We are pleased to announce that Dr. Debra Reinhart has joined UCF's Office of Research and Commercialization in the role of Assistant Vice President for Research and Commercialization.  A proven researcher and administrative leader, Dr. Reinhart will be a great addition to the ORC team serving UCF's faculty, students, and staff.
 
Dr. Reinhart is a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering and recently served as interim director of the NanoScience Technology Center.  She is an accomplished engineer and leader in the field of solid waste management, as well as a mentor to her many students.

She is one of three faculty members to receive UCF’s highest faculty honor – the Pegasus Professor award – in 2009.    Dr. Reinhart’s research funding has totaled more than $5 million, which has helped to support 11 doctoral students and 45 master’s students.
 
As an undergraduate at UCF, then Florida Technological University, she was the first engineering student to achieve a 4.0 GPA.  Dr. Reinhart also founded the UCF chapter of Society of Women Engineers and currently serves as the organization’s advisor.  She received her M.S. and Ph.D. at the Georgia Institute of Technology before returning to UCF in 1989.

Please welcome Debbie to the ORC team.

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