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Florida Institute of Technology | Florida's STEM University. Located on the #SpaceCoast 💫 #FloridaTech 🐾
Melbourne, FL
Joined July 2009
In October’s Presidential Perspectives, President Nicklow celebrates Florida Tech’s scholar-athletes—proving that academic and athletic excellence go hand in hand. From the classroom to the competition field, Panthers continue to raise the bar. https://t.co/SvpivmdZq8
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A huge THANK YOU to the incredible sponsors making Florida Tech’s Homecoming Week possible! Your support means the world to our university and the Space Coast community. #PantherPride
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Today Secretary J. Alex Kelly toured @FloridaTech—including a visit to the Vertex Applied Innovation Hub which is helping launch innovative startups—seeing firsthand the dedication that has helped rank Florida #1 in the nation for higher education for 10 consecutive years!
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Sign up for this year's Homecoming 2 Miler Run/Walk! Happening Oct. 16, 2025, check out the race course video and register at: https://t.co/VZFgc1vQzk
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We caught up with Florida Tech's new basketball leaders to learn more about their coaching philosophies, what motivates them and what Panther fans can look forward to at the Clemente Center in the season ahead. https://t.co/fCd8ZE8ldI
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We caught up with Florida Tech’s new basketball leaders to learn more about their coaching philosophies, what motivates them and more.
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🎉 One Week Until Florida Tech Homecoming 🎉 Panthers, get ready — 2025 HOCO is almost here! 🐾 Events are open to alumni, Panther Parents, students, faculty, staff & the community. 📅 Full schedule: https://t.co/6tjcqtoYpM
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Adjunct faculty member and retired College of Aeronautics professor William Rankin has captured every object in Charles Messier's legendary 18th-century catalog. That's 110 celestial wonders in total, earning him recognition from the Astronomical League! https://t.co/Jh1I6rmsCX
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He's successfully observed and photographed all 110 celestial objects included in 18th century French astronomer Charles Messier’s catalog.
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Last chance to register! 🚨 Join Dr. Anthony Catanese, President Emeritus of Florida Tech, on Oct. 9 for a fascinating Lifelong Scholars Society talk on cities, urban planning & New Urbanism in Florida. 🔗 https://t.co/i0Tbc8r1To
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Tampa Panthers — you're invited! 🐾 Join fellow alumni + President Nicklow for a fun night at 1UP Entertainment on Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. Free drinks, food, bowling, golf bays & axe throwing! RSVP by Oct. 30: https://t.co/6JJY2PoSGo
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The spring issue of the College of Aeronautics newsletter, The Ascent, is out now! From faculty insights to alumni profiles and student research, stay in the know on all things College of Aeronautics. View the newsletter at: https://t.co/Z0I7zPphlD
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Thank you to the campus community and friends of Florida Tech for coming together for this special occasion.
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It was an honor to welcome Eileen Collins, the first woman to pilot and command a Space Shuttle, to campus today! Collins joined us for a special screening of her new documentary SPACEWOMAN.
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Thomas Larkin turned customer frustrations into innovation by founding NanTenna, a Melbourne-based company that is reshaping military communications. Just five years later, NanTenna's antennas are used in nine countries and across every time zone. https://t.co/kj3hpFH0cm
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Thomas Larkin is the president and founder of NanTenna, an innovative antenna company headquartered in Melbourne, Florida.
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Associate professor Anand Balu Nellippallil was named co-principal investigator on a National Science Foundation-funded project to develop an open-source platform that helps engineers access data and tools to solve complex design problems more efficiently. https://t.co/hRPn6oHAvq
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He’s working on a program that can retrieve public data, such as models and formulas, to help engineers make efficient decisions with design problems.
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I enjoyed meeting with our @FloridaTech students who are participating in the 2nd year of Student Spaceflight Experiments Program. We talked about challenges of conducting space experiments & how to write a quality proposal. The winning team gets to fly an experiment on the ISS.
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The TRAPPIST-1 planetary system has captivated scientists with its potential for water and life. Research from @FloridaTech astrophysicist Howard Chen proposes a theory for why telescopes have yet to detect either: maybe there was no water to begin with.
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Howard Chen's latest theoretical work gives context to the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system by exploring its beginnings.
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For over 14 years, Sarah Irizarry '10, '12 MBA, has brought energy, dedication and Panther Pride to campus. We had a chance to chat with her about how she's seen the university evolve, her favorite memories, and more. https://t.co/RGRNH8FpAx
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A Q&A with Sarah Irizarry, assistant athletic director for facilities services at Florida Tech.
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As humanity sets its sights on Mars, scientists are hungry to answer an essential question: How will our interplanetary travelers eat? Florida Tech experts suggest that learning to cultivate crops in Martian regolith might be the key to feeding explorers. https://t.co/OgAud4Ukc3
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As humanity sets its sights on Mars, scientists are hungry to answer an essential question: How will our interplanetary travelers eat?
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🏆 Exciting news! For the first time, Florida Tech will present the Alumni Owned/Operated Business Awards at the Alumni Awards Gala on Oct. 17 during Homecoming Week. 🎉 Congrats to our inaugural awardees! 🔗 https://t.co/X4Q6RixdA3
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