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Kwok Selected for NSF CAREER Award

April 13, 2022
Mechanical instabilities in structures, such as bending or wrinkling, should be avoided. However, if those instabilities are utilized correctly, they could help researchers design the next generation of shape-shifting structures. Assistant Professor Kawai Kwok will investigate mechanical instabilities and how they can be used to create adaptive structures through the support of a $500,000 National […]

MAE Faculty Honored at Founders’ Day Celebration

April 6, 2022
The Founders’ Day Honors Convocation celebrates those who contribute to UCF’s growing quality and impact. UCF has never followed what other universities have done, and the future of the university will continue to be unique, shaped by the strengths of its faculty and students. During the ceremony, faculty are honored for their teaching, research, service, […]

Startup Led by UCF Alumni Selected for Inaugural Techstars Accelerator

April 6, 2022
Abhishek Sastri was stuck in traffic in the heart of Atlanta when he got a call from his co-founder,  Eduardo Castillo. The UCF alumnus and co-founder of startup company Fluix needed to fulfill his company’s largest order. The timing was terrible – Sastri was on his way to Knoxville, Tennessee, for the kickoff of the […]

MAE Students Win Top Awards During Student Research Week

April 5, 2022
Students from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering won big at the Student Scholar Symposium, the main event of UCF’s Student Research Week. The event combines both the Graduate Research Forum and the Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence into one week-long symposium that includes workshops and a poster competition. This year, several students from […]