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Additive manufacturing, better known as 3D printing, is a technique that can be used to create complex, lightweight components for medical devices, vehicles and even spacecraft. However, the healthcare, automotive and aerospace industries haven’t widely adopted the practice due to the high cost and lengthy process of testing and inspecting the parts. But that may […]

Fueled by engineering ingenuity and months of testing, a team of UCF mechanical engineering students raced its human-powered vehicle past competitors from across the country to claim a national championship. What began as a Spring 2026 Senior Design project ended with the e-HPVC Senior Design team earning three first-place trophies at the American Society of […]

UCF has made a name for itself globally in programming and cybersecurity thanks to student-run clubs that deliver championships year after year. They now have company in another area of technology — robotics. The Robotics Club of Central Florida (RCCF) witnessed two teams, Knightmare and Daydream, dominate with an impressive number of wins over this past academic year. […]

The UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science welcomed four new faculty members for the spring 2026 semester. These four join the previous 39 faculty members who joined the college in August 2025. The new faculty bring a wide range of expertise that ranges from energy system optimization and supply chain management to digital twins […]

Our outstanding undergraduate students are redefining the boundaries of STEM through their high-impact research — and in doing so, placing the university among the nation’s top producers of Goldwater Scholars. The prestigious Goldwater Scholarship identifies and supports the nation’s best student researchers in the fields of engineering, mathematics and natural sciences. This year’s honorees, all expected to graduate […]