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Training in Robotic Systems Leads to Sea of Opportunities for Mechanical Engineering Alumnus

May 11, 2023
Under the ocean lies a mysterious world of sea creatures, coral reefs, aquatic plants…and underwater robots. Those robots aren’t toy fish or mechanical sharks used in films, but rather unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) used by research organizations and the military. UCF alumnus Cody Nichoson ’21 is the newest member of the team that develops UUVs […]

Alumna Creates AI-Based Platform to Help Users Set and Achieve Their Goals

May 2, 2023
Sometimes you need a little bit of motivation to achieve your goals. Instead of relying on lists and planners, vision boards, and even friends and family to help you stay accountable, you can now use an artificial intelligence-based platform built by UCF mechanical engineering alumna Eduarda Ferreira. That platform, socra, launched at the end of […]

Artemis Engineer by Day, Launch Photographer by Night

November 16, 2022
When the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft finally launched from the Kennedy Space Center as part of the Artemis 1 mission, it will not only be a triumph for NASA, but for the UCF alumni who contributed to its development. More than 30 alumni work on the project, including Ben Bair ’19, a […]

3 UCF Students Support Military Through 2022 X-Force Fellowships

September 21, 2022
Three UCF students spent the summer engineering new ideas to support the military through the highly competitive National Security Innovation Network X-Force Fellowship. Through the fellowship, students are paired with a military sponsor to work on a mission-focused project that solves real-world national security issues. Out of 600 applicants, UCF’s Patrick Borgman, Amy Lebanoff ’20 and Michael […]

UCF Mechanical Engineering Student Named Station1 Frontiers Fellow

August 8, 2022
Samir Ali considers himself a builder and fixer by nature. He believes those skills are what every person needs to not make their own lives better, but to help the world around them. With such a philosophy, it’s no wonder that the mechanical engineering major was chosen to participate in the 2022 Station1 Frontiers Fellowship, […]