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UCF Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

@UCFMAE

We build partnerships, launch careers and make impactful discoveries that improve people’s lives. Housed within @UCFCECS #UCFMAE

 Orlando, FL
mae.ucf.edu
Joined June 2016
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Save the date for “Space Starts Here: A Conversation With NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.” This event, open to students, faculty, staff and alumni, will be at the FAIRWINDS Alumni Center from 3-4 p.m. on Nov. 13. You won't want to miss this event! RSVP: bit.ly/4sQLnRF
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Thanks to The Korea Times for putting together a great article on Assistant Professor Seongmi Song's transition from student to academia. We look forward to seeing what she accomplishes here at UCF! tinyurl.com/89932u3w
Jeonbuk National University alumna appointed assistant professor at University of Central Florida -...

Jeonbuk National University alumna appointed assistant professor at University of Central Florida -...

Song Seong-mi, an alumna of Jeonbuk National University’s Division of Biomedical Engineering, has been appointed assistant professor in the Departm...

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Congratulations to Assistant Professor Paula do Vale Pereira and students Noah Brockoff and Keanu Brayman for earning 2026 SpaceU Awards! Read more about our honorees: bit.ly/3WRSxck
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Thanks to all of the biomedical engineering educators and researchers who attended the BME IDEA meeting hosted at UCF! We appreciate the discussions and look forward to seeing you again next year!
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One of the strengths of our biomedical engineering program is our partnership with the College of Medicine. Learn more about our Biostructures I course, taught by Dr. Emily Bradshaw, and the unique experiences it offers our students. tinyurl.com/5x2532zm
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One of the strengths of our biomedical engineering program is our partnership with the College of Medicine. Learn more about our Biostructures I course, taught by Dr. Emily Bradshaw, and the unique experiences it offers our students. tinyurl.com/5x2532zm
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Congratulations to Assistant Professor Shin Young Jeong, whose team at the National Laboratory of the Rockies won the R&D 100 Special Recognition: Silver Market Disrupter Award for their thermochemical energy storage unit, ENDURING! tinyurl.com/tnfua6ff
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Congratulations to Pegasus Professor Alain Kassab! He is the 2026 recipient of the George Green Medal and a newly named fellow of the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers! tinyurl.com/432d9djm
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Professor Like Li is characterizing particle properties in thermochemical energy storage (TCES) at temperatures up to 1,500 degrees Celsius for the first time. His research is supported by a $400,000 NSF grant: bit.ly/4rNBXFS
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See MAE instructor Phillip Hargrove in Rent with the Bay Street Players at the Eustis State Theatre! The last shows are 9/25 at 7:30 p.m., 9/26 at 2 p.m. and 9/27 at 2 p.m. Get tickets at the link below and enter PHILLIPH for a discount! eustisstatetheatre.org/ 📸: Mike Kitaif
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Samik Bhattacharya is studying how birds sweep their wings and use their tails during critical moments of takeoff and landing to improve the agility of drones. His research is supported through a three-year $400,000 NSF grant. Learn more about the work: bit.ly/4y3MlMo
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As week kick off the first week of classes, we welcome four new faculty members to the department! Join us in celebrating the addition of Kunal Mondal, Juan Rodriguez, Seongmi Song and Wenzhong Zhou! bit.ly/4y3Fz90
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UCF is the No. 1 supplier of graduate to the aerospace and defense industries, as ranked by Aviation Week Network. In 2024, they named alumna Sydney Giannuzzi '24 '26PhD to their prestigious 20 Twenties list. ✨ #UCFMAE #NationalAviationWeek
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Innovating air travel ✨ Trustee Chair Subith Vasu and Justin Urso '15 '22 secured a NASA grant for advanced air mobility. Soon, you’ll take air taxis to airports in minutes instead of hailing cabs! Learn more: bit.ly/4qyMepa #NationalAviationWeek #UCFMAE
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CATER, led by Director Jay Kapat, was officially named a university center last month, marking 20 years of innovation in power generation, space propulsion and aviation. Discover how CATER is advancing the future: bit.ly/4qyN9py #NationalAviationWeek #UCFMAE
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UCF's HyperSpace Center, led by Kareem Ahmed, is advancing air travel to hypersonic speeds of Mach 6 to 17 (4,600 to 13,000 mph)! 🤯 Discover more about their innovative research: bit.ly/4crYTEg #NationalAviationDay #hypersonic #UCFMAE
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Congratulations to Professor Subith Vasu! His collaborative research on direct-fired power cycles was recently published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. Learn more about the work: bit.ly/4bVxhaw
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Assistant Professor Haonan Ling is exploring how AI can accelerate research workflows for the DOE's Genesis Mission. tinyurl.com/mt58a72f
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UCF engineering students are using their skills and expertise to assist those who have been injured in the Venezuela earthquakes through their humanitarian initiative, Bracing Venezuela. Discover how you can help: bit.ly/4yGw7cP
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Introducing CRAFTS, a new plug-and-play software developed by mechanical engineering professor Tuhin Das that simplifies engineering design. ✨ Learn more: bit.ly/3TwUJ7q
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