Embry-Riddle Scores Big on Department of Defense SMART Scholarships
Sophomore Madilyn Magno is one of Embry-Riddle’s 12 SMART scholarship award recipients this year. (Photo: Madilyn Magno)
Between 2009 and 2023, Embry-Riddle students were awarded…
Embry-Riddle Student Teams Advance to NASA Human Lander Challenge Finals
Two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teams have been chosen to present their research investigating moon dust at NASA’s Human Lander Challenge (HuLC) Competition Forum. Teams…
Eagles Win No. 1 Overall at AIAA’s Uncrewed Flight Competition
For the first time, students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach, Florida, campus took top honors at the AIAA Design/Build/Fly (DBF) Competition, held earlier…
U.S. Senator Recognizes Embry-Riddle Team for Moon Mission
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s EagleCam team — which designed and built a CubeSat that, earlier this year, became the first student project ever to land on the moon…
Third Embry-Riddle Fulbright Honoree to Focus on Advanced Eco-Friendly Composites
The U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program has honored a third Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty member in 2024 — Dr. Sirish Namilae, whose work with colleagues in Chennai,…
Local Students Talk With Astronauts at Embry-Riddle Event
Nearly 200 students from Volusia County middle schools gathered at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Wednesday, April 3. Their mission: Speak with astronaut Matthew Dominick, commander…
Eagle Research Accepted for Presentation at IEEE Conferences
Sahil Ghate
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students recently had peer-reviewed journal articles accepted to international IEEE conferences. Sahil Ghate, a graduate student studying…
Engineer, Reservist, Eagle: Multifaceted Student Lands Dream Internship
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University sophomore Savannah Burke juggles being a full-time Aerospace Engineering student at the Daytona Beach Campus, while simultaneously serving as a…
Energy-Saving Innovation Lands Students Internships With U.S. Department of Energy
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University engineering students Jared Williams and Spencer Marinac were recently awarded highly competitive paid summer internships at the U.S. Department…
Embry-Riddle Celebrates Historic Moon Landing
Cheers roared through the Mori Hosseini Student Union Thursday night, Feb. 22, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, as students, faculty and staff watched Intuitive Machines’…
EagleCam Updates: Public Comments by Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus
During a NASA, Intuitive Machines Moon Mission update, captured on YouTube, Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus said today:
“With respect to EagleCam — what an amazing…
We Have Liftoff! EagleCam Successfully Launches Into Space, Bound for the Moon
Years in the making, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s miniature satellite camera system, called “EagleCam,” successfully left Earth in the early hours of Thursday,…
Launch Imminent: SpaceX Mission to the Moon Will Have Embry-Riddle Payload Onboard
*Update (Feb. 14): After this story's original publication, the SpaceX launch was rescheduled to 1:05 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.
Years in the making, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s…
Engineering Professor to Research How Wildfires Affect Microplastic Pollution Levels
When wildfires race through populated areas, they burn anything in their path, including tons of plastics, which emit a variety of chemicals into the air. “Plastics are everywhere…
International Student Finds Purpose at Embry-Riddle, Earns Place on Aviation Week’s 20 Twenties
Ecuadorian native Gabriela Gavilánez Gallardo packed as many of her possessions as she could cram into a single suitcase and boarded a plane bound for the United States. She…
Embry-Riddle Researchers Work to Improve Astronauts’ Ocular Health
Astronauts commonly suffer eye damage after spaceflight, with 70% of them affected by a condition called neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS), which is caused by exposure to microgravity environments…
Eagles Embrace Hands-On Learning in Air Force Research Lab Collaboration
In a collaboration with the U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Munitions Directorate, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is advancing wireless radar technology, improving U.S. military…
Embry-Riddle Ph.D. Student Brings Top-Notch Experience to Space Research
When Kyle Vernyi started his doctoral program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University this past fall, he had already completed two exciting internships at NASA’s Glenn Research…
Student Research on Drone Swarm Mapping Selected to Compete at NASA Challenge
A team of Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students is conducting research using swarm microdrones that could change the way 3D mapping is done, especially in complex, hard-to-reach…
New Method to Measure Wind Speed Could Unlock Drones’ Potential, Say Eagle Researchers
Traditionally, remotely piloted aircraft systems, or drones, have used onboard flow sensors to measure wind effects, producing in-flight metrics on which operators rely. Leveraging…
Polaris Dawn Crew Meets Eagles, Inspects Camera System to Use in 2024 Space Mission
While engineering a camera to capture a spacewalk, notoriously one of the most dangerous feats carried out by astronauts, a team of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students focused…
Four Embry-Riddle Engineers Named AIAA Associate Fellows for ‘Significant and Lasting Contributions to Aerospace’
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the world’s largest and premier aerospace professional society, this week announced its newly elected Class of 2024…
Embry-Riddle Professor Wins NSF Grant to Develop Augmented-Reality Teaching Tool, Close Achievement Gap in STEM
Work to develop an augmented-reality tool to teach spatial skills and boost engineering student success, led by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Lulu Sun, has been awarded…
Engineering Researcher Named Editor-in-Chief of AIAA’s New Astronautics, Aeronautics Book Series
Dr. Seetha Raghavan, associate dean for Research and Graduate Studies in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s College of Engineering, has been named the new editor-in-chief…
Embry-Riddle Star Researcher’s Leadership Inspires Student Success
Dr. Riccardo Bevilacqua, professor of Aerospace Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has published an article in the AIAA Journal that opens a new path to predicting…