February 22, 2022
Aerospace engineering student Loubensky Baine is one of 30 students nationwide who have been selected to participate in the 2022 Matthew Isakowitz Fellowship Program. He is the first UCF student to receive this honor. Matthew Isakowitz Fellows receive a summer internship with a top commercial space company as well as an executive mentorship with a professional […]
February 22, 2022
Two student teams from the UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have been selected to participate in the NASA MINDS design event, which invites college students to design and build innovative technologies for the Artemis mission. Each team will receive $1,500 in funding and will be led by an MAE student under the guidance […]
February 21, 2022
Revolutionary rocket engine technology developed by students in an engineering lab at the University of Central Florida landed a $10,000 grand prize at the UCF Technology Ventures Symposium, a day-long virtual event on Feb. 17 connecting Orlando’s innovators, entrepreneurs and investors. Hosted by the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science, UTVS 2022 was organized […]
February 4, 2022
Most undergraduate students don’t spend their summers conducting research, but for the students who participate in the HYPER Research Experience for Undergraduates, summers are less about vacations and more about academics. HYPER is the short name for the Advanced Technologies for Hypersonic, Propulsive, Energetic and Reusable Platforms program, which is an REU that’s co-funded by […]
January 13, 2022
On most days, you can find Mason Mincey in his garage, living his dream. There are no cars or woodworking tools here. Mincey wears booties to ensure everything, including the garage floor, stays as clean as the inside of a bubble. “What we’re doing in here is what you’d find Ph.D.s doing in expensive labs,” […]