research is an annual publication motivated by @FloridaTech's pursuit of understanding and desire to improve the human condition. It highlights discoveries across disciplines, from space sciences to psychology. Read the inaugural issue today. fit.edu/research-magaz…

You've probably recently seen the viral images of a tiny Japanese macaque named Punch, and his stuffed toy. While the world is in awe of his hardship, Catherine Talbot, assistant professor of psychology, explains that his story is more nuanced. bit.ly/3N3uy5v

Nearly two decades of cybersecurity excellence and counting! The NSA has renewed our designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R)—one of just 99 universities nationwide to earn this honor. news.fit.edu/science/nsa-re…

Robert Cheatham '24, a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering, appeared on the latest episode of @AcademicMinute. He discussed his research on space agriculture and why he believes modifying the planet's regolith could be the key to Martian crop growth. academicminute.org/robert-cheatha…

The Florida Tech Research Institute is proceeding strongly in its first year, securing externally funded research, forging partnerships with government and industry, and expanding opportunities for faculty to engage in critical defense-related research. news.fit.edu/academics-rese…

As humanity sets its sights on Mars, scientists are hungry to answer an essential question: How will our interplanetary travelers eat? @FloridaTech student and faculty experts suggest that learning to cultivate crops in Martian regolith might be the key. news.fit.edu/archive/an-eat…

The TRAPPIST-1 planetary system has captivated scientists with its potential for water and life. Research from @FloridaTech astrophysicist Howard Chen proposes a theory for why telescopes have yet to detect either: maybe there was no water to begin with. news.fit.edu/academics-rese…

Thanks to a new partnership with Climavision, our COA students and researchers will gain access to advanced radar data and AI-driven weather tools to better study hurricanes and extreme weather. news.fit.edu/science/new-pa…

Florida Tech associate professor Andrew Palmer is joining a new, NASA-funded space agriculture initiative based at @WSSURAMS. Through this collaboration, his research team will help test bioleaching as a method for harvesting nutrients found in regolith. news.fit.edu/science/palmer…

Congratulations to Ph.D. student Lauren Hoffman on receiving the NASA FINESST research grant! Awarded to only 5% of applicants each year, this grant will support her research on the Milky Way’s luminous stars, refining how we measure cosmic distances. news.fit.edu/science/grad-s…

Florida Tech faculty Marcus Hohlmann and Souvik Das, along with Ph.D. candidate Erik Yanes, earned the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their work in a large-scale global effort: exploring extremes at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. news.fit.edu/science/florid…

How might a hormone that influences social behavior help people with autism? @FloridaTech assistant professor of psychology Catherine Talbot discussed her recent research pointing to potential biomarkers of sociality on The Academic Minute. Take a listen: academicminute.org/catherine-talb…

Florida Tech’s annual Marine Field Projects course, run by the Department of Ocean Engineering and Marine Sciences, is officially underway. Rising seniors are learning how to live aboard a research vessel while conducting research on their own projects.

Few technological revolutions have taken hold as quickly as AI. Experts from @FloridaTech's Bisk College of Business see it as an incredible tool that can speed progress in countless ways. Aware of its dangers, they'd like to use its strengths for good. news.fit.edu/business/how-w…

College of Business associate professor Angel Otero explores the benefits and risks of using tools like ChatGPT in auditing, highlighting both efficiency gains and key risks in a recent journal article. Learn more, below. news.fit.edu/business/cobs-…

Congratulations on your achievement, Dr. Lingam! @FloridaTech assistant professor and astrobiologist Manasvi Lingam was recognized with a 2024 Rosalind Franklin Society Award in Science for his paper exploring the likelihoods of life originating on Earth. news.fit.edu/academics-rese…

Florida Tech's Anna Muenchrath has been named a 2025 American Council of Learned Societies Fellow. The fellowship will fund her research into how algorithmic influence on human-made data drives literature translation and culture in the United States. news.fit.edu/academics-rese…

It's crunch time! Students are working around the clock preparing for the Northrop Grumman Engineering & Science Student Design Showcase. Want to see the projects yourself?The public is invited to stop by the Clemente Center on Saturday, April 26, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

A research group led by @FloridaTech's Siddhartha Bhattacharyya and Meredith Carroll was selected to help NASA improve aviation. They will study the vital role of trust in autonomy through NASA's prestigious University Leadership Initiative (ULI) program. news.fit.edu/academics-rese…

Three @FloridaTech faculty members are studying the consequences of hyping AI in the media. With a grant from the Arthur W. Page Center for Integrity in Public Communication, they'll assess how anthropomorphic language could create an ethics problem. news.fit.edu/academics-rese…