“Supporting graduate students is key to enhancing a university’s research performance, reputation and visibility.” – Raj Mittra Raj Mittra, Ph.D., knows the value of investing in students, their education, and the importance of bringing together key minds in the engineering…
Read MoreSee beautiful soccer-themed solar sculptures proposed for placement at Orlando City Stadium made by UCF art and engineering students; an augmented-reality restaurant menu that shows a food selection in 3D before ordering; a six-legged robot that intelligently walks or rolls…
Read MoreA team of UCF students won a local coding competition by dreaming up and developing an innovative dating app — a process that often takes weeks or months — in less than 24 hours. If only dating, itself, could be…
Read MoreSynopsys executive Ankush Oberai, ‘83, alongside a group of six other distinguished engineering alumni, were recently honored at the UCF Engineering and Computer Science’s 2018 Alumni Honors Reception. The ceremony, hosted by Ricky Ly, ‘08, honored Oberai, Senior Director for…
Read MoreRide on a hovercraft, build and launch your own water bottle rocket, scarf down free breakfast each day, and so much more as part of a week of engineering-themed events and activities on UCF’s main campus. The UCF College of…
Read MoreMatthew Wright may be one of the most accomplished special teamers in UCF football history, having made 43 field goals in three seasons with the Knights at a 75.4 percent clip, and finishing this past season as a Peach Bowl champion. With…
Read MoreHarold Mills, the former vice chairman and CEO of ZeroChaos, a leading global workforce management company based in Orlando, will kick off the Engineering Leadership & Innovation Institute (eli2) at UCF’s Spring 2018 “Leaders Up Close” seminar series. Mills was…
Read MoreUPDATE: As of January 3, the Engineering 1 Building is back open after a brief closure. Previous story from Dec. 19, 2017, below: The Engineering I Building is undergoing upgrades starting Dec. 15, 2017. The College of Engineering and Computer Science’s Academic Affairs…
Read MoreHundreds of UCF engineering and computer science students showcased their inventions at the Fall 2017 Senior Design Showcase on November 30. From a luggage-carrying robot to a drone capable of taking large-scale inventory, there were over 75 innovative projects on…
Read MoreThe vice president, area lead for CH2M’s South Florida offices, a global engineering firm, will kick off the Fall 2017 “Leaders Up Close” seminar series for UCF engineering and computer science students. Civil engineering alumnus Didier Menard, ’99, will speak about his experience…
Read MoreA UCF student is making waves as he paddles nearly 800 miles down Florida’s Gulf Coast this summer. Cole Kolasa, an environmental engineering major, is documenting his summertime adventure in his blog Kayaking for Conservation. Kolasa started a Go Fund…
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