“Crazy idea” leads Florida Poly students to take on the technology services market
A group of Florida Polytechnic University students has found work with a great company that offers hands-on experience, flexible hours, fun co-workers, and the kind of boss most people only dream of – themselves. Madd Technologies LLC, which stemmed from an idea friends had late one night, is a technology start-up helmed by Florida Poly […]
Florida Polytechnic University celebrates ABET accreditation achievement
Florida Polytechnic University recognized its achievement of another major milestone in the University’s history on Sept. 25 with a fun and festive celebration.
Big research on tiny technology takes Florida Polytechnic University crew to global symposium
In the cutting-edge field of nanotechnology, there is an ever-present need for the next generation of energy-efficient, high-performance components to advance the limits of possibility. Two Florida Polytechnic University faculty members and their student research assistant focused their study on this area and presented it at a global symposium of the Institute of Electrical and […]
Dozens of math whizzes compete at Florida Polytechnic Universitys Integral Bee
Florida Polytechnic University celebrated its third Integral Bee, an annual contest to determine who is the fastest at solving math problems known as integrals. The event has become a tradition at the University with the purpose of making mathematics more approachable and enjoyable to students. It was organized by the Math Club and supported by […]
Cutting-edge research at Florida Polytechnic University aims to save babies’ lives
LAKELAND, Fla. – Faculty and student researchers at Florida Polytechnic University are developing a breakthrough method that would result in more accurate maternal and fetal electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals, so that babies can be properly treated for cardiac defects diagnosed before birth. Scientists and engineers have been striving for years to obtain nearly perfect fetal and […]
Esteban Segarra awarded prestigious fellowship
Florida Polytechnic University senior Esteban Segarra is headed to Gaithersburg, Maryland, this summer where he’ll spend 11 weeks at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) working to improve the way robots interact with humans. Segarra, who is a computer engineering major from Davenport, Florida, is one of less than 200 students across the […]
Ant Inspiration Nets $20K NASA Grant
A tiny ant was the inspiration behind an idea that landed a Florida Polytechnic University Junior a $20,000 grant from NASA. The grant from the Florida Space Research Program provides Esteban Segarra and faculty advisor Dr. Bradford Towle the resources to explore autonomous capabilities for robots exploring the surface of Mars. Esteban hit upon the […]
