Faculty

Every once in a while, a confluence of discoveries, events and initiatives results in a breakthrough so significant that it propels the entire world to a higher level, redefining what is possible in so many different fields. This breakthrough is taking centerstage now, as the new era of space exploration — catalyzed by increasing launch […]

Seetha Raghavan’s long and successful career as an aerospace engineer can be directly traced back to an ice cream shop at the Singapore International Airport. “My dad used to take me to get ice cream there because it was the best ice cream in the city,” Raghavan says. “We would watch the planes take off […]

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has named Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Dazhong Wu one of the 20 Most Influential Academics. He is the only professor from UCF and the only academic from the state of Florida to be included on the list, which was published in the latest issue of SME’s magazine Smart Manufacturing. […]

As we usher out a new class of graduates ready to take on the world, graduation brings back my own memories from decades ago – the pure elation of achieving the only goal I had meticulously laid out for myself since I was 7: to become an engineer. Yes, the journey had an unanticipated rocky […]

This year’s Reach for the Stars honorees really live up to the award name. They are tackling some huge problems and are conducting research that betters society and improves the possibilities of the human race. MAE Assistant Professor Helen Huang is among this year’s awardees, which include physics professor Adrienne Dove and civil engineering professor […]