Students

Student Research Week is an annual university event that allows students of all majors to showcase a particular project from their area of study. More than 700 students participated this year, including over 120 undergraduate and graduate students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science. Students presented their research through several sessions throughout the…

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Southeast Symposium is the student’s organization biggest competition of the year, and the UCF student chapter placed fourth overall at the 2025 event, beating out 16 other schools from across the nation. The conference offers students from Georgia, Florida and Puerto Rico the chance to network and compete…

UCF’s Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), a student organization for construction engineering majors, have made history for the university. For the first time, UCF has placed at the Construction Management Competition, an event that gives students the chance to participate in a real-world project that tests their skills and boosts their resumes. The Knights earned…

There are many opportunities to successfully start a career – you just have to know where to look for them. The UCF Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering provides such an opportunity through its CECE Career Mixer. This event, which takes place in the Pegasus Ballroom on March 10 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30…

Two UCF environmental engineering doctoral students were honored with prestigious scholarships for their research in potable water at the American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2024 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, California. Award recipients Gabriela Ford ‘22 and Nino Stea ‘23 are graduate research assistants who work in the Water Quality Engineering Research Group (WQERG)…

While many UCF students spent spring break at the beach, a group of more than 50 civil engineering students participated in a regional event that brought much recognition to their work and to the university. More than 650 students from 19 universities, including the University of Florida, Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University, attended the…

Civil engineering student Jorge Orozco-Herrera has been named a 2023 recipient of the Thomas J. Wysockey Civil Engineering Scholarship, sponsored by the Deep Foundations Institute. He is one of 32 students to receive a scholarship through the DFI Educational Trust and one of three recipients of the Wysockey scholarship. “This scholarship means for me more…

A group of University of Central Florida students has developed super high-tech sponges to clean up ocean oil spills. The sponges soak up oil but repel water, leaving behind no toxic byproduct. It’s a green solution with a bonus – the oil could be recycled for future use. The students will showcase their invention at…