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Our researchers address society’s greatest challenges in space, energy, AI, the environment, healthcare, transportation, cybersecurity and more. @UCF #UCFCECS

 Orlando, FL
cecs.ucf.edu/
Joined January 2014
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Save the date! Join us to see innovation in action at the Fall 2026 Senior Design Showcase: 🗓️ Thursday, Dec. 3 🕘 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 📍 Engineering II and L3Harris Engineering Center atriums
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Welcome home! 🌎 After 378 days of isolation while living and working like astronauts on simulated Mars mission, the four-member CHAPEA crew exited the habitat on Oct. 31. Their journey brings NASA a step closer to understanding how crews adapt to long-duration stays. The crew was greeted by family, friends, and the NASA teams behind the mission—and got to bask in the Sun for the first time in over a year! Bravo, CHAPEA!
The four-member Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew poses outside the 3D-printed habitat shortly after exiting on Oct. 31, 2026. The crew spent 378 days in isolation and confinement simulating a mission to Mars. From left are Science Officer Matthew Montgomery, Flight Engineer James Spicer, Commander Ross Elder, and Medical Officer Ellen Ellis. Credit: NASA/James Blair

ALT The four-member Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew poses outside the 3D-printed habitat shortly after exiting on Oct. 31, 2026. The crew spent 378 days in isolation and confinement simulating a mission to Mars. From left are Science Officer Matthew Montgomery, Flight Engineer James Spicer, Commander Ross Elder, and Medical Officer Ellen Ellis. Credit: NASA/James Blair

The four-member Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew poses outside for the first time in more than a year following the end of their simulated Mars journey on Oct. 31, 2026. From left are Science Officer Matthew Montgomery, Flight Engineer James Spicer, Commander Ross Elder, and Medical Officer Ellen Ellis. Credit: NASA/James Blair

ALT The four-member Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) crew poses outside for the first time in more than a year following the end of their simulated Mars journey on Oct. 31, 2026. From left are Science Officer Matthew Montgomery, Flight Engineer James Spicer, Commander Ross Elder, and Medical Officer Ellen Ellis. Credit: NASA/James Blair

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We're bringing the cosmos to the classroom with the help of an Artemis III astronaut! 🧑‍🚀 @NASA astronaut and physician Frank Rubio inspired dozens of schoolchildren in Wales thanks to the coordination of space medicine and orthopedic expert Melanie Coathup and biomedical engineering doctoral candidate Achintya Bairat. Over the last year, Coathup and Bairat have kept in close contact with Ysgol Cemaes, a primary school that Coathup herself had graduated from. The @UCF scientists introduced the students to space research and STEM through a series of video calls, culminating with the most recent call with Rubio. Rubio gave awestruck students a glimpse of life on the ISS, inspiring them to get excited about science and following their dreams and, of course, answering questions about food in space and extraterrestrial life. med.ucf.edu/news/ucf-scienti…
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Our momentum as SpaceU continues! Join us for a conversation with @NASAAdmin Jared Isaacman on Nov. 13. RSVP and submit questions ➡️ go.ucf.edu/47Vjn5S
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The National Commercialization and Translation Institute (NCTI) is now accepting applications from promising companies to help bring their technologies to market. Tune in to our webinar to learn more: bit.ly/4A9oHP2 #entrepreneurs #commercialization #NCTI
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What a week! Another reminder of what makes SpaceU so special. ✨
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Volunteer as a Senior Design judge for Fall 2026! Share project feedback with students and support their success by sharing insights from your journey. We need judges for both a virtual asynchronous round and the in-person final showcase. Learn more: bit.ly/4zpkuq6
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Congratulations to Paula do Vale Pereira, Ph.D., an inaugural AIAA 30 Under 30 honoree! Learn more about her research at UCF's Astrodynamics and Space Technology Research and Analysis (ASTRA) Lab: mae.ucf.edu/astra/ #SpaceU #UCFCECS
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Join us tomorrow to welcome the next guest in the @eli2ucf Leaders Up Close series, Northrop Grumman Fellow Steve Leonard! We're looking forward to hearing his unique insights and expertise as an industry leader. 🗓️ Friday, Oct. 30 🕐 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. 📍 ENG II, Room 102
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Project Neptune, a joint engineering program of AIAA and SEDS, has a bold mission: to launch and recover a rocket launched from an offshore platform. Learn more about their work: bit.ly/3UGZ5tK #SpaceU #UCFCECS
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From AIAA@UCF to the moon!🌕 Learn how Jaden Chambers ‘23 is testing and experimenting with @NASAKennedy to build a home on the lunar surface.
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Yesterday was National Mentoring Day, a reminder of the powerful role mentorship plays in the graduate student journey. From navigating academic challenges to building professional networks and gaining hands-on experience, strong mentorship can make a lasting impact long after graduation. Through the College of Graduate Studies' Graduate Enrichment Mentoring Initiative (GEMiNi), graduate students can access mentorship resources and guidance for building meaningful academic and professional connections. Explore mentorship resources through GEMiNi: graduate.ucf.edu/gemini
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Wow! My student Noah Brockhoff won another award for his research on how rocket exhaust blows lunar soil. This all started with him approaching me out of the blue with “I really want to get into lunar research”, so I pulled a thread to find him some funding and now he’s here 🫡
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What a great night celebrating all of our award winners! 👏 Full list of winners: ucf.edu/news/7-stellar-honor…
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At UCF, nothing is out of reach. 🧑‍🚀 A visit to Kennedy Space Center through @UCFSGATickets inspired Social Creator and Information Technology student Mykenzie Walsh to take her time getting to the stars. ✨
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Three of this year's SpaceU Award honorees were from CECS! ✨ Congratulations to mechanical engineering majors Noah Brockoff and Keanu Brayman, and Assistant Professor Paula do Vale Pereira, Ph.D. Read more about all seven honorees: bit.ly/4klSv6b
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Alexander Cartwright and Keanu Brayman

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Discover your next collaboration opportunity this Friday at our Faculty Research Talks! ▪️ Seongmi Song, Ph.D. @UCFMAE ▪️ Arvind Singh, Ph.D. @UCFCECE ▪️ Necati Catbas, Ph.D. @UCFCECE 🗓️ Friday, Oct. 30 🕛 Noon - 1 p.m. 🔗 Virtual via Zoom: bit.ly/4pIsGwj
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What a great night celebrating all of our award winners! 👏 Full list of winners: ucf.edu/news/7-stellar-honor…
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For UCF faculty and students, the notion that all roads lead to space is alive and well — especially during Space Week events this week celebrating the school’s status as SpaceU. “Getting our research out in front of the w… orlandosentinel.com/2026/10/…
‘More than a football game’: UCF touts SpaceU status as students aim for sky-high goals

‘More than a football game’: UCF touts SpaceU status as students aim for sky-high goals

For UCF faculty and students, the notion that all roads lead to space is alive and well — especially during Space Week events this week celebrating the school’s status as SpaceU. “Getting our...

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I’m proud of a student I had mentored — Noah Brockhoff— who won first place in the undergraduate competition. I didn’t even know he had submitted an entry! Go, Noah!
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Proud to announce the winners of the @UCF Space Policy Ideation Challenge with @ZaheerAbbasAli at the #SpaceU Symposium!
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UCF researchers are exploring digital-twin technology that could help operators simulate rover movements in real time. Discover how their work can accelerate plans for advanced lunar and extra-planetary exploration missions: bit.ly/3Um8d6L
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