College of Engineering and Computing

$4.8 Million Grant Encourages Mix Of Art And Science

Luna Theus/Staff Writer The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has given FIU a research grant of $4.8 million to continue their study on origami antennas. FIU Professor and Director of Radio Frequency Communications and Transforming Antennas Center, Stavros Georgakopoulos, has been leading origami antenna research since 2015. “Origami antennas are basically antennas that fold […]

Engineering Center continues to get ‘pantherized’ by SGC-MMC

Written by: Mathew Messa/ Staff Writerf   Engineering students can expect major changes as administrators and the Student Government Government Council at the Modesto Maidique Campus are planning on refreshing the Engineering Center’s interior to match the vibrancy of the main campus as part of a new “pantherization” initiative. “[Engineering] is one of the University’s […]

Data shows slight increase of women in College of Engineering and Computing

While the University has seen a steady 43 percent increase in women applicants for the College of Engineering and Computing, the same can’t be said for the number of enrolled women, with the college only seeing a 23 percent increase since 2011.

FPL, FIU install commercial-scale solar panels

New commercial-scale solar panels have been installed at the College of Engineering and Computing by Florida Power & Light Company and the University. According to FIU News, “the only solar research facility of its kind that FPL has installed at a Florida university.”

Chevron donates $20,000 to College of Engineering

The College of Engineering and Computing celebrates its new partnership with Chevron and received a $20,000 donation.

eMerge Americas Techweek: projects pavilion

Aside from the conference speakers, the University is showing off their work at the eMerge pavilion.

Engineering Center still feels distant after 30 years

The College of Engineering and Computing is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month, but it still feels alienated and sometimes forgotten by the University, as it sits almost a mile and a half west of Modesto Maidique Campus on Flagler Street.

Doctoral student dies after hit-and-run

By Philippe Buteau/Staff Writer Melita Jaric, the doctoral and computer science student who was the victim of a hit-and-run driver, has died from injuries related to the accident. Jaric, a four-year doctoral student of the College of Engineering and Computing, was pronounced dead on Monday afternoon after being rushed to the Ryder Trauma Center at […]

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