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MAE Students Represent at HiPerGator Dedication

October 15, 2025

The University of Florida celebrated the launch of the next generation of its HiPerGator supercomputer this week, marking another major milestone in UF’s artificial intelligence initiative—and MAE students were front and center. Out of only four student groups attending campus-wide, two were from the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering: Swamp Launch and Gator Motorsports, […]

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Enzymes as Nanoscale Machines: The Intersection of AI, Biochemistry, and Engineering

June 4, 2025

Enzymes are nature’s tiny machines, responsible for everything from digesting food to breaking down environmental pollutants. But what if we could design custom-made enzymes to tackle real-world challenges—like neutralizing harmful chemicals or detecting diseases—more efficiently than ever before? Jing Pan Ph. D., a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the […]

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Gators on Top: Solar Gators and UF iGEM Team Achieve Major Victories

February 6, 2025

Solar Gators Land $10,000 Prize at Electrek American Solar Challenge 2024 The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at the University of Florida is brimming with pride as the Solar Gators team celebrates a remarkable achievement in the Electrek American Solar Challenge 2024. Over the course of eight days, the Solar Gators traversed an […]

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR – SPRING 2025

January 30, 2025

As we kick off a new year, I wanted to take a moment to celebrate some of the incredible achievements we’ve seen across our department. The hard work and passion of our faculty, students, and alumni continue to make UF’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering a leader in innovation and excellence. 2024 was an […]

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Superstar UF iGEM Team Wins Gold in Paris with Biomanufactured Organoid Models

January 29, 2025

The UF Chapter of iGEM dazzled 2024 Grand Jamboree judges, earning a gold medal for their research into sepsis, a life-threatening condition that results from the body’s dysregulated response to infection. International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) is a global competition where student teams design and build genetically engineered systems to solve real-world problems using synthetic […]

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Dr. Jing Pan earns National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award and grant

February 29, 2024

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 […]

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