‘Beat the Odds’: National Fellowship Class Headlined by Eagle Who Journeyed from Paralysis to Running a 5K
Five students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University have been selected to receive 2023 Patti Grace Smith Fellowships, which guarantee them paid internships at industry-leading firms,…
Eagles Visit Intuitive Machines To Make Final Preparations on EagleCam CubeSat
Embry-Riddle doctoral student Daniel Posada, Intuitive Machines President Steve Altemus and Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student Daniel Lopez pose at Intuitive Machines headquarters…
Eagle Researchers Advance Drone Technology for Tracking Wildfires
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Patrick Hunter has his career sights set on remote piloting drones to utilize uncrewed aircraft systems in exciting, new ways. Already,…
Intuitive Machines and Columbia Sportswear Launch New Scholarship Program at Embry-Riddle
Taylor M. Yow set her career path in high school. More than anything, she wanted to become an engineer, working on spacecraft and orbital calculations. She didn’t realize just…
Aerospace Engineering Professor Secures NSF Grant
How can we use fluid dynamic interactions for our benefit? What can nature teach us about these interactions? Dr. Ebenezer Gnanamanickam will explore these and other questions thanks…
Award-Winning Senior Researcher Finds Inspiration in Struggle
Andres Munevar, a Civil Engineering senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, had a fairly ordinary childhood: grew up in a suburb, went to public school. But as a first-generation…
Embry-Riddle’s Ph.D. Graduating Class Features Diverse and Inspiring Engineering Cohort
Doctoral programs continue to grow at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, as 16 Ph.D. students celebrated graduation at this week’s fall 2022 commencement ceremony. The cohort…
Eagles Take First in Maritime RobotX Challenge
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students beat contestants from five different continents in the recent Maritime RobotX Challenge in Sydney, Australia, walking off with the champion…
Eagle Undergrad Joins National Effort To Advance Sustainable Construction of Earthquake-Resilient Buildings
Megan Butcher was in her sophomore year at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in a solid mechanics class, when a professor asked her to join in research predicting the dynamic response…
National Science Foundation Backs Eagle Research To Enable 'Smart' 3D Manufacturing
Three Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers, led by Dr. Daewon Kim, professor of Aerospace Engineering, have been awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to…
Embry-Riddle Awarded $1.5 Million to Bolster Engineering Workforce
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University was selected to participate in a national effort to bolster the engineering workforce, receiving a grant of $1.5 million from the National Science…
Liftoff! Student-Made Rocket Fuel Successfully Tested at Embry-Riddle
It was a moment 11 years in the making — back when the Project Prometheus initiative launched in 2011 with the goal of making functional solid rocket fuel at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical…
Eagle-Designed Space Drones Target In-Orbit Construction
What if vehicles could be assembled in space without human supervision? What if autonomous spacecraft could conduct routine maintenance and inspections on satellites, while flying in…
Two Eagles Selected for Support From Federal Energy Efficiency Program
Two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate students have been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to participate in the IBUILD Innovative Buildings Graduate Research Fellowship…
Eagles Visit SpaceX in Development of New Camera System for Polaris Dawn Mission
Five Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students — who are developing a camera system to capture images and video of the first commercial spacewalk planned for the Polaris Dawn…
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.
“This…
Eagles Partner With Alumna-Owned Improving Aviation 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…