Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering News

The work is through a NASA Small Business Technology Transfer program in which a Purdue University-affiliated software company is the lead and UCF is the primary research institution.

UCF junior Jillian Gloria strives to make the most of her STEM education and hopes one day to become an astronaut.

Academic institutions need to come to the realization that to grow and retain a diverse student population, there is a need to demonstrate commitment to representation.

The work is part of a U.S. Department of Energy initiative to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline.

UCF researchers tested how well staghorn coral skeletons withstand the forces of nature and humans in a new study. The findings will inform efforts to successfully transplant nursery-reared coral into the wild.

The awards support purchases of research equipment for STEM fields.

Sneezes from people who have congested noses and a full set of teeth travel about 60 percent farther than from people who don’t, according to a new study.

The UCF researchers are developing a way for large machines to “breathe” in and out cooling blasts of water to keep their systems from overheating. 

The method uses infrared light spectroscopy and can be used in a portable, tabletop device.