Celebrating MAE Veterans
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is proud to celebrate the veterans in our community and around the world. Andrew Zuehl served in the Marine Corps for more than…
Redefining Robot Intelligence: Rushi Kamalapurkar takes autonomous systems to the next level
Decisions in Milliseconds In high-stakes environments, success often depends on decisions that take less than a second to make: a slight adjustment to a propeller, a correction to a flight…
Amor Menezes: Blending Biology and Aerospace to Engineer the Impossible
Though it may sound like science fiction, Amor Menezes, Ph.D., and his team are using E. coli to help manufacture plastics in space. In a DARPA-funded project, the microbes synthesize…
A Partnership Harnessing MAE Student Innovation to Protect Soldiers
Representatives from the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division (3ID) and the Civil Military Innovation Institute (CMI2) visited the University of Florida recently to attend the final presentation of Veil Thermal…
Portable device delivers rapid testing for mosquito-borne viruses
With a lot of ingenuity, some creative engineering and a few off-the-shelf items, a University of Florida team led by a virologist and an engineer have created an inexpensive, quick…
Connecting Students for Success
Though physics lays the foundation, becoming an engineer takes far more than understanding F = ma. Here at MAE, faculty and staff are committed to building a rich curriculum for…
UF Chapter of ASME celebrates 100 year anniversary
In 1926, the UF chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers was established; it has since become a major hub of opportunities for engineering students of all disciplines. The…
UF-ITAC Named 2026 U.S. Department of Energy Center of the Year
Recognition for Excellence The University of Florida Industrial Training and Assessment Center (UF-ITAC), housed in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and directed by S.A. Sherif, Ph.D., has been…
Dr. Amor Menezes Appointed to National Academies Biotechnology Committee
University of Florida Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Associate Professor Amor Menezes has been appointed to the Standing Committee on Advances and National Security Implications of Transdisciplinary Biotechnology at the National…
UF researchers uncover surprising boiling behavior in liquids that could advance future space missions
When astronauts travel deeper into space, every drop of fuel becomes critical, and keeping those fuels stable for months or even years is one of the biggest engineering challenges facing…