Spring 2023 Real Triumphs Graduate: Ana Claus
When Ana Claus came to the U.S. from Brazil in 2016, she intended to stay only for one year and to learn English. Today, she is a patent-pending engineer recognized for her work in designing a rechargeable seawater battery system, especially important as the world...
FIU graduate programs among best in the nation in U.S. News rankings
The College of Engineering and Computing's overall graduate engineering program jumped 34 spots to land among the top 100 nationally at No. 92 (No. 61 among public universities) according to U.S. News and World report rankings. Read more at FIU News.
Student team wins national construction management competition
A team of students from the Moss Department of Construction Management in the College of Engineering and Computing clinched first place overall in a national construction management competition that promotes careers in the field. The students applied their talents and...
Stand-out students recognized for service, scholarship, leadership
Twenty-three students, which included College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) students, and one student club were recognized for stand-out leadership, service and scholarship at the 2023 Outstanding Student Life Awards. The annual ceremony recognizes Panthers who...
Interstellar engineering: Student uses NASA-supplied simulated lunar soil to 3D print out-of-this-world housing
He hopes his work will allow astronauts to create their own habitats while in outer space NASA is working to build a research base on the moon to send the first astronauts to Mars. Along the way, a new industry is coming to life: construction on surfaces beyond Earth....
Student Spotlight: Meet Caridad Estrada
The College of Engineering & Computing (CEC) is proud of its students’ commitment to research, study, and accomplishments in the classroom and beyond. Meet soon-to-be Ph.D. student, Caridad Estrada. Estrada is a McNair Scholar and a DOE Fellow and has been...
Associate Professor Jessica Ramella-Roman inducted into the 2023 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Jessica C. Ramella-Roman to its College of Fellows. Ramella-Roman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the College of Engineering...
What if seizures could be predicted?
FIU data scientist and associate professor, Fahad Saeed, in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences is creating advanced machine learning models capable of doing what no human can — parse through electroencephalography (EEG) data to track...
Nationally acclaimed poet receives one of the highest honors
Congratulations are in order to our alumnus, Richard Blanco, B.S. Civil Engineering '91! Two-time FIU alumnus and associate professor of creative writing Richard Blanco on Tuesday received the National Humanities Medal for his contributions to American poetry....
NSF grant to help develop games that train workers for jobs in architecture, engineering and construction
With robotics automation rapidly transforming jobs in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries, there is an increased demand for skilled workers in advanced technologies and robotics. The National Science Foundation has awarded FIU a grant to...
Expanding capabilities of wind tunnel testing using innovative cyber-physical method
Researchers are investigating how high winds impact the structural integrity of high-rises Engineering experts from FIU and Lehigh University are using an innovative part-physical, part-computational testing method known as real-time cyber-physical modeling to get a...
Engineering undergrads conduct research in Japan
As a biomedical engineering major at Florida International University, Rebekah Arias understands the value of working in multicultural groups. And after spending six weeks last summer at Kochi University of Technology in Japan, she returned with a sense of excitement...