June 14, 2024
NASA has selected mechanical engineering student Nancy Zheng ‘23 to be part of a distinguished fellowship program. The 2024-2025 NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium Masters Fellowship Program will support Zheng’s research project with a $10,000 stipend. “It is an honor to be one of the several students to receive this prestigious fellowship,” Zheng says. “It […]
June 13, 2024
Many everyday tasks require the use of two limbs. But when people experience a debilitating medical condition such as a stroke or loss of a limb, these same everyday tasks may become a struggle. Qiushi Fu, a professor in UCF’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering within the College of Engineering and Computer Science, aims […]
June 3, 2024
Most spring breakers don’t think much about the airplane that gets them to and from their destination, they simply see it as a means to an end. This wasn’t the case for 10 UCF students who spent their break getting an inside look at the aerospace industry. This past spring, students in the aerospace, mechanical […]
May 28, 2024
Pegasus Professor and Trustee Chair Jayanta Kapat has been selected for the 2024 International Gas Turbine Institute’s Industrial Gas Turbine Technology Award. This honor, presented by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, recognizes the scientific or technological contributions of the recipient to the field of electric power or gas turbine machinery. As the 2024 honoree, […]
May 17, 2024
Shooting for the stars paid off for two members of UCF’s AIAA chapter, who took home silver for their research last month at the AIAA regional conference. The Region II Student Conference, which took place at the Kennedy Space Center on April 4 and 5, represented AIAA chapters from ten states and territories in the […]