Tarek Elgohary

Gyeongsang National University (GNU) is one of South Korea’s flagship universities, known for its innovative research. The university is comprised of 12 colleges, has several satellite campuses and has a strong partnership with the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA). Sound familiar? Administrators from both GNU and UCF noticed the similarities between the two universities and established […]

NASA intern. Astronaut Scholar. Goldwater Scholar. Mechanical engineering undergraduate student Keanu Brayman has humbly earned impressive accolades at UCF, creating a trajectory that will lead him to the career of his dreams: working in the space industry. His fascination with space began when he was a child. One of his most memorable moments was watching […]

Our outstanding undergraduate students are redefining the boundaries of STEM through their high-impact research — and in doing so, placing the university among the nation’s top producers of Goldwater Scholars. The prestigious Goldwater Scholarship identifies and supports the nation’s best student researchers in the fields of engineering, mathematics and natural sciences. This year’s honorees, all expected to graduate […]

Lunar dust is more than a mild irritant or hallmark of an untidy room like dust found on Earth. Lunar dust particles are sharp and abrasive due to the lack of atmosphere gradually dulling their surfaces, leading them to potentially damaging critical lunar equipment or causing respiratory issues for astronauts. Managing lunar dust (also known […]

Two doctoral students were lauded for developing a novel method to track space debris with a Best Paper Award from the fifth annual Dynamic Data Driven Application Systems Conference. Mechanical engineering student Hunter Quebedeaux ’21 ‘23MS and aerospace engineering student Pugazhenthi Sivasankar took home the award for their work, “Application of a State Based Neural […]