Embry-Riddle Team Cruised to Second Place in 2022 RoboBoat International Competition
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Phantom 2 team recently won a silver medal in the 2022 RoboBoat international student competition held in Sarasota, Florida.
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Eagles Partner With Alumna-Owned Drone Firm To Fight Wildfires, Protect First Responders
As a student, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumna Rocio Frej Vitalle (’12) worked in the Eagle Flight Research Center, which helped land her first job modeling and simulating…
New $670,000 Federal Grant To Help Eagle Researchers Take On Fusion Energy Generation
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers are working on technology that could make fusion power generation economically viable, thanks to a $670,000 grant from the U.S. Department…
Eagle Named to Aviation Week’s 20 Twenties Sends Message of Hope to Women in STEM
Grace Robertson has always been one of the few women in the room throughout her training to become a space industry worker — and that makes sense, considering that women represent…
New FAA Grant To Help Embry-Riddle Researchers Improve Drone Safety
Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recently received a $371,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to study the detection systems of uncrewed aerial systems…
Eagle Wins National ‘Full-Ride’ Scholarship and Career Boost
An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University doctoral student conducting highly specialized aerospace engineering research, John Zelina tried to keep an open mind when it came to choosing…
Turtle Trackers Fly Drones Out of Sight
In a first, an uncrewed aircraft system, or drone, operated by an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University team has begun searching for threatened and endangered sea turtles beyond visual…
Undergrads To Push Drone Swarm Research Forward With Aid From Federal Funding
Twenty-four United States undergraduate students will soon have the chance to participate in National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research on the networking capabilities that enable…
Game On: Boeing, Embry-Riddle Work To Enhance Cybersecurity in Capture the Flag Competition
Protecting aircraft against cyberattacks is serious business, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students are stepping up to the task by experimenting with avionics cybersecurity…
Eagles Make University History with Top Finish at AIAA DBF Aircraft-Design Competition
A team of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students recently made school history by placing second in this year’s Design, Build, Fly aircraft competition hosted by the American…
Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Program Gets $840,000 Boost From U.S. Department of Education
Fourteen Aerospace Engineering doctoral students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University were recently supported with funds from an $840,000 GAANN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National…
Eagles Install Solar Panels at Community Garden
On Earth Day, April 22, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students finished installing 18 solar panels at the community garden at Derbyshire Place to reduce electricity costs at…
International Space Innovation Team Advances to NASA Finals
A student team representing all three campuses of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, as well as the Politecnico di Milano, a prestigious university in Italy, has designed a system…
Embry-Riddle Chosen to Participate in EcoCAR EV Challenge
Eagle engineers, in collaboration with students from Bethune-Cookman University (BCU), have been selected to compete in the EcoCAR EV Challenge to design a next-generation battery electric…
Embry-Riddle to Develop Camera System for Upcoming Polaris Dawn Space Mission
Entrepreneur, Polaris Dawn Commander and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus Jared Isaacman ('11), who last year led the first-ever all-civilian space mission, visited Embry-Riddle’s…
Nicholas Zhu Awarded Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship
Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. student Nicholas Zhu, who is conducting research on experimental aerodynamics in Embry-Riddle’s subsonic wind tunnel, was awarded a Vertical Flight…
To Invent Game-Changing Technology, Follow These Tips
Dr. Paul Bevilaqua, who, as the chief engineer of Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, helped invent the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in 2001, recently visited Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
Grad Students Gain Hands-On Experience in Aviation Industry
Graduate students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University gained valuable real-world experience last semester, working closely with upper-level employees at Textron Aviation, the manufacturer…
Eagle Professor Wins Air Force Grant to Control Flexible Satellites
Dr. Riccardo Bevilacqua, Aerospace Engineering professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is on a mission. His goal: enable flexible spacecraft, equipped with either mounting…
Gregory, Lyrintzis Named 'Among the Best Minds in Aerospace’
Two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members on Feb. 1 were named Fellows of the elite American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). They were among only 28…
Space Jobs or Bust: Eagles Win Internships, Fellowships, Respect
Exemplifying Black excellence in aerospace, six Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students won 2022 Patti Grace Smith Fellowships, selections that set each of them up with paid summer…
Award-Winning Embry-Riddle Engineer Shares Thought Leadership on How 5G Impacts Aviation
In keeping with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s role as a thought leader in the area of aviation safety, faculty member Dr. Eduardo Rojas-Nastrucci has been contributing…
Embry-Riddle Heart Defect Research Reaches $700,000 in Funding
Researchers from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will advance testing and development of a device designed to help patients born with only one functioning heart ventricle, thanks…
Eagle Earns USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Award
Sarah Ketchersid, an Aerospace Engineering student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach, was recently awarded the Universities Space Research Association (USRA)…
Research Park Innovation Facility Provides Powerful Student Opportunities
When Nolan Coulter was getting his master’s degree at Embry-Riddle, he worked in the Advanced Dynamics and Control Laboratory in the university’s John Mica Engineering and…