Eric Azcona, an undergraduate information technology student at FIU’s School of Computing and Information Sciences (SCIS), is proving that you can pursue your career and study at the same time. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, Azcona immigrated to the...
Name: Sasha Omadally Hometown: San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago What is your major? Mechanical Engineering Where did you intern? What was your role there? I was a product development engineering intern at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) this past summer. How did you...
Two students from the Department of Biomedical Engineering recently won a National Institutes of Health F31 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award – Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research. Valentina Dargam...
Pradeep Shinde MS ’09, Ph.D ’16 has a company that could change the entire space travel industry. Right now, there is only one proven way of transporting astronauts, satellites and cargo through Earth’s atmosphere: rocketry. Through his company, SpaceLoon (Space...
NASA has awarded fellowships to three College of Engineering & Computing (CEC) students in support of their research in advancements of space exploration and increased engagement of minority students in STEM opportunities. FIU is one of a dozen minority-serving...
Name: Mariana Ontiveros Hometown: Weston, Florida What is your major? Mechanical engineering Where did you intern? What was your role there? The Boeing Company. I was a materials & processes (M&P) engineering intern within a team of 21 interns working under...