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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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Advancing Excellence: MAE Faculty Promotions

July 12, 2024

The department is thrilled to share the recent faculty promotions, tenure awards, and other notable changes within the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. These achievements underscore our commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and leadership in the field. Jonathan Brooks and Sean Niemi’s promotions to Senior Lecturers (Associate Instructional Professors) reflect their dedication to […]

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Autodesk provides $100,000 to College of Engineering in latest donation

November 21, 2022

The San Francisco-based software company Autodesk has donated about $100,000 to the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, with the money specifically going toward the classroom initiatives of MAE’s Dr. Sean Niemi and ISE’s (Industrial and Systems Engineering) Katie Basinger. Autodesk is a multinational corporation whose software products are used in a variety of fields, including […]

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