Alumni

You never know who you’ll meet throughout your career. As you grow your network, you could encounter someone who knows someone — who knows you. Or, you could wind up working with someone with ties to your alma mater. That’s exactly what happened to alumna Emily Judd, ‘16, who works alongside Katie McBrayer, the granddaughter […]

UCF Alumni has announced its annual 30 Under 30 Award winners, and three of them have graduated from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. These accomplished graduates were chosen for their great professional success, commitment to helping others and track record of giving back to UCF and their local community: Luke Steinberg, 14, B.S.AE Kadi […]

When we look back on 2020, we’ll remember it as the year of face masks, physical distancing and global quarantines. But when mechanical engineering alumnus Adam Jones, ‘13, reflects on 2020, he’ll remember it as the year he worked with the winning team at the Indianapolis 500. “It’s a pretty wild experience,” Jones says. “Winning […]

Limbitless Solutions Inc. announced today a new collaboration with computer software giant Adobe. Over the past six years, Limbitless has created beautifully designed and functional bionic arms for children with limb difference. The non-profit, based at the University of Central Florida, blends art and technology to create the arms. Much of the creative design work […]

Second-year mechanical and aerospace engineering Ph.D. student Leslie Allyn Simms was selected to attend the 70th annual Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting from June 27 – July 2, 2021 in Lindau, Germany. The Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting is an annual gathering of Nobel Prize winners and top young scientists from around the world. It is a […]