Spotlight shines on soon-to-be engineers and their senior design projects
A solar and electric-powered trolley, a transfer system that moves patients from one hospital bed to another, and a virtual roll call for police officers … what do all these have in common? They were all senior design projects conceptualized and built by engineering...
Jenniffer Bustillos Worlds Ahead Graduate
While sitting on a delayed flight from Chicago, Jenniffer noticed something that frustrates many fliers: the delay was the result of the plane needing to be sprayed with deicing fluid so that it would be safe for travel. While many gripe at the situation, Jenniffer...
Daniella Bernal’s Job at SpaceX
Daniella Bernal, a Worlds Ahead grad, became an FIU student at just 16 years old and set her sights on a job that brought man to space. Today, she works on the Falcon 9 for SpaceX. Check out the videos below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN_jMkH9AR8...
Gabriela Duran has been awarded a scholarship from the Zonta Women’s Club
Congratulations to mechanical engineering student, Gabriela Gutierrez Duran, who was awarded a scholarship from the Zonta Women’s Club. This is the second year in a row that the club awards a scholarship to one of our students. As this year’s winner, Gabriela is now...
My Internship at Northrop
Name: Alexand Gibson Major: Mechanical engineering Where did you intern? I interned with the System Integration Test & Evaluation (SIT&E) team at Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Space Park, Redondo Beach, California. Space Park is a historic location for...
My Internship at Siemens
Name: Manuel Alejandro Santos Major: Mechanical Engineering Where did you intern? I interned at Siemens Gamesa Wind Power in Boulder, Colorado. What did you do there? As a mechanical engineering intern, I was part of a team that modeled, designed and tested new...
Grecia Rodriguez Dominguez Receives the Outstanding Bachelor’s Degree Graduate Award at the Induction into the Order of Engineers
This past Saturday, preceding the Fall 2017 Commencement Exercises from the College of Engineering & Computing, all graduating engineers were inducted into the Order of Engineers at the Induction to the Profession Ceremony. Mechanical engineering graduate, Grecia...
My internship at Lockheed Martin
Name: Daniela Gil Major: Mechanical Engineering Where did you intern? I interned at Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems (RMS) as a systems engineering intern in Orlando, Florida. I was tasked with working on the United Kingdom Military FlightTraining Systems...
Congratulations to Dr. Ibrahim Tansel for his 25 Year Service Award
Congratulations to Dr. Ibrahim Tansel, Professor and Chair of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, for his 25 Year Service Award.
Congratulations to Dr. Norman Munroe for his 25 Year Service Award
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Norman Munroe for his 25 Year Service Award.
Ata Dolatmoradi Accomplishment at SPIE Photonics West 2017 Conference
Please join us in Congratulating Ata Dolatmoradi from the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department, for his accomplishment during the SPIE Photonics West 2017 Conference. Being awarded as the best student paper award in the...