NASA has awarded the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) Charge Management Device (CMD) contract to the University of Florida, Gainesville. Read More
Warren Dixon Accepts Position as Chair of MAE
Dr. Warren Dixon has accepted the position of chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. Dr. Dixon received his Ph.D. in 2000 from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clemson University. He worked as a research staff member… Read More
Chair Search Information
MAE Chair Candidates Dr. Ghatu Subhash, Professor Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida September 21 – 25, 2020 Monday, September 21, 2020 Zoom Meeting ID 3:00pm – 3:45pm MAE Faculty: Assistant Professors 91032524464 Tuesday, September 22, 2020… Read More
3rd Biannual Meeting for this year’s COE for Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments
The 3rd Biannual Meeting for this year’s COE for Assured Autonomy in Contested Environments took place virtually, due to the COVID-19 response. Hosted by the University of California, Santa Cruz, the meeting brought experts and researchers from Air Force Research… Read More
UF Engineering Undergrad Named Navy/ROTC Student of the Year
One of UF’s Gator Battalion Midshipmen has been selected as the 2019 Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) All American NAVY ROTC Student of the Year. Midshipman 1/C Jennifer Fillebrown competed against a national field of 58 other ROTC students and… Read More
Remembering Michael Joseph MacDonald (1942 – 2019)
Whispering Pines – Mike was born April 1, 1942 in Brighton, MA to Lorayne McWeeney. In 1947, he was adopted by Daniel and Helen MacDonald of Pittsfield, MA. The family eventually moved to Winooski, VT. Mike graduated from Rice Memorial… Read More
REU Site: Engineering for Healthcare
Engineering must be harnessed to address current and future challenges in the healthcare field. The objective of our REU Site is to engage a diverse cohort of undergraduate students in research and curricula focused on healthcare relevant engineering challenges, such… Read More
Successful launch of CHOMPTT puts MAE in space
MAE’s cube satellite launched into space Sunday from New Zealand as part of NASA’s Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) program. Led by Prof. John Conklin and students from the Precision Space Systems Laboratory, the goal of their satellite mission is… Read More
A Different Approach to Educating the New Engineer
Sometimes engineering looks like hours spent in a lab trying to determine which line of code is holding up an otherwise perfect program. Other times, it looks like riding a M18 Hellcat Destroyer tank from World War II – and… Read More
ZERO-G and UF Collaborate to Advance Deep-Space Missions
“G-FORCE ONE is the perfect test bed for space-bound technology and is one of the last steps before sending experiments into orbit,” said Terese Brewster, CEO of ZERO-G. “The data collected from these universities and future groups who do research… Read More
