Dec 12, 2022 | Alumni, Breaking Barriers, Computing and Information Sciences, Engineering, Knight Foundation SCIS, News, STEM, Student Success
Jose Maldonado is living a life most gamers can only dream of, working for tech giant Microsoft on the future of video gaming with the xCloud Team. “My days consist of tinkering with the latest gaming technology to enhance the experience for our users,” says...
Nov 22, 2022 | Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, News, School of Biomedical, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, STEM, Student Success
The College of Engineering & Computing (CEC) is proud of its students’ commitment to research, study, and accomplishments in the classroom and beyond. Meet undergraduate student, Alan George. Name: Alan George Hometown: Plantation, FL Degree/Major: Mechanical...
Jul 6, 2022 | Alumni, Breaking Barriers, Community, Engineering, News, Student Success, Women of CEC, Worlds Ahead
For the quarter of a million people who use the Dolphin Expressway every day, the sight is impossible to miss. Gigantic concrete pillars stretch high above the road, making commuters on the already-elevated expressway feel small. A fleet of construction equipment...
Jul 5, 2022 | Breaking Barriers, Community, Engineering, News, STEM, Student Success, Worlds Ahead
Cris Lugo understands the education gap caused by a lack of technology. Born in the Dominican Republic and raised in the Turks & Caicos Islands, there were no computers in his home. Now he hopes to combine his experience as the first international student ever to...
Jul 5, 2022 | Breaking Barriers, Engineering, Faculty Achievement, News, STEM, Student Success, Women of CEC, Worlds Ahead
At a young age, Deidra Hodges was well-positioned to become an engineer. Her parents were educators and her older brothers worked with technology, constantly fixing things around the house. Wanting to be like her siblings, Hodges signed up for her high school’s...
Jun 2, 2022 | Engineering, News, Student Success, Worlds Ahead
As a child, Melissa Venedicto dreamed of becoming an orthopedic surgeon, but as an undergraduate at FIU, she became so intrigued by the materials used in prosthetic devices that she pursued a major in biomedical engineering. It was in a biomaterials class that she...
