Engineering That Makes An Impact

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 Now, let’s meet two incredible UCF alums, Albert and Mrudula. They took their passion for engineering and turned it into a career that helps make a difference in people’s lives every day. It’s stories like theirs, that show the impact of a UCF degree on not only the community, but the world. Take it away Albert and Mrudula, we can’t wait to hear about the work you do.

– Hello, everyone, Mrudula and I have seen firsthand how UCF fosters an environment where people can work together to change the world one idea at a time. I came to UCF wanting to use engineering to help others. And what started at the kitchen table as a graduate student has now turned into a full team and facility dedicated to empowering children and adults in the limb difference community through bionic prosthetics.

– Limitless is one of the many areas at UCF that allows for true collaboration across so many different disciplines. I’ve always loved that the perspectives of everyone from artists and designers like me, to scientists and entrepreneurs are equally valued and cherished here.

– [Albert] From our start in 2014, Limitless has continued to grow its mission and impact and building accessibility technology. Limitless launched the very first US clinical trial for 3D printed prosthetics for children and our new medical research has led to a partnership with the Mayo Clinic. From tech to video games, we continue to partner with industry leaders. Each partnership adds a diverse voice and new creativity to amplify the mission. While we continue to re-imagine what prosthetics can look like, our UCF students are in the lab helping drive forward new innovations.

– I never thought places like UCF existed, where I not only got real-world experience for my own major, but I got to work with people from so many other majors as well. It’s places like these, where you can come up with ingenious solutions to problems that make real impact because diverse perspectives lead to revolutionary ideas.

– UCF taught me to dream big. Take it from me, whichever major you choose, you can use what you’re learning to change the world. That’s all for us.

– Back to you, Alex.

– Albert and Mrudula, what an inspirational story hearing about how you wanted to innovate something that betters lives and how the education and experiences here at UCF set you up for success is so motivational. Thank you so much for sharing that. Cheers, guys.