UCF Engineering Students Place 3rd in NASA Tech Challenge The team of mechanical and aerospace engineering students turned their Senior Design project into an award-winning invention that can protect solar panels in space from the harmful effects of lunar regolith.
UCF Computer Programmers Bound for 13th World Finals in 14 Years The UCF team placed in the top 10 for the International Collegiate Programming Contest’s North American Championship, where more than 50 teams competed.
UCF’s ‘Bridge Doctor’ Combines Imaging, Neural Network to Efficiently Evaluate Concrete Bridges’ Safety In a new publication, Engineering Professor Necati Catbas and former student Marwan Debees ’23PhD collaborate with industry partners to use infrared thermography, high-definition imaging and neural network analysis to rapidly determine bridge integrity.
UCF Hosts Prestigious ‘Battle of the Brains’ Computer Programming Championship The team seeks to advance to ICPC World Finals — which would mark the 13th time UCF has competed in the global competition in 14 years.
UCF Students’ AI System Assists Orlando Health Robotic Surgeries Developed through the Senior Design capstone course, the innovation increases efficient use of medical supplies during procedures.
UCF Awards Promotion and Tenure to 115 Faculty The approvals recognize years of excellence and contributions in teaching, research and service.
UCF Student Achieves Excellence in Engineering, Medicine Before Graduation Inspired by personal impacts from frequent flights to France, Chloe Pinkston will use her aerospace engineering studies to inform her upcoming medical school training and a career in aerospace medicine.
Sandia National Laboratory Taps UCF Researchers to Develop Infrared Camera for Space The three-year project, supported by a $750K grant, is part of Sandia’s Photonic Enable Tera-scale InfraRed Imager (PETRI) Grand Challenge Laboratory Directed Research and Development program.
From Engineering to Counseling, Graduate Programs Highly Ranked by U.S. News Propel UCF Alumni to Thrive in Career U.S. News & World Report ranks 13 UCF graduate programs in the top 50 nationally — and alumni in those programs laud Knight Nation’s world-class faculty.
UCF Honors Faculty with 2025 Founders’ Day Awards More than 240 faculty, including Pegasus Professors and Reach for the Stars honorees, were recognized for their commitment to excellence during the annual Founders’ Day celebration.
