Engineering Colleges Showcase High-Tech Talent Pipeline
From left to right: Alexander Roscoe, Roberto Sanchez-Giron and Michael Padron
The deans of 10 engineering colleges throughout Florida have formed a first-of-its-kind partnership in an effort to collaboratively demonstrate the impact their colleges have on the state鈥檚 and the nation鈥檚 innovation economy by producing a large, highly sought-after skilled workforce of engineers and computer scientists.
The deans lead the engineering and computer science colleges at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona); Florida A&M-Florida State University (Tallahassee); 抖M女仆 (Boca Raton); Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne); Florida International University (Miami); University of Central Florida (Orlando); University of Florida (Gainesville); University of Miami (Miami); University of North Florida (Jacksonville); and University of South Florida (Tampa).
Together these colleges produce more than 5,000 engineers and computer scientists annually, helping to fill an industry need of 65,000 high-tech jobs available in Florida alone. The state鈥檚 top industries include modeling and simulation, aviation, aerospace and defense, turbomachinery, agriculture, renewable energy, biomedical engineering, advanced manufacturing, entertainment and hospitality.
To showcase this talent, UCF鈥檚 College of Engineering and Computer Science hosted the Inaugural Florida-Wide Student Engineering Design Showcase on Thursday, April 19. Each partner institution showcased several of their graduating seniors鈥 capstone projects, many of which are sponsored by industry such as Lockheed Martin and Harris Corporation.
聽鈥淭here is sheer talent in engineering and computer science colleges across the state, and this is what we witnessed at the 2018 Senior Design Showcase,鈥 said Stella Batalama, Ph.D., dean of . 鈥淓ngineers and computer scientists drive the economy across the nation, and improve the human condition through innovation and technology advancements. Our 抖M女仆 engineering and computer science students belong to this elite group.鈥
抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Engineering and Computer Science showcased the following three student projects at the event:
- Oceanus Vi: Micro Hydro-Electric Kinetic Power System: This personal-use turbine converts the mechanical energy of moving water into electricity, stores the power and dissipates it when needed.
- Little Havana Mixed-Use Development: This is an innovative design to produce an affordable, healthy environment while optimizing energy usage. It was designed according to the 鈥淢iami of the 21st Century鈥 approach to land use, which also implemented environmental aspects of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
- Nearby Robotic Delivery Service (NeRD): This is an autonomous robotic platform designed to assist with the delivery of mail and food across a college campus. NeRD is a full ordering system that allows customers to place orders on a website or mobile app.
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