Florida Institute of Technology
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Message from the Dept. Head
Welcome to the home page of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at Florida Tech. We
are pleased that you would like to find out about our department, its faculty, and its programs and facilities. The campus is
located about 45 miles south of the NASA Kennedy Space Center and within an hour's drive to Walt Disney World in Orlando. Our ideal
location on the Space Coast allows close interaction with the nearby scientists and engineers of the US space program and easy
access to the Florida east coast beach.
The mission of the mechanical and aerospace engineering department is to prepare our students to be successful professionals in the global industrial, research and/or academic environment. This is achieved via developing curricula that enable students to achieve four education objectives: academic fundamentals, engineering practices, teamwork and communication, and professional development. Graduates of the mechanical and aerospace engineering department are equipped with the knowledge and capabilities to solve real-world engineering problems and to advance the state-of-the-art in their selected fields.