Tatiana Viecco arrived in the United States nine years ago from Colombia, a teen who knew only a few words in English and very little about American culture. On Thursday she’ll earn her bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the…
Read More Scientists have long observed that species seem to have become increasingly capable of evolving in response to changes in the environment. But computer science researchers now say that the popular explanation of competition to survive in nature may not actually…
Read More A mind-controlled vehicle that moves just by thinking it to move, shoes that charge electronic devices while walking, and the “The Ultimate Tailgate Station” – a solar-powered motorized cooler with GPS tracking, electronic device charging and an Android app that…
Read More Brian Greene, a physicist who helped make string theory a common household phrase, will be visiting UCF on Thursday, April 18, to kick of the university’s State of STEM Conference. Dr. Greene, a professor of physics and mathematics at Columbia…
Read More UCF today was awarded a $55 million NASA grant to build and launch into space an instrument the size of a microwave oven that will provide unprecedented imaging of the Earth’s upper atmosphere. The award is the largest single grant…
Read More Only 16 researchers in the nation received prestigious 2013 Young Investigator Awards from the Office of Naval Research, and Jennifer Pazour, from the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS), was one of them. Dr. Pazour, an assistant professor…
Read More Michael Georgiopoulos, CECS interim dean, left, stands with CECS Alumni Chapter Scholarship recipients Prabhjot Ahluwalia and Katherine Duffy, and CECS Alumni Chapter Scholarship representatives Allen Lane and Dan Bergondy. Only 16 researchers in the nation received prestigious 2013 Young Investigator…
Read More UCF Professor Kien Hua is known for creating the technological backbone that makes video streaming possible on the Internet. Dr. Hua has become the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science’s (CECS) newest Pegasus Professor, the highest faculty honor at…
Read More The Industrial Engineering program within the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) has earned a top-40 ranking in the U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools guide. The program placed No. 35 in the nation in rankings…
Read More Jim Jammal and his daughter, Leila Jammal Nodarse. Leila Jammal Nodarse, P.E., a University of Central Florida civil engineering graduate and devoted daughter of a renowned Florida sinkhole expert, has established a lecture series to honor her father’s life and…
Read More Pamela McCauley – Bush ORLANDO – Feb. 22, 2013 – There is no better time than now for young African Americans to pursue a science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) education, according to University of Central Florida engineering educator and…
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