Paula do Vale Pereira Assistant Professor EMAIL Office: ENG I, Room 312 Email: paula.dovalepereira@ucf.edu Phone: 407-823-2416 ASTRA Lab LinkedIn Google Scholar Biography Research Publications Awards News BIOGRAPHY Pereira is an assistant professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Central Florida. With her students, she performs research on technology development for the exploration of deep […]
Ranganathan Kumar Professor and Associate Dean of Research EMAIL Office: ENG II, Suite 202 Email: ranganathan.kumar@ucf.edu Phone: 407-823-4389 Biography Research Publications Awards News BIOGRAPHY Ranganathan Kumar serves as the associate dean for research and administration for the College of Engineering and Computer Science at UCF. He received his Ph.D. in theoretical and applied mechanics at […]
Jeff Kauffman Associate Professor and Associate Department Chair EMAIL Office: ENG I, Suite 381 Email: jlkauffman@ucf.edu Phone: 407-823-0370 Biography Research Publications Awards News BIOGRAPHY Jeff Kauffman is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UCF. He earned doctoral and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering at Penn State and a bachelor’s […]
Jayanta Kapat Professor and CATER Director EMAIL Office: ENG I, Room 407E Email: jayanta.kapat@ucf.edu Phone: 407-823-2179 CATER Biography Research Publications Awards News BIOGRAPHY Jayanta Kapat is a Pegasus Professor and the director of the Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research. The most significant impact of Kapat’s work stems from his vision for CATER. He […]
Jihua “Jan” Gou Professor and Graduate Program Coordinator EMAIL Office: ENG I, Suite 307 Email: jihua.gou@ucf.edu Phone: 407-823-2155 Composite Materials and Structures Lab Biography Research Publications Awards News BIOGRAPHY Jihua Gou received his bachelor’s degree in 1993 and his master’s degree in materials engineering in 1996 from Chongqing University. He earned his Ph.D. in materials […]