I would like to personally welcome you to Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida. MAE is one of the largest and most impactful academic programs at the University of Florida, with ongoing strategic investments in energy conversion and storage, fluid dynamics and acoustics, thermal sciences, biomechanics and biotechnology, mechanics, computational sciences, robotics and autonomy, advanced manufacturing, and space research. The intellectual diversity of our students and faculty is truly a strength of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and I am excited to see the Department grow and prosper with strong institutional support.
Our focus within MAE is on excellence in education and mentorship, which extends from our incoming freshmen to our PhD graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. At the undergraduate level, MAE has made a commitment to teaching both theory and practice, which is implemented in our classroom lectures and our five state-of-the-art laboratories. A first class education in mechanical and aerospace engineering requires a strong foundation of core knowledge coupled with hands-on opportunities to design, build and test, along with leadership skills, communication and teamwork. We accomplish this vision through our wide range of courses, labs, undergraduate research, student societies, our design and build teams, and our community service projects. This comprehensive philosophy is also exemplified in our graduate program, where leading-edge research provides the opportunity for our graduate students to grow and prosper, becoming tomorrow’s thought leaders in industry and academia.
On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Department, I want to thank our former, current and future MAE students for their commitment to excellence. It is indeed a great time to be a Gator Engineer!
Sincerely,
Douglas E. Spearot, Ph.D.
Newton C. Ebaugh Professor and Interim Department Chair
Email: chair@mae.ufl.edu