Category: Student Highlights

Empowering Future Engineers with SHPE
October 7, 2025The University of Florida chapter of the Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) is an extensive organization whose pillars are based on supporting and connecting students to professional, academic, and mentorship opportunities. Beyond these pillars, SHPE means a home away from home – a Familia, as its members label it. Students of all backgrounds are […]
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Hannah Roberts Represents UF in Space Force Research Project
August 25, 2025UF MAE is proud to celebrate Hannah Roberts, a Ph.D. student in UF’s Astraeus Space Institute working with Dr. Amor Menezes in the SYBORGS Lab. Recently featured in UF News, she represented UF in a collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Academy and Space Force. See the full article on UF News →
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Back-to-Back DOE Honors for UF MAE Students In Energy Innovation
July 3, 2025The University of Florida Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is celebrating back-to-back national honors after two of its students received the U.S. Department of Energy’s Outstanding Achievement in Energy by an Industrial Assessment Center Student award in consecutive years. This national award recognizes students who have made significant contributions to energy efficiency through their […]
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Message From The Chair – Summer 2025
June 2, 2025As we welcome summer, I’m proud to reflect on another extraordinary season at MAE. This edition of our newsletter showcases the incredible breadth and depth of work happening across our department—from space biomanufacturing and award-winning research to student-driven innovation and alumni distinction. Each story speaks to the excellence that defines us. Our faculty continue to […]
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Two Gator Engineers Honored with Attributes of a Gator Engineer Award
May 5, 2025As the school year ends and engineering seniors bid a fond farewell, it would not be complete without the honor of bestowing superstar seniors with the Attributes of a Gator Engineer Award. These awards are presented to six undergraduate seniors who exemplify the highest ideals of the engineering community. The award categories are: Creativity, Leadership, […]
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MAE Students Earn NSF Fellowships and Gator Engineering Awards
May 5, 2025MAE Students Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships The University of Florida’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is proud to announce that two of its brightest students have been named recipients of the highly competitive 2025 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. This prestigious honor recognizes outstanding students who are pursuing advanced degrees […]
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MAE Students Awarded Prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
May 5, 2025The University of Florida’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is proud to announce that two of its brightest students have been named recipients of the highly competitive 2025 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship. This prestigious honor recognizes outstanding students who are pursuing advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and it […]
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2025 MAE Awards: Honoring Excellence in Innovation and Achievement
April 28, 2025The UF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering gathered at the Wayne J. Reitz Union’s Rion Ballroom for a vibrant evening of celebration, honoring the outstanding achievements of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Dr. Warren Dixon warmly welcomed the crowd as guests enjoyed dinner, lively conversation, and a shared sense of pride in the […]
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ME Capstone Spin-Off MOOchanics LLC Revolutionizes Agriculture with Artificial Cow Rumen Simulator
April 22, 2025MOOchanics LLC, a startup born from a University of Florida senior design team project, is making notable progress as it prepares for the Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. The company was recently selected as an inaugural member of the F-300 AgFoodTech Startup Accelerator, a pioneering agricultural development initiative aimed at strengthening Newberry’s agri-food tech […]
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Engineering Change: An Inside Look at the National Society of Black Engineers
February 25, 2025The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is a vibrant and dynamic community of Black scientists, engineers, and students from a wide array of disciplines and backgrounds. For students in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Florida, as well as other engineering disciplines across campus, NSBE serves as an invaluable […]
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