Nov 20, 2019 | Biomedical Engineering, Engineering, Faculty Achievement, News, Research, STEM, Women of CEC, Worlds Ahead
The Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded $6 million to FIU biomedical engineering professor Ranu Jung and her team to expand testing of their pioneering prosthetic hand system – which allows amputees to “feel” again – to military veterans and other amputees. The... 
Nov 13, 2019 | Engineering, Internships, Mechanical Engineering, News, STEM, Student Success
Name: Rodolfo FernandezHometown: Miami, FLWhat is your major? Mechanical engineering Where did you intern? What did you do there? I interned at Boeing Research & Technology in Seattle, Washington. There, I was assigned two positions. The first one was as a process... 
Nov 13, 2019 | Computing and Information Sciences, Engineering, Internships, News, STEM, Student Success, Women of CEC
Name: Shanna SitHometown: Miami, Florida.What is your major? I’m currently an undergraduate student studying computer science. I’m also working toward obtaining a certificate in Japanese through FIU’s Asian Studies Program.Where did you intern? What did you do... 
Oct 25, 2019 | Alumni, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, News, STEM, Student Jobs, Student Success
Name: Juan ValenciaHometown: Miami, FloridaDegree/Major: Mechanical EngineeringWhere are you working? Title? The Boeing Company / Propulsion EngineerHow did you get your job? I was offered my position at the BEYA (Black Engineer of the Year Awards) Conference.What was... 
Oct 17, 2019 | Community, Computing and Information Sciences, Engineering, Future, News, STEM, SUCCEED, Women of CEC
Congratulations to Trina Fletcher and Alexandra Strong, assistant professors from the School of Universal Computing, Construction, and Engineering Education (SUCCEED) for being awarded a $361K grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This grant will... 
Oct 15, 2019 | Biomedical Engineering, Engineering, Future, News, Research, STEM
One out of three people who suffers with migraines experiences migraines with aura. Diana Borrego, a psychology major who conducts research at FIU’s Neuronal Mass Dynamics Lab, is one of them. An aura is a short-lived sensory experience, such as tingling sensations... 