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NASA’s research focus on sustainable aviation will get some big help from teams of university faculty and students recently selected to participate in the agency’s University Leadership Initiative (ULI). ULI gives the academic community an opportunity to support NASA’s aeronautical research goals and provide students with valuable experience in solving real-world technical challenges. “Aviation of the future […]

Julia Barry began her journey at Limbitless in Spring 2019. Since then, Julia became an integral part of the internship program, acting as a mentor and team lead for the new engineering students. On Dec. 17, 2021, Julia will graduate with bachelor’s degrees in both mechanical engineering and biology. Recently, I sat down with Julia […]

Engineering student Andrew Allen spends a lot of time studying sails, but the kind that outfit spacecraft, not sailboats. The Oviedo native is pursuing a master’s in mechanical engineering while completing the research in Dr. Kawai Kwok’s Structures and Materials Design Lab. Allen believes that solar sails are the future of spacecraft design, describing how […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded the University of Central Florida more than $1.5 million for projects that will help boost the nation’s technological edge and STEM workforce. The grants are through the DOD’s annual Defense University Research Instrumentation Program and will support equipment and instrumentation to accelerate basic research. The recipients and their […]

UCF’s new Women of Aerospace Engineering club members said they are thrilled to extend their mentoring to other countries around the world. “If we are able to talk to people in other countries, there’s really no limit to where we can go,” President of WAE Steph Mettler said WAE, which was just started this fall, is […]