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UCF Alumnus to Speak to United Nations Monday

December 4, 2018
Albert Manero ’12 ’14 M.S. ’16 Ph.D., the president of UCF based Limitless Solutions will serve on a panel at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Monday, Dec. 3, as part of International Day of Persons with Disabilities events. “This is an opportunity to share our work and our vision around accessibility technology […]

UCF Named a Top Supplier of Graduates to Aerospace, Defense Industries — Again

December 4, 2018
Aviation Week again recently named UCF the No. 1 supplier of graduates to the U.S. aerospace and defense industries – for the fourth consecutive year. More than 4,000 students are currently enrolled in the university’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering programs. There were 111 students who graduated last year with bachelor’s and master’s degrees […]

UCF Students Awarded Fulbright Scholarships

August 1, 2018
Six UCF students, two of whom are affiliated with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, were awarded 2018-19 Fulbright scholarships to participate in international exchange programs that strengthen international partnerships and address mutual goals for global concerns. Estefania Bohorquez, ’17, is currently studying mechanical engineering while Linda Rossmann, ’17, studied mechanical engineering as an […]

Physics of Fruit: Secrets of Citrus Micro-Jets

July 20, 2018
Among the many sub-disciplines of physics are quantum mechanics, cosmology and the physics of fruit. It’s not a field that universities or learned societies recognize, but it fits the investigation of how reservoirs in the skin of citrus fruit burst and shoot out micro-jets of aromatic oil at more than 30 feet per second. Andrew Dickerson […]

Spotlight on Study Abroad in Brazil: Reilly Dearth

July 3, 2018
Reilly Dearth, a industrial engineering student at the Burnett Honors College, traveled to Brazil with other BHC students and faculty as part of the Brazil study abroad program. He says that his time on the trip allowed him to make connections with other students and staff members, experience a foreign culture, and see a global […]