Students

Margarita Bassil, a mechanical engineering major, was named the recipient of not one, but two scholarships from the Tony Jannus Scholars Program, which recognizes college students who are pursuing a degree related to the field of aviation. Bassil was one of six college students to receive the Scholar Award, which is worth $3,000, as well […]

Mechanical engineering major Zoe Barbeau was featured as a STEM Scholar of the Burnett Honors College. Below is her interview: Major: Mathematics and Engineering Year: Senior Prestigious Scholarships Received: Astronaut Scholarship, Walker STEM Scholarship (2019) Why is STEM important to you? STEM is important to me because of its power to be transformational for our communities, society, and […]

My love for math and engineering started at an early age. My mom has a detailed robot drawing from when I was four! My passion for aerospace started developing my freshman year at Plantation High School. As a South Florida resident, I had the opportunity to attend several rocket launches at Cape Canaveral. My aerospace […]

Two UCF Honors Scholars, Christopher Clifford and Zoe Barbeau, have been awarded Astronaut Scholarships for 2019. The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, created in 1984 by Mercury 7 astronauts, recognizes talented STEM students in their junior or senior year of college who intend to pursue research or advance their field after graduation. Awards are up to $10,000. […]

Two University of Central Florida engineering students have launched a drone racing league, with the goal being to eventually host intercollegiate competitions in the region. Derek Saltzman and Mason Mincey’s first competition was scheduled for Saturday, with the plan being to pit teams of local pilots against one another at RCACF Tangerine Field in Apopka, […]