Faculty

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 […]

A new professor has been named and another reappointed to prestigious UCF trustee chair professorships honoring faculty scholars of national and international acclaim in teaching, research and service. New appointee Subith Vasu and reappointee Alain Kassab are professors in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS). They are among an elite list of UCF faculty members to receive […]