U of Cincinnati Engineering and Applied Science

Earlier this spring, a group of aerospace engineering seniors won the Air Force Research Laboratory's engine design competition!

Each year, the AFRL hosts an engineering challenge for college students across the country. This year's objective was to design a heat exchanger for a small gas turbine engine. Out of 21 teams, the Bearcats took home first place.

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/05/aerospace-engineering-students-win-engine-design-competition.html

Congratulations to CEAS alumnus Ray Brooks for being one of seven new members of the UC Foundation Board of Trustees!

Arvish Pandey, computer science alumnus, was inspired by current events to develop an AI-powered city response platform to improve community safety through early detection and timely alerts.

The platform, which he named HORIZN, was designed to detect anomalies and analyze hot spots. It could also be helpful in times of natural disaster like severe storms or floods.
https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/05/co-op-experience-sharpens-graduates-focus-on-ai.html

University of Cincinnati researchers and Johns Hopkins Medicine have partnered to develop a novel drug delivery system with the potential to treat glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Daewoo Han and Andrew Steckl incorporated a combination of drugs into electrospun fiber membranes, creating a nanofiber drug delivery system. Results from animal studies have been promising thus far, showing improved survival.

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/05/uc-nanofiber-multidrug-treatment-glioblastoma.html

If you have a future engineer at home, come join us! More information can be found below.

Join us for UC Next Generation: A Day for Alumni and Future CEAS Students on Friday, June 12, at Nippert Stadium West Pavilion.

UC alumni and high school students interested in engineering are invited to explore the Cincinnati Engineering and Applied Science together. Alumni will reconnect with fellow Bearcats and tour the new Sheakley Indoor Practice Facility, while students enjoy hands-on activities and breakout sessions focused on engineering at UC.

Learn more: https://www.alumni.uc.edu/get-involved/college-networks/ceas/uc-next-generation.html

Another first-place finish for the Bearcats! A group of eight UC students traveled to Florida and earned first place in the annual National Association of Home Builders competition.

Students from the College of Engineering and Applied Science and students from DAAP (official) placed first out of nearly 30 teams in the competition. Read more about their experience and proposal: https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/05/uc-earns-first-place-in-construction-student-competition.html

After two years as a master's student at UC, Ananth Balasubramanian transitioned to a direct-PhD program in materials science and engineering.

Working in material deposition and advanced manufacturing at UC's Digital Fabrication Lab, he was recently named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month!

A UC engineering degree can take you out of this world! John McCullough, aerospace engineering '89, has worked at NASA for more than 30 years, fulfilling his childhood dream. He's worked on the the space shuttle, Hubble Space Telescope, International Space Station and human exploration programs, originally Constellation and now Moon-to-Mars' Artemis Campaign.

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/05/engineering-alumnus-instrumental-in-nasa-artemis-mission.html