May 4, 2020
A University of Central Florida researcher and his team have developed an advanced new rocket-propulsion system once thought to be impossible. The system, known as a rotating detonation rocket engine, will allow upper stage rockets for space missions to become lighter, travel farther, and burn more cleanly. The results were published this month in the […]
April 16, 2020
Women in Aviation International has named Manuela Morales the 2020 recipient of the Delta Air Lines Engineering Scholarship. The $5,000 award is given annually to a member of WAI who also majors in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering or electrical engineering. This award has a lot of meaning for Morales, who is a member of Delta’s […]
April 2, 2020
Although UCF had to cancel its annual Founder’s Day Honors Convocation, it still recognized the outstanding academic achievements of students and faculty through the Excellence Awards and the student awards. This year’s winners from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering are: • Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for CECS — Lecturer Sudeshna Pal • Excellence […]
April 1, 2020
The 2020 UCF Reach for the Stars recipients have conducted research that may change the world we know. From supersonic engines that may someday let us travel from New York to Los Angeles in 30 minutes to protecting our waterways, exploring the new world of attoscience and making education accessible to those with disabilities, they […]
March 4, 2020
Michelle Otero was in the 8th grade when she searched the web for influential aerospace leaders of color. As a Hispanic woman, she said she found it important to find minorities who she could look up to, even if they weren’t in her community. The UCF Ph.D student came across Katherine Johnson, a legendary NASA […]