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It started as a class project for University of Florida senior engineering students, and it became a viable solution for soldiers who needed an easier, faster, and safer way to camouflage their vehicles on the battlefield.

Few celestial events capture the imagination quite like a total solar eclipse, and the one on April 8 promises to be particularly remarkable. Alicia K. Petersen, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, is shedding light on the significance of this upcoming cosmic phenomenon.  “During […]

UF engineers collaborate to develop the next generation of space exploration It was 1969, and space was simple. Only a handful of countries had managed to launch satellites into orbit. Just two, the Soviet Union and the United States, were vying for supremacy. And the lunar surface belonged to America alone. Half a century later, […]

MAE professor Xin Tang won three significant awards selected nationwide this past year, receiving grant money from the National Institute of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR). The NIH granted Tang a prestigious Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA R35), which essentially has the goal of […]

In the academic realm, mentorship plays a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of researchers. Dr. Spearot, who has been an academic advisor for over 19 years, will receive the honored Herbert Wertheim Doctoral Dissertation Advisor/Mentoring Award for the 2023-2024 academic year. Dr. Spearot practices a very personalized approach to mentoring, deviating from conventional […]

ME Capstone students are collaborating with Dr. Antonio Faciola, an associate professor of animal sciences at UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), to redesign legacy cow digestion simulators pivotal for ruminant nutrition research. This interdisciplinary partnership leverages the Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department’s EML4502 course, taught by senior lecturer Dr. Matthew J. Traum. […]

Dr. Jing Pan, a UF MAE professor, won a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation last month. This honor is the most prestigious award granted by the NSF, and comes with a federal research grant. Pan’s winning proposal was about developing a biosensing technology for monitoring chemicals and biomolecules in bodily fluids, such as […]

The University of Florida’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, in partnership with NASA, is making a significant contribution to the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission — a groundbreaking endeavor that the European Space Agency (ESA) has now formally adopted.

It’s UF’s Gator Nation Giving Day! A time for friendly competition between UF departments to raise funds to support our respective divisions. At the forefront of our hearts in this competition is MAE, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, vying against other departments to secure the highest number of contributions. These contributions directly support students […]

UF MAE professor Dr. Jessica Allen recently submitted a proposal that won her a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation. The NSF presents this award to early-career faculty who “serve as academic role models in research and education and lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.” It is the most prestigious […]

This month we celebrate Black engineers of UF MAE and the legacies they are creating for future students and engineers of color. Follow along as we spotlight MAE engineers, their work, and their experiences.

Dr. Amor Menezes, Dr. Damon Ghetmiri, and Alessia Venturi of the SYBORGS Lab at UF MAE, along with Dr. Mitchell Cohen of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, authored a paper on their breakthrough research that was published in Nature Communications this month. The paper centers on models the group developed that can assess […]

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering would like to give our condolences to the family and friends of one of our most accomplished Alumni Maria Evans Herborn. A tribute from https://www.kentforestlawn.com/tributes/Maria-Herborn is included below. Maria was beautiful, very intelligent, and a social being who believed in doing good using her time, talents, and treasures […]

Summer 2024 Dear colleagues, alumni, supporters, and friends,   The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida has had a remarkable past few months filled with notable achievements and contributions across various fronts. The student capstone project demonstrated the department’s commitment to real-world problem-solving, as engineering students collaborated with peers at the […]

The impact that Dr. Bernard Leadon had on his students and the Gainesville community is unparalleled.   Dr. Bernard Leadon was a well-known professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, but before his time in the Swamp, Bernie wore many other hats.  Bernard was born in November 1917 in Farmington, Minnesota, the son of […]