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Buckle your seatbelts. Quentin Fouliard is ready for takeoff. Born in France and with life experiences all over the world, UCF’s first Ph.D. graduate in aerospace engineering is always looking outward and upward. But ask Fouliard where he sees the future of travel taking him after graduation and he’ll give an answer you might not expect. […]

You can detect a mix of disbelief and excitement in Dale Wagner’s voice as he describes the senior design project he just completed as part of his mechanical engineering degree requirements. His was not the textbook project — which in hindsight made it the ideal mechanical engineering project. For nearly 10 years, Wagner had been developing in his restless […]

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 […]