February 14, 2020
Mechanical engineering doctoral student Erik Ninneman has been named a recipient of the 2020 Gas Turbine Industrial Fellowship, which gives college students the chance to conduct a research project under the guidance of an industry sponsor. Ninneman will spend the summer interning for Siemens Energy Inc. in Orlando, where he’ll analyze combustor designs that prevent […]
February 10, 2020
When most people were relaxing with family and winding down from the Christmas holiday, Assistant Professor Andrew Dickerson embarked on a two-week journey across Israel as part of the Jewish National Fund’s 2019-20 Winter Faculty Fellowship Program. Dickerson was the first person from UCF to participate in the program, which offers a fully paid trip […]
February 6, 2020
As a young boy watching planes take off and land from Tahiti International Airport, Quentin Fouliard dreamed not only of sitting in the cockpit to witness flight from a new perspective, but also of advancing change in the aerospace industry itself by making flight both faster and more efficient. As the first graduate of the […]
February 5, 2020
Biofuels offer potential benefits as renewable fuels with cleaner emissions, but with thousands of types of biofuels to choose from, it makes it hard for the energy sector to focus on just a few for further development. That’s why University of Central Florida researchers are working to narrow the field of potential biofuels as part […]
February 3, 2020
Get to know mechanical and aerospace engineering student Amy Lebanoff, who visited Brazil as part of her study abroad experience. What did you do while studying abroad in Brazil? The trip was a combination of cultural, professional, and academic experiences. We began with culture in São Paulo, Brazil’s most populated city. Here, we explored the […]