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NASA Grant Funds Research Exploring Methods of Training Vision-Based Autonomous Systems
Siddhartha Bhattacharyya and his students are developing a more efficient framework for creating image-based machine learning classification models.
Siddhartha Bhattacharyya and his students are developing a more efficient framework for creating image-based machine learning classification models.

Cooking Up CO2 Capture: Ph.D. Candidate Develops Organic Recipe to Help Address Global Warming Culprit
Sharon Bondugula created an organic product that captures CO2 from power plants, promoting clean energy while reducing harmful gas emissions.
Sharon Bondugula created an organic product that captures CO2 from power plants, promoting clean energy while reducing harmful gas emissions.

$1.5M Grant Will Support 3D Reconstruction, Space Debris Research
With a new $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Space Force and Air Force Research Lab, Madhur Tiwari's ongoing project moves into Phase Two.
With a new $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Space Force and Air Force Research Lab, Madhur Tiwari's ongoing project moves into Phase Two.

Researchers Design Simulation to Better Understand Newborn Retinal Hemorrhaging
Ph.D. candidate Jose Colmenarez developed a model that simulates the pressures exerted against fetal eye structures during childbirth.
Ph.D. candidate Jose Colmenarez developed a model that simulates the pressures exerted against fetal eye structures during childbirth.

Joshua Sheldon wins Florida’s Largest Hackathon
Florida Tech senior Joshua Sheldon joined a team of fellow aspiring engineers to participate in INIT FIU’s ShellHacks 2024.
Florida Tech senior Joshua Sheldon joined a team of fellow aspiring engineers to participate in INIT FIU’s ShellHacks 2024.
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Florida Tech Welcomes Visiting Australian Scholar to Aid in Antifouling Research
Tamar Jamieson, a researcher from Flinders University in Australia, is developing a collaborative experiment to test antifouling techniques.
Tamar Jamieson, a researcher from Flinders University in Australia, is developing a collaborative experiment to test antifouling techniques.

Ph.D. Student Makes Case for Exploring Likelihood of Life Around White Dwarf Stars
Caldon White's model of potential Earth-like similarities could change the trajectory of the search for life in the universe.
Caldon White's model of potential Earth-like similarities could change the trajectory of the search for life in the universe.

NASA Grant Funds Research Exploring Methods of Training Vision-Based Autonomous Systems
Siddhartha Bhattacharyya and his students are developing a more efficient framework for creating image-based machine learning classification models.
Siddhartha Bhattacharyya and his students are developing a more efficient framework for creating image-based machine learning classification models.

2025 Kerry Bruce Clark Scholarship Winners Emphasize Conservation, Ocean Exploration
Nathaniel Isabella and Marc Ortner are juniors studying marine biology. Both have a passion for protecting our marine ecosystems.
Nathaniel Isabella and Marc Ortner are juniors studying marine biology. Both have a passion for protecting our marine ecosystems.

Prime Examples of: Initiative
A few prime examples of what initiative—a fresh approach, an eagerness to do something—means at Florida Tech.
A few prime examples of what initiative—a fresh approach, an eagerness to do something—means at Florida Tech.