Florida Institute of Technology
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In just the past two years our university has seen a major resurgence in the number of proposals for funded research. The current value of Research Sponsored Projects is $35 million. The number of principal investigators has also doubled in the last three years to 90 faculty members—and four of them have received prestigious NSF Career Awards.
News Stories
Garden Clubs Association Funds Fellowship for Environmental Problem-solver
06/30/2009
MELBOURNE, FLA.—The South Brevard Garden Clubs Association has funded a one-time $1,000 fellowship for a Florida Institute of Technology graduate student who “exemplifies the best and brightest for our future and who believes in finding solutions to environmental issues facing us now and in the future. Full Article
Professor Continues Alaskan Arctic Studies with $1 Million in New Funding
06/15/2009
MELBOURNE, FLA.—John H. Trefry, Florida Institute of Technology professor in the Department of Marine and Environmental Systems, has been awarded $1,012,000 in new funding from several sources to continue his environmental research in Alaska. A contract from the U. Full Article
Florida Tech Students Named Members of NASA Virtual Community
06/05/2009
Two Florida Institute of Technology students will participate this summer in the new NASA Student Ambassador Virtual Community: Michael Vergalla, a graduate student in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Ryan Clegg, a senior with a double major in physics and space science. Full Article
Florida Tech Students Named Members of NASA Virtual Community
06/02/2009
MELBOURNE, FLA.—Two Florida Institute of Technology students will participate this summer in the new NASA Student Ambassador Virtual Community: Michael Vergalla, a graduate student in mechanical and aerospace engineering, and Ryan Clegg, a senior with a double major in physics and space science. Full Article
Florida Tech Professor Receives $300,000 Grant
05/28/2009
MELBOURNE, FLA.—Daniel Kirk, Florida Institute of Technology professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, was awarded a grant of just under $300,000 by the Office of Naval Research (ONR). The grant will be used for research on JP-8 fuels, the battlefield fuel of choice for the Department of Defense. Full Article