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UCF Expands Partnership with Korean University to Train Global Aerospace Workforce

July 8, 2026
Gyeongsang National University (GNU) is one of South Korea’s flagship universities, known for its innovative research. The university is comprised of 12 colleges, has several satellite campuses and has a strong partnership with the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA). Sound familiar? Administrators from both GNU and UCF noticed the similarities between the two universities and established […]

Aerospace Engineering Programs Climb in U.S. News and World Report Rankings

April 13, 2026
UCF’s engineering programs have been recognized as some of the best in the nation once again through the U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate School rankings. The university achieved a total of 10 rankings for engineering, including two in the top 50. UCF ranked No. 46 for its industrial engineering programs and No. 38 […]

MAE Faculty, Staff Honored During 2026 Founders’ Day Celebration

April 1, 2026
Founders’ Day is a celebration of the exceptional accomplishments of UCF’s faculty, staff and students. This year, nearly 50 members of the College of Engineering and Computer Science have been recognized for excellence in teaching, research, academics and service. Seven of the honorees are from the UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The university […]

Mechanical Engineering Grad Student Launches Mentoring Organization

January 27, 2026
During a meeting with an academic advisor in his freshman year at UCF, Marcus Royal ’24 realized he was already behind. Three fundamental classes for aspiring engineers — physics, chemistry and calculus — were missing from his high school transcript, putting his engineering goals at risk before he’d truly begun. Although Royal knew since high school that he […]

UCF Partners with NASA, Ocala Airport to Study Effects of Air Transportation

January 8, 2026
In the future, people won’t hail traditional taxicabs to the airport — they’ll hop in air taxis that can fly them from remote locations to major airports in a matter of minutes. For passengers, this mode of transportation will save time and add ease to the stressful process of traveling. But for residents of communities […]