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UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering We build partnerships, launch careers and make impactful discoveries that improve people’s lives. Want to enhance your education with a degree from MAE?

From traveling across the country in less than 30 minutes to prolonging the lives of infants with heart conditions, our researchers are striving to make impactful discoveries that can improve people’s lives. At the UCF Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, we boast an esteemed, diverse and world-renowned faculty who perform cutting-edge research with support from government agencies and national laboratories. They’ve built strong relationships with industry partners that have led to insightful and enriching learning opportunities, including fellowships, internships and research programs, for students at UCF and beyond. Through our highly ranked programs in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering and biomedical engineering, our faculty ensure that students receive a quality education that instills habits of life-long learning and professional development. We teach our students that the sky is not the limit, and our alumni have gone on to launch very successful careers in the areas of space exploration, additive manufacturing, wearable devices, AI, technology and more. The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is housed within the College of Engineering and Computer Science, one of 13 colleges at UCF. The department is home to the Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research, which aims to conduct impactful research in the areas of aviation and power generation. Our faculty also collaborate with other UCF researchers through the Biionix, Renewable Energy and Chemical Transformation, and the Disability, Aging and Technology faculty clusters. We’re also located in sunny Orlando, Florida, near the top theme parks in the world, a major international airport, beautiful beaches and cultural venues such as the Orlando Museum of Art and the Dr. Philips Center for the Performing Arts. Moreover, we’re conveniently located near major engineering companies such as Siemens, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Mitsubishi, Aerojet Rocketdyne and GE, to name a few. Apply now. Interested in joining the MAE team? Visit UCF’s faculty website for more reasons why UCF is your new home.

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Shin Young Jeong, whose team at the National Laboratory of the Rockies won the R&...
10/12/2026

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Shin Young Jeong, whose team at the National Laboratory of the Rockies won the R&D 100 Special Recognition: Silver Market Disrupter Award for their thermochemical energy storage unit, ENDURING! https://tinyurl.com/tnfua6ff

Congratulations to Pegasus Professor Alain Kassab! He is the 2026 recipient of the George Green Medal and a newly named ...
10/09/2026

Congratulations to Pegasus Professor Alain Kassab! He is the 2026 recipient of the George Green Medal and a newly named fellow of the American Society of Thermal and Fluids Engineers! https://tinyurl.com/432d9djm

See MAE instructor Phillip Hargrove in Rent with the Bay Street Players at the Eustis State Theatre! The last shows are ...
09/22/2026

See MAE instructor Phillip Hargrove in Rent with the Bay Street Players at the Eustis State Theatre! The last shows are 9/25 at 7:30 p.m., 9/26 at 2 p.m. and 9/27 at 2 p.m. Get tickets at the link below and enter PHILLIPH for a discount!

https://eustisstatetheatre.org/

📸: Mike Kitaif

Associate Professor Samik Bhattacharya is studying how birds sweep their wings and use their tails during critical momen...
09/18/2026

Associate Professor Samik Bhattacharya is studying how birds sweep their wings and use their tails during critical moments of takeoff and landing to improve the agility of drones. Modern drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) struggle with safe and precise near-ground maneuvers – but birds can perform these movements effortlessly.

His research is supported through a three-year $400,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

Learn more about the work: https://bit.ly/4y3MlMo

As week kick off the first week of classes, we welcome four new faculty members to the department! Join us in celebratin...
08/25/2026

As week kick off the first week of classes, we welcome four new faculty members to the department! Join us in celebrating the addition of Kunal Mondal, Juan Rodriguez, Seongmi Song and Wenzhong Zhou! https://bit.ly/4y3Fz90

Did you know that UCF is the No. 1 supplier of graduates to the aerospace and defense industries, as ranked by Aviation ...
08/24/2026

Did you know that UCF is the No. 1 supplier of graduates to the aerospace and defense industries, as ranked by Aviation Week Network?

Alumna Sydney Giannuzzi '24 '26PhD is just one such graduate. The standout scholar was selected for Aviation Week Network's 20 Twenties list in 2024. ✨

Innovating the future of air travel ✨ Trustee Chair Subith Vasu and postdoctoral scholar Justin Urso '15 '22PhD secured ...
08/21/2026

Innovating the future of air travel ✨

Trustee Chair Subith Vasu and postdoctoral scholar Justin Urso '15 '22PhD secured a NASA grant to further advanced air mobility, an emerging area of transportation.

In the future, people won’t hail traditional taxicabs to the airport — they’ll hop in air taxis that can fly them from remote locations to major airports in a matter of minutes.

Learn more about their work: https://bit.ly/4qyMepa

The Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research (CATER), led by Director and Pegasus Professor Jay Kapat, was...
08/20/2026

The Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research (CATER), led by Director and Pegasus Professor Jay Kapat, was officially named an official university center last month, a significant milestone in its 20-year history of pursuing groundbreaking projects in power generation, space propulsion and aviation.

Learn more about CATER and how its researchers are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in power generation, air travel and spaceflight: https://bit.ly/4qyN9py

Today is National Aviation Day, held each year on Aug. 19, Orville Wright's birthday! We're kicking off a weeklong celeb...
08/19/2026

Today is National Aviation Day, held each year on Aug. 19, Orville Wright's birthday! We're kicking off a weeklong celebration to share UCF's research and contributions to aviation.

We've come a long way from the Wright brothers' first flight! Led by Trustee Chair and Professor Kareem Ahmed, researchers at UCF's HyperSpace Center of Excellence are working on taking air travel to hypersonic speeds of Mach 6 to 17 — that's 4,600 to 13,000 mph! At these speeds, you can travel from New York to London in less than 15 minutes. 🤯

Learn more about the HyperSpace Center and its groundbreaking research: https://bit.ly/4crYTEg

Congratulations to Professor Subith Vasu! His collaborative research, "Recent advances in supercritical CO2 combustion f...
08/17/2026

Congratulations to Professor Subith Vasu! His collaborative research, "Recent advances in supercritical CO2 combustion for zero-emission direct-fired power cycles," was recently published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

Learn more about the work: https://bit.ly/4bVxhaw

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