Faculty

The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science welcomed four new faculty members for the spring 2026 semester. These four join the previous 39 faculty members who joined the college in August 2025. The new faculty bring a wide range of expertise that ranges from energy system optimization and supply chain management to digital twins […]

A global institution with a long history of promoting developments in aerospace and aviation has honored an internationally acclaimed faculty member for his impactful research in propulsion, laser diagnostics, power generation, transportation and space air quality monitoring. The Royal Aeronautical Society has recognized UCF Aerospace Engineering Professor Subith Vasu as a fellow. Founded in 1866, […]

As the technology industry grows each year, so does the need for experts who create innovations that fuel this sector and educate the workforce that powers it. With this demand in mind, UCF’s College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) has broken a hiring record with a total of 39 new faculty members joining the […]

A professor renowned for pioneering research in high-hypersonic flight is UCF’s newest trustee chair, a prestigious honor for faculty who demonstrate national and global excellence in teaching, research and service. Kareem Ahmed, a world expert in hypersonic and space propulsion, is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and a faculty member […]

Associate Lecturer Shadi Abdel-Gawad has returned to UCF, where he first began his career in academia, to help educate the next generation of engineering professionals. As a new faculty member at the UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, he is bringing his perspective as a professional engineer — and as a former Knight — […]