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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 […]

UCF’s engineering programs have been recognized as some of the best in the nation once again through the U.S. News and World Report Best Graduate School rankings. The university achieved a total of 10 rankings for engineering, including two in the top 50. UCF ranked No. 46 for its industrial engineering programs and No. 38 […]

Founders’ Day is a celebration of the exceptional accomplishments of UCF’s faculty, staff and students. This year, nearly 50 members of the College of Engineering and Computer Science have been recognized for excellence in teaching, research, academics and service. Seven of the honorees are from the UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The university […]

A global institution with a long history of promoting developments in aerospace and aviation has honored an internationally acclaimed faculty member for his impactful research in propulsion, laser diagnostics, power generation, transportation and space air quality monitoring. The Royal Aeronautical Society has recognized UCF Aerospace Engineering Professor Subith Vasu as a fellow. Founded in 1866, […]

Nov. 13, 2025, 3:55 p.m. Jillian Gloria ’22 stands on a balcony at Blue Origin headquarters in Cape Canaveral, Florida, her eyes fixed on the horizon at Launch Complex 36 — the very launchpad her grandfather helped construct as a NASA engineer in the 1960s. Engines ignite. Gloria’s breath catches as she wills the rocket to […]