Category: MAE
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

UF Research Satellite Launches Into Orbit
December 20, 2018NASA launched a UF satellite that could help improve the accuracy of timing-sensitive satellites, such as GPS.
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Zika Virus Detection At Point-Of-Care
December 17, 2018UF Engineer Dr. Z. Hugh Fan leads team to make Zika virus detection faster and cheaper.
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UF Engineering Graduates Continue to Gain Recognition as NSF CAREER Awardees
November 27, 2018Spotlights on UF doctoral graduates who are now NSF CAREER faculty.
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Leading In The Skies: Engineering + Air Force ROTC
September 4, 2018UF Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering students aim high, fly higher with leadership education.
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Achieving Peak Comfort While Saving Energy
August 2, 2018Using sensors and IoT, Prabir Barooah, associate professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, is testing personal comfort nodes, or PCNs, to optimize energy use for buildings.
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Hard Work, Honesty and Determination – A True Horatio Alger Tale
July 12, 2018UF student Erica Harp wins Horatio Alger/Dennis Washington Leadership Award.
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From Near Earth To Infinity and Beyond: UF Engineers Innovate Space Research
May 8, 2018UF engineers John Conklin and Norman Fitz-Coy innovate space research with $5.8M in NASA grants.
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April 25, 2018Ted Henter (BSME ’74) remembers swerving as the lights came toward him. Those lights would be one of the last things he’d ever see. After two unsuccessful eye surgeries, Henter, then 27, awoke with a face full of stitches and a permanent disability. But Henter said he spent only about 10 minutes lamenting the loss […]
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December 20, 2017Promising results between medicine and engineering show signs of improving patients’ quality of life.
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UF grad-created gadget speeds art process
August 1, 2017UF engineering graduate Liza Kholodkova has created a robot to help artists get the job of outlining a mural done faster.
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