Eagles Collaborate Cross-Country to Enhance Homeland Security
Optimizing human performance is the key to improving airport security — and, by extension, homeland security — according to researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
Students…
Posted In: Applied Science | Human Factors | Research | Security Intelligence and Safety
Embry-Riddle Researchers Study Lightning Effects on Mars
Backed by an NSF CAREER grant of $676,000, Dr. Jeremy Riousset, assistant professor in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Physical Sciences Department, studies atmospheric…
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Researchers Plan Drone Study of ‘Green’ Stormwater Solutions
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers will leverage drones to help assess eco-friendly stormwater solutions in the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, as part of a Stetson University…
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Students, Faculty Investigate How Space Travel Impacts Health
Dr. Cassandra Juran analyzes how radiation affects male and female mice on the Daytona Beach Campus. (Photo: Embry-Riddle/Bernard Wilchusky)
As NASA prepares to send a diverse crew…
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Eagle Earns Tillman Scholarship, Builds on Embry-Riddle Research to Improve Human Performance in Space
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumna Giovanna Camacho is a lot of things: a boxer, a scuba Divemaster and a U.S. Army medic, to name a few. This summer, however, she added yet…
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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…
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Research on Driving Behavior Lands Embry-Riddle Professor NSF CAREER Award
Research led by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Subhradeep Roy, which will use virtual reality (VR) technology while collecting data to better understand, quantify…
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Eagle Researchers Use Motion-Capture Technology to Improve Safety, Accessibility of Water Parasports
Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are building a device to help those with mobility disabilities safely enjoy water sports.
Dr. Christine Walck, an assistant professor…
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Eagles Earn ‘Life-Changing’ Scholarships to Pursue Careers in Tech
For recent Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduate Hannah Hodge, scholarship funding is a game-changer.
“I’ve always wanted to pursue more education, but funding has…
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Embry-Riddle Professor Wins NSF CAREER Award for Advancing Treatment of Infant Skeletal Conditions
Research designed to improve the prevention and treatment of such infant joint disorders as hip dysplasia, led by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Victor Huayamave,…
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Eagles Fly High at Broadcast Journalism Awards
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University junior Ryann Jones won two first-place honors at a recent awards event for the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists in the categories of…
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Embry-Riddle Earns $2.25 Million in NASA Funding to Build New Space Instruments and Conduct Space Weather Research
Researchers in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Space and Atmospheric Instrumentation Lab (SAIL) have been selected to receive a combined $2.25 million across two NASA grants.
The…
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Embry-Riddle Researchers Use Machine Learning to Tackle Monsoon Season
Every summer, thunderstorms crop up with startling intensity across Northern Arizona’s rugged terrain, bringing driving rain, high winds, flooding and lightning. It’s all…
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Research on Pilot Mental Health, Drone Swarms Top Student Showcase
More than 100 students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University gathered recently to present research to the campus community and compete for grant funding. Their topics of focus varied…
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Embry-Riddle Undergrads Test-Launch New Instruments from Hurricane Hunter Plane
Late last month, two Meteorology undergraduates from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University experienced a rare research opportunity. Invited to fly on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
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