December 5, 2019
NASA has turned to UCF to develop a new way of powering and heating spacecraft when they are far from the sun and solar energy isn’t practical. UCF was one of 14 universities awarded grants under NASA’s Space Technology Research Grants’ Early-Stage Innovations program, a prestigious funding competition that aims to accelerate the development of groundbreaking, […]
December 3, 2019
For the fifth year running – or flying in this case – UCF has been named the No. 1 workforce supplier of graduates to U.S. aerospace and defense industries, according to Aviation Week Network. In addition, the university was named the most “preferred supplier” from Florida to the industries and No. 5 in the nation. “The universities identified […]
December 3, 2019
Mechanical engineering major Zoe Barbeau was featured as a STEM Scholar of the Burnett Honors College. Below is her interview: Major: Mathematics and Engineering Year: Senior Prestigious Scholarships Received: Astronaut Scholarship, Walker STEM Scholarship (2019) Why is STEM important to you? STEM is important to me because of its power to be transformational for our communities, society, and […]
December 3, 2019
My love for math and engineering started at an early age. My mom has a detailed robot drawing from when I was four! My passion for aerospace started developing my freshman year at Plantation High School. As a South Florida resident, I had the opportunity to attend several rocket launches at Cape Canaveral. My aerospace […]
December 3, 2019
Following up on his campaign pledge to rebuild the mayor’s office with focus on new technologies, Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings announced Wednesday he has appointed Andrea Wesser-Brawner to be Orange County’s first chief innovation and emerging technology officer. In that role, Wesser-Brawner is to focus on creating public and private partnerships throughout the entire Orange County […]