Faith Sauber, a ’21 biomedical sciences alumna, worked alongside many esteemed UCF professors to conduct undergraduate research. Dr. Mary Jean Amon, Dr. Gregory Welch, and instructor Nicole Verity were helpful throughout her time as an undergraduate, Sauber said.

Sauber, 19, now prepares to leave for Europe to research at the University of Geneva in Switzerland as UCF’s first EuroScholar on Feb. 14. Sauber graduated from UCF in fall 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences.

The EuroScholars program is a unique study abroad program catered to undergraduate students looking for international research experience, according to the EuroScholars website.

Dr. Gregory Welch, UCF pegasus professor and AdventHealth endowed chair in health care simulation, worked alongside Sauber through three semesters at UCF to complete her honors undergraduate thesis. Welch said his advice for students interested in research is to approach the situation with an open mind and consider new perspectives.

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University of Central Florida Technology #34418 (Intelligent Object Magnification) received a 2021 Innovation Award from TechConnect.

This technology was presented in the AI, Data, and Cyber session. Review panelists included U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Labs at Quantico (portfolio development in AI) and the U.S. Naval War College.

See more on this project at UCF Technology Transfer.

The co-inventors on the associated pending US patent application are Prof. Gerd Bruder, Zubin Choudhary, Dr. Kangsoo Kim, and Dr. Greg Welch.

Excerpts from UCF News:

“The Scroll and Quill Society celebrates faculty members who for at least a decade have made scholarly contributions of impact to advance knowledge in their fields, benefit society and distinguish UCF at national or international levels.”

“Gregory Welch, professor, nursing, College of Nursing

Gregory Welch is the AdventHealth Endowed Chair in Healthcare Simulation and a Pegasus Professor who has acquired nearly $9.6 million in active sponsored research. With a background in computer science, his research entails virtual and augmented reality, human-computer interaction, human motion tracking and human surrogates for training and practice, with a focus on applications such as healthcare and defense. Welch’s work has led to groundbreaking patient simulators for training healthcare practitioners.”

Title : Social interaction in augmented reality
Published in: PLOS ONE, May 2019
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216290
Pubmed ID: 31086381
Authors: Mark Roman Miller, Hanseul Jun, Fernanda Herrera, Jacob Yu Villa, Greg Welch, Jeremy N. Bailenson

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Professor Welch was asked about his insights on what keeps him inspired along with 5 other distinguished IEEE members. You can read more in the IEEE Transmitter article, How These Six Technologists Find Inspiration.

Congratulations Jonathan! Well deserved and keep up the great work.

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