Faculty

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 — […]

The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science has witnessed unprecedented faculty growth over the past few years and the spring 2025 semester is no exception. Eleven additional faculty members, including one with a joint appointment, will join the college this semester, after 17 new hires in fall 2024. Four of these new hires join […]

After a decade of service, Professor Yoav Peles has announced that he is stepping down as chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida. During his 10 years of leadership, the department has been fundamentally transformed, and the breadth and depth of the department’s research and educational endeavors […]

Three UCF faculty members, including aerospace engineering Associate Professor Ranajay Ghosh, have been recognized by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL) for the impact they’ve had on their fields of study. Associate professors Ranajay Ghosh and Chen Chen of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor Lindsay Taliaferro of […]

The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science is making an impact in areas such as hypersonic technology, nanomedicine and biomedical engineering, and robotics and autonomous systems – and has hired a new group of faculty who will enhance its reputation in these fields. Seventeen new faculty members will join four of the six departments […]