Editing University of Central Florida (section)

==Research==
{{further|University of Central Florida research centers}}

The University of Central Florida fosters research among its thirteen academic colleges and schools, partnerships with corporations such as [[Lockheed Martin]], [[Disney]], [[Boeing]], [[L3Harris]], [[Siemens]], [[SpaceX]], and [[Universal Destinations & Experiences|Universal]].<ref>{{cite web | title = UCF / Lockheed Martin Work Experience Program | publisher = University of Central Florida Career Services | url = http://www.career.ucf.edu/Students/Undergraduate_Students/Gain_Relevant_Work_Experience/Lockheed_Martin_Work_Experience_Program_48_187.aspx | access-date = July 28, 2009 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090616011137/http://www.career.ucf.edu/Students/Undergraduate_Students/Gain_Relevant_Work_Experience/Lockheed_Martin_Work_Experience_Program_48_187.aspx | archive-date = June 16, 2009 | df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Boeing Announces Educational Partnership with U.S. Air Force, UCF and FIT |publisher=Boeing |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/1996/news.release.960305.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010430044450/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/1996/news.release.960305.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 30, 2001 |access-date=July 28, 2009 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = UCF, Siemens expanding energy, turbine research | publisher = Orlando Business Journal | url = http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/10/20/story12.html | date = October 17, 2008 | access-date = July 28, 2009 | archive-date = June 27, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150627054004/http://orlando.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2008/10/20/story12.html | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= https://floridapolitics.com/archives/518863-ucf-announces-results-of-disney-aspire-program-nearly-1000-participants-earning-degrees/|title=UCF announces results of Disney Aspire program — nearly 1,000 participants earning degrees |date=April 23, 2022|website=Floridapolitics.com|access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-unveils-l3harris-engineering-center-noting-longstanding-partnership/?amp|title=UCF Unveils L3Harris Engineering Center, Noting Longstanding Partnership|date=February 8, 2021|website=ucf.edu.com|access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref> UCF also houses a satellite campus in Cocoa, FL, near [[Kennedy Space Center]]. UCF is also a member of the [[Florida High Tech Corridor Council]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About Florida High Tech Corridor |publisher=Florida High Tech Corridor |url=http://www.floridahightech.com/about.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907001656/http://www.floridahightech.com/about.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2010 |access-date=June 13, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The university has made noted research contributions to aerospace, optics, modeling and simulation, digital media, engineering and computer science, business administration, education, and hospitality management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ucf.edu/news/ucf-named-no-1-aerospace-defense-workforce-supplier-for-6th-year-in-a-row/?amp|title= UCF Named No. 1 Aerospace, Defense Workforce Supplier for 6th Year in a Row |date= 2020|website=ucf.edu.com|access-date=March 9, 2023}}</ref>

UCF is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "[[List of research universities in the United States|R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity]]".<ref name="Carnegie">{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=132903 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=July 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722032617/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=132903 |url-status=live }}</ref> According to the [[National Science Foundation]], UCF spent $215.3 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 107th in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Table 20. Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2018 R&D expenditures: FYs 2009–18 |url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab020.html |website=ncsesdata.nsf.gov |publisher=[[National Science Foundation]] |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611114022/https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab020.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, UCF directly influenced 26,000 jobs and $1.96 billion in economic activity.<ref name="impact"/> When UCF's economic impact is combined with that of the Central Florida Research Park, the university and park influenced 46,000 jobs and $3.84 billion in economic activity in 2009.<ref name="impact">{{cite web |url=https://today.ucf.edu/blog/2009/04/06/ucfs-economic-impact/ |title=UCF's Economic Impact |access-date=July 28, 2009 |publisher=University of Central Florida |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513035151/https://today.ucf.edu/blog/2009/04/06/ucfs-economic-impact/ <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=May 13, 2009}}</ref> The new [[University of Central Florida College of Medicine|College of Medicine]], which opened in August 2009, will create an estimated 30,000 local jobs and have an economic impact of $7.6 billion in its first few years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://today.ucf.edu/blog/2009/04/06/ucfs-economic-impact/ |title=UCF's Economic Impact |work= UCF Today |access-date=June 2, 2009 |publisher=University of Central Florida |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513035151/https://today.ucf.edu/blog/2009/04/06/ucfs-economic-impact/ <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=May 13, 2009}}</ref>{{update inline|date=July 2020}}

Metropolitan Orlando sustains the world's largest recognized cluster of modeling, simulation and training companies.<ref name="seventhpark"/> Located directly south of the main campus is the [[Central Florida Research Park]], which is one of the largest research parks in the nation, providing more than 10,000 jobs.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Research Park is the 7th largest research park in the nation, with 2,700 [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], [[NASA]] personnel, and direct support contractors.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Collectively, those defense organizations manage $5.2 billion in contracts every year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=00240041037381429012136c33d790049c1 |title=New UCF Partnership Building Will Save, Add Jobs |access-date=July 12, 2009 |publisher=University of Central Florida |archive-date=July 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711183811/http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=00240041037381429012136c33d790049c1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of the employees in Research Park work with UCF researchers and students on projects in the sciences, engineering, photonics and optics, modeling and simulation, and health-related fields.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

The university also conducts research through numerous [[University of Central Florida research centers|institutions and centers]], including the [[Center for Research and Education in Optics and Lasers]], [[Florida Solar Energy Center]], [[Institute for Simulation and Training]] and [[Institute for Economic Competitiveness]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

===Space Institute===
UCF founded and governs the [[Florida Space Institute]] along with government partnerships such as NASA.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} As a result of their contributions, 17 UCF researchers had asteroids named after them.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} UCF researchers found and named a planet in 2012 after the discovery of UCF-1.01.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} The [[Arecibo Observatory|U.S. National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center]] is also managed by UCF.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Space|url=https://www.ucf.edu/space/|access-date=July 5, 2023 |website=ucf.edu|language=en-US}}</ref> A 2015 ''[[Aviation Week & Space Technology]]'' workforce study named UCF the No. 1 supplier of engineers to aerospace and defense industries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Space|url=https://www.ucf.edu/pegasus/one-small-step-man-one-giant-leap-ucf/|access-date=July 5, 2023 |website=ucf.edu|language=en-US}}</ref>{{Outdated statistic}}