UCF Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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For 20 years, CATER has led innovative projects in power generation, space propulsion, and aviation.

Now, it is expanding its mission as it becomes an official university center on July 1.

Learn more: https://t.co/Tyae9XLv6b

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NASA intern. Astronaut Scholar. Goldwater Scholar. Mechanical engineering student Keanu Brayman has humbly earned impressive accolades at UCF, creating a trajectory that will lead him to a career in the space industry.

Learn more about him and his work: https://t.co/Umxu9jXqVW

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UCF alumna and postdoctoral scholar Rachel Hytovik ’20 ’24MSAE ’25PhD is pioneering advances in hypersonic propulsion at the HyperSpace Center. This technology could enable flights from New York to London in under 15 minutes within 25 years.

Learn more: https://t.co/UGvK95MIaS

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UCF alumna and postdoctoral scholar Rachel Hytovik ’20 ’24MSAE ’25PhD is pioneering advances in hypersonic propulsion at the HyperSpace Center. This technology could enable flights from New York to London in under 15 minutes within 25 years.

Learn more: https://t.co/6IDy4CjQ3K

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Associate Professor Samik Bhattacharya and master's student Dominic Polidoro ’25 are researching wing shapes to improve mathematical models for U.S. military amphibious vehicles' performance, supported by a DEVCOM Army Research Office grant.

Learn more: https://t.co/fJwoYi6k0q

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Through his role as business development manager for Siemens Energy, Joshua DeAscanis is helping transform how turbines are tested, inspected and manufactured so they can be delivered at the speed and scale global demand now requires: https://t.co/j9TgDfCZVI

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Associate Professor Dazhong Wu has received the 2026 Editor of Distinction award from Springer Nature for the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing! Congratulations, Dr. Wu! 🎉

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Congrats to Associate Professor Dazhong Wu on securing a nearly $500,000 DARPA grant! He'll develop AI methods to predict 3D-printed part performance, potentially lowering costs and accelerating adoption in aerospace and healthcare: https://t.co/71lwitcQnj

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Congratulations to Associate Professor and Associate Chair Jeff Kauffman! He has been elected as Chair of the Faculty Senate for 2026-2027.

Learn more about him and his priorities over the next year: https://t.co/32HzLo9WTi

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We're so proud! ✨

UCF’s e-HPVC team won first place overall at the national ASME EFx competition hosted on UCF’s main campus. The team’s award-winning vehicle was designed and built as part of a Spring 2026 Senior Design project: https://t.co/UAadXakkZc

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Congratulations to UCF’s competitive robotics teams, Knightmare and Daydream, for advancing to the VEX Robotics World Championship in St. Louis!

Learn more about their impressive season: https://t.co/c0abZI3VY5

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This semester, four faculty joined the college, including our new department member, Assistant Professor Pouria Ahmadi! Help us welcome him to CECS, and learn more about his work: https://t.co/SZ65iLjrq5

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What a wonderful MAE Research Day! ✨

We're incredibly proud of all our graduate students; their research work was truly outstanding. Thank you to all who joined us! Charge On!

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Congratulations to this year's Goldwater Scholars, Keanu Brayman, Kyle Coutray, Trevor Overton and Varun Nannuri!

Keanu is an MAE student working to develop robotic systems that support human exploration on Mars. Learn more about his work: https://t.co/F8PNR2AkGL

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We're so proud of all our senior design teams; they did a phenomenal job! ✨

Congratulations to the top mechanical and aerospace engineering project, Deployable UAV, and the top interdisciplinary project, NASA Lunabotics! Way to represent MAE! #ChargeOn

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Congratulations to Marino Nader, Ph.D. MBA and Sudeshna Pal who were recognized by UCF for promotion and tenure for the 2025-26 academic year! Their new positions will take effect on Aug. 8.

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Congratulations to Marino Nader and Sudeshna Pal, who were recognized by UCF for promotion and tenure for the 2025-26 academic year! Their new position, Associate Lecturer, will take effect on Aug. 8.

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Announcing the latest graduate school rankings from U.S. News and World Report! ✨

UCF's aerospace engineering programs are now ranked No. 38. The university achieved 10 rankings for engineering, including two in the top 50: https://t.co/k4XbPTK7Hy

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Do you love engineering, supporting students and competition? Serve as a volunteer judge for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' EFx competition coming up on April 25 and 26: https://t.co/fjXW5oS0OI

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Thank you for supporting our college for UCF Day of Giving! ✨

Your commitment to CECS fuels innovative research and creates transformative educational experiences. Go Knights! Charge On!