Project-based learning and peer engagement are enabled through a large variety of student organizations and competition groups in the College of Engineering. While students are strongly encouraged to participate in some of the many diverse organizations offered on the Daytona Beach Campus, including organizations dedicated to service, socialization, and artistic endeavors, the College of Engineering faculty and the Dean of the College provide both mentorship and financial support to the following organizations:

Competition Teams

Undergraduate students in the aeronautics track of the Aerospace Engineering bachelor’s degree program participate in this competition as part of the two-semester spacecraft design class. During the 2012-2013 academic year, ERAU students under the leadership of Dr. Perrell took first place at the competition in San Diego, CA, for their two-stage reusable launch vehicle design.

Learn more about the AIAA student branch on ERAU Campus Groups

Students around the nation research, analyze, design, and construct a canoe made out of concrete for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe competition. The ERAU student chapter of the ASCE participates in this competition annually, with funding and support from the Department of Civil Engineering. The 2014 “Miracle” canoe was 16 feet long and 300 pounds, and it took 780 hours to complete.

Learn more about the ASCE club on ERAU Campus Groups

An interdisciplinary group of students with funding and technical support from the Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER) participates annually in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). Recent Embry-Riddle entries included Alvin, which won fourth in design and fifth in the auto-nav competition, and Molle, a 30-pound vehicle that won first in the design competition.

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

A covert operative must infiltrate a secure compound using an autonomous aerial drone, which must locate a flash drive, retrieve it, and replace it with a decoy, all while remaining undetected, in the International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC). An interdisciplinary team of students supported by the Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER) competes annually. Recent entries have involved a quadrotor with an intelligent sub-vehicle.

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

The Maritime RobotX Challenge is co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foundation and entails the development and demonstration of an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV).

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

The Autonomous Surface Vehicle Competition (ASVC) is a student competition based around unmanned boats operating under rules of the waterway, including littoral area navigation, channel following, and autonomous docking.

The Blackfinn underwater vehicle performs complex autonomous missions in a competition for college and high school students. The Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER) participates in this competition annually, in addition to providing support and mentoring for teams of middle- or high-school students participating in the event.

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

Students are engaged in systems engineering for a total solution to a challenging mission, requiring the design, fabrication and demonstration of a system capable of completing a specific autonomous aerial operation in this competition. The Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER) annually sends at least one team to this challenging competition, often claiming top honors.

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

Sixteen North American universities are challenged to redesign a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid-electric car that will reduce environmental impact, while maintaining the muscle and performance expected from this iconic American car. This will be the third time Embry-Riddle has been invited to participate in North America’s premier collegiate automotive engineering competition.

Learn more about the EcoCAR 3 Competition on ERAU Campus Groups

A 24-hour programming competition -- sponsored by the student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering -- challenges teams of three students to quickly, correctly, and optimally solve programming challenges designed by industry leaders and academic experts around the world.

Learn more about the IEEE club on ERAU Campus Groups

A team of students builds a ground robot to solve a specific challenge (based around playing a game or a real-world scenario) in a competition against other undergraduate-only teams at the annual Southeastern Regional Conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In recent years, this competition has been part of the capstone design experience for undergraduates in the Department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering.

Learn more about the IEEE club on ERAU Campus Groups

Undergraduate aerospace engineering students in the propulsion track took first place in this competition in 2013, when the challenge was to design an improved engine for the Northrop Grumman RQ4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle that would provide a ceiling increase to 70,000 feet at Mach 0.6 while lowering overall weight and fuel consumption.

Students design and build a remote-controlled or autonomous excavator that can collect and deposit a minimum of 10 kilograms of lunar simulant within 15 minutes. The complexities of the challenge include the abrasive characteristics of the lunar simulant, the weight and size limitations of the lunabot, and the ability to control the lunabot from a remote-control center. This competition is sponsored by the Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER).

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

Graduate and undergraduate students build a single-seat hybrid electric vehicle to compete in autocross, endurance events, an acceleration test, and judging of car design and marketing presentations on a fixed amount of fuel. In 2014, the team collected third place overall, as well as second place for innovation and several other awards.

Learn more about the SAE Formula Hybrid club on ERAU Campus Groups

An all-female collegiate team that designs, builds, and drives a four-wheel, single-seat, off-road vehicle. The team has a dedicated workspace in the High-Performance Vehicles Laboratory and trains all participants in the end-to-end engineering process, including design, model, build, and test (actually driving the vehicle.)

Learn more about the Women's Baja SAE club on ERAU Campus Groups

Honor Societies

Eta Kappa Nu, the newest honor society at Embry-Riddle, is the student honor society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and is dedicated to encouraging and recognizing excellence in IEEE-designated fields of interest.

Learn more about Eta Kappa Nu on ERAU Campus Groups

The honor society for aerospace engineering, Sigma Gamma Tau identifies and recognizes achievement and excellence in the field of aerospace.

Learn more about Sigma Gamma Tau on ERAU Campus Groups

Tau Beta Pi, the national all-engineering honor society, recognizes juniors and seniors enrolled in engineering programs for their academic achievement and provides them the opportunity to grow in an engineering environment.

Learn more about Tau Beta Pi on ERAU Campus Groups

Upsilon Pi Epsilon recognizes academic excellence in computing and information disciplines.

Learn more about Upsilon Pi Epsilon on ERAU Campus Groups

Professional Societies

Undergraduate students in the aeronautics track of the Aerospace Engineering bachelor’s degree program participate in this competition as part of the two-semester spacecraft design class.

Learn more about the AIAA student branch on ERAU Campus Groups

Students around the nation research, analyze, design, and construct a canoe made out of concrete for the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe competition. The ERAU student chapter of the ASCE participates in this competition annually, with funding and support from the Department of Civil Engineering.

Learn more about the ASCE club on ERAU Campus Groups

An interdisciplinary group of students with funding and technical support from the Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER) participates annually in the Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI).

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

A covert operative must infiltrate a secure compound using an autonomous aerial drone, which must locate a flash drive, retrieve it, and replace it with a decoy, all while remaining undetected, in the International Aerial Robotics Competition (IARC). An interdisciplinary team of students supported by the Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER) competes annually. Recent entries have involved a quadrotor with an intelligent sub-vehicle.

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

The Maritime RobotX Challenge is co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foundation and entails the development and demonstration of an autonomous surface vehicle (ASV).

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

The Autonomous Surface Vehicle Competition (ASVC) is a student competition based around unmanned boats operating under rules of the waterway, including littoral area navigation, channel following, and autonomous docking.

The Blackfinn underwater vehicle performs complex autonomous missions in a competition for college and high school students. The Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER) participates in this competition annually, in addition to providing support and mentoring for teams of middle- or high-school students participating in the event.

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

Students are engaged in systems engineering for a total solution to a challenging mission, requiring the design, fabrication and demonstration of a system capable of completing a specific autonomous aerial operation in this competition. The Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER) annually sends at least one team to this challenging competition, often claiming top honors.

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups

Technical Interest Organizations

Eta Kappa Nu, the newest honor society at Embry-Riddle, is the student honor society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and is dedicated to encouraging and recognizing excellence in IEEE-designated fields of interest.

Learn more about Eta Kappa Nu on ERAU Campus Groups

The honor society for aerospace engineering, Sigma Gamma Tau identifies and recognizes achievement and excellence in the field of aerospace.

Learn more about Sigma Gamma Tau on ERAU Campus Groups

Tau Beta Pi, the national all-engineering honor society, recognizes juniors and seniors enrolled in engineering programs for their academic achievement and provides them the opportunity to grow in an engineering environment.

Learn more about Tau Beta Pi on ERAU Campus Groups

Upsilon Pi Epsilon recognizes academic excellence in computing and information disciplines.

Learn more about Upsilon Pi Epsilon on ERAU Campus Groups

Students in the student chapter of the IEEE participate in the IEEE Hardware competition and eXtreme Programming competition, in addition to developing articulating artificial limbs and novel antenna designs.

Learn more about the IEEE club on ERAU Campus Groups

The Embry-Riddle chapter of SHPE is relatively new on campus and fills the parent organization’s mission of changing lives by empowering the Hispanic community to realize its fullest potential and to impact the world through STEM awareness, access, support, and development.

Learn more about the SHPE on ERAU Campus Groups

This student-led organization is dedicated to the equal opportunity of women in the engineering workplace and promoting the study of engineering. They focus largely on outreach to girls in the local community and additionally provide resources to the Women’s SAE Baja team.

Learn more about the SWE on ERAU Campus Groups

Sixteen North American universities are challenged to redesign a Chevrolet Camaro into a hybrid-electric car that will reduce environmental impact, while maintaining the muscle and performance expected from this iconic American car. This will be the third time Embry-Riddle has been invited to participate in North America’s premier collegiate automotive engineering competition.

Learn more about the EcoCAR 3 Competition on ERAU Campus Groups

A 24-hour programming competition -- sponsored by the student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering -- challenges teams of three students to quickly, correctly, and optimally solve programming challenges designed by industry leaders and academic experts around the world.

Learn more about the IEEE club on ERAU Campus Groups

A team of students builds a ground robot to solve a specific challenge (based around playing a game or a real-world scenario) in a competition against other undergraduate-only teams at the annual Southeastern Regional Conference of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). In recent years, this competition has been part of the capstone design experience for undergraduates in the Department of Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems Engineering.

Learn more about the IEEE club on ERAU Campus Groups

Students design and build a remote-controlled or autonomous excavator that can collect and deposit a minimum of 10 kilograms of lunar simulant within 15 minutes. The complexities of the challenge include the abrasive characteristics of the lunar simulant, the weight and size limitations of the lunabot, and the ability to control the lunabot from a remote-control center. This competition is sponsored by the Robotics Association at Embry-Riddle (RAER).

Learn more about the Robotics Association on ERAU Campus Groups