March 1, 2019
Research is more than sitting in a lab or crunching numbers on a computer; it is an experience that transcends cultures and communities. This is something that Amy Lebanoff, a junior mechanical engineering major, understands completely. “I love this field because research is just about learning and creating knowledge for other people, which eventually led […]
February 6, 2019
We met with this month’s Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher, Daniel Rosato, to talk about his research experience at UCF. He is currently conducting research with Kareem Ahmed in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Rosato first got involved with his research experience before being admitted to UCF. He said, “I actually met him (Ahmed) before […]
February 6, 2019
Robots soar through the sky at 80 mph, zipping around obstacles and racing towards the finish line. This is drone racing, where pilots wear virtual reality goggles that livestream video footage to their stationary cockpits as they compete against a handful of other drones. The sport is taking off, and UCF aerospace engineering majors Mason […]
January 15, 2019
For a second consecutive year, a University of Central Florida student has been recognized as one of the top 20 young leaders to watch in the field of aerospace. Aviation Week, in collaboration with the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, named Linda Rossmann ’17 as one of its “Tomorrow’s Technology Leaders: The 20 Twenties” honorees. Rossmann has […]
December 21, 2018
Elizabeth Wait, a senior at UCF studying biotechnology, recently published her fifth academic paper and made the cover of International Journal of Chemical Kinetics for her study on how adding carbon dioxide to the combustion process could affect the rates of reaction. The study, funded by the Department of Energy, was aimed at investigating if carbon dioxide affects […]