Alumni

Recently, Orlando Business Journal celebrated its 2024 40 Under 40 honorees, which include 13 Knights. Two of those alums are from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Learn more about them and how they make an impact in their industries and across The City Beautiful. Stefanie Catania ’08 CEO, Catania Product Development Degree: Bachelor’s in […]

In this age of technology, companies use data centers to house the IT infrastructure that keeps their users connected to their applications. But what those users may not realize is that it takes a large amount of energy to power these data centers, which account for 2% of total energy used in the U.S. – […]

When Dianna Choque stepped on to the UCF campus for the first time, she knew this was the university she wanted to attend. The regional competitions of her high school For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) robotics team brought her to the main campus annually – and eventually led her to the […]

Jonathan Gitzendanner developed his passion for aviation at an early age. In second grade, his Cub Scout pack had the chance to sleep aboard the USS Yorktown, a naval aircraft carrier in South Carolina. Just two years later, he discovered the field of aerospace engineering – a field he’s about to start a career in. […]

There’s a Knight on duty at the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant in Georgia. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected UCF mechanical engineering alumnus Phil Niebaum ’00 as the senior inspector resident of the plant after fulfilling various positions within the organization. “I am confident that Phil’s experience will make him a valuable asset to […]