In this series, recent grads share their journey to landing that first job out of college. After years of studying and working toward a degree, these Panthers’ hard work paid off. Now they’re paying it forward by letting you know how they did it. Name: Jean-Carlo...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Name: Tina Marie SuizzoMajor: Mechanical EngineeringWhere did you intern? Boston Scientific Corporation (BSC), a manufacturer of medical devices.What did you do there? I was a supplier engineering intern.How did you get your internship? BEYA Conference in Washington,...