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After a decade of service, Professor Yoav Peles has announced that he is stepping down as chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Central Florida. During his 10 years of leadership, the department has been fundamentally transformed, and the breadth and depth of the department’s research and educational endeavors […]

Solar energy may be abundant in the hot and muggy climate of Florida, but it can be intermittent during inclement weather and inconsistent during the night or peak usage. To keep the power grid reliable, UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Like Li is developing a novel energy storage system that can […]

More than 70% of the nation’s freight is transported by large commercial trucks. While ground transportation may be a popular choice for delivery, it isn’t the cleanest. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles such as tractor-trailers, buses and vocational vehicles are the largest mobile source of nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions. […]

A UCF student who has always dreamed of soaring through the skies is well on her way thanks to a prestigious scholarship. Aerospace engineering junior Asia Stanford has won the Women in Aerospace (WIA) Foundation Scholarship. She was one of just four selected from across the nation, receiving $5,000 to help fund her academic journey. […]

Three UCF faculty members, including aerospace engineering Associate Professor Ranajay Ghosh, have been recognized by the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL) for the impact they’ve had on their fields of study. Associate professors Ranajay Ghosh and Chen Chen of the College of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor Lindsay Taliaferro of […]