Category: News

On Wednedsay, December 6th, Dr. Persad’s undergraduate senior design capstone group presented at the Nuclear Sciences Building. This is a culminating design course for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering students, and they worked to develop a conceptual design for external clients. This semester, student teams worked with the Astro Restoration Project (ARP), a not-for-profit, all volunteer […]

The ASME Fluids Engineering Award was established by the Fluid Engineering Division in 1968. The awards stands for many honors, specifically it represents an individual for outstanding contributions over a period of years for the engineering profession and to the field of fluids engineering through research, practice, and/or teaching. Dr. Balachandar was selected for this […]

As humanity presses on in the greatest and most ambitious adventure in its history, as our species extends its presence in space and travels ever farther into the wondrous depths of the universe, Dr. Jacob Chung continues to live and thrive on the cutting edge of what is possible. Chung’s influence on the quest of […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida will collaborate on a new Air Force Office of Scientific Research Center of Excellence focused on high-speed flight and morphing aerospace vehicles, which can change shape while in flight.

Born January 1945 in Washington D.C., Dr. Herbert A. Ingley’s journey with the University of Florida began in the early ‘60s when he began working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering. After completing his degree in 1967, he went on to pursue a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering with minors […]

For Dr. Bhavani Sankar, it’s not about the accolades.  Sure, he’s won plenty of honors over the course of his 43-year engineering career. Sure, he’s published about 125 papers and three books. And yes, he’s earned fellowships in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Society […]

When in-person classes became one of the many aspects of normal life that fell victim to the COVID-19 pandemic, most people grumbled and resigned themselves to a period of languishing in a mire of pajama pants and low productivity. Juliana Mishur, meanwhile, saw an promising opportunity and followed a hunch that has led her to […]

Carl Wisniewski did not set out to create a sonic shock wave that students could touch, but he inadvertently created one as part of his UF MAE undergraduate honors thesis research. Wisniewski, a recent UF MAE graduate now enrolled in the MS program, sought an inexpensive means to characterize choked flow through throttle bodies, also […]

The Wall Street Journal named the University of Florida the No. 1 public university in the country in its “2024 Best Colleges in the U.S.” report.

UF MAE alum Matt Palmer recently made a generous contribution towards the construction of the NEB Student Village. We had the chance to speak to him and learn more about his background and motivation for donation.   Palmer was born and raised in Gainesville by two UF graduates and when the time came, his eventual enrollment […]