A Record Year for Student Research Projects Showcased at Annual Embry-Riddle Symposiums
During April symposiums, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students across all three campuses presented a record number of research projects.
Their investigations spanned a range…
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First Embry-Riddle Students Set for Immediate Air Traffic Controller Employment Through New FAA Hiring Path
The first cohort of students in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s air traffic control program is on track to bypass the Federal Aviation Administration Academy and head straight…
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Eagle Teams Showcase Skills at Aerospace Maintenance Competition
Aviation Maintenance Science Student Lawson Major competes in one of the 27 skill challenges. (Photo: Embry-Riddle/Enrique Cardenas)
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students recently…
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Embry-Riddle Student Team Creates a Life-Saving Aircraft for Emergency Response
When Giol Vinyals i Roca was a child growing up in Catalonia, his parents gave him a remote-controlled toy helicopter with a red cross on it. The challenge of figuring out how it worked…
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Embry-Riddle’s Air Force ROTC Programs Rank Among the Best in the Nation
By Keaton S. Ziem and Melanie Stawicki Azam
U.S. Air Force ROTC programs based at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses have been recognized…
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Student Documentary on Concorde History, Technology and Tragedy Debuts at Embry-Riddle
In a timely tribute to the upcoming 25th anniversary of the Concorde crash, students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Aviation and Aerospace Communication class have produced…
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Embry-Riddle Researchers Develop New Method to Quantify Flight Bumpiness
Embry-Riddle researchers have devised a new method to calculate just how harrowing a bumpy flight is for the crew and passengers experiencing it.
The research, published in the flagship…
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From Airline Systems to Spacecraft, Cyber Defenders Thwart Attacks in Embry-Riddle Contest
Hackers have infiltrated the Iron Galaxy space system, targeting the satellite’s payloads. But the spacecraft must keep operating and delivering.
This was one of the new scenarios…
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Embry-Riddle Team to Lead $6.7 Million NASA Project to Advance Safety of Next-Generation Air Mobility
NASA has selected Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University to lead a $6.7 million research project that aims to equip advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft with the capability to respond…
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Embry-Riddle Drone Teams Measure Least Known Parts of Atmosphere, Most Violent Features of Hurricanes
As the warm ocean waters off Florida’s western coast supercharged Hurricane Milton into a Category 5 storm, a small drone clocked wind speeds of 235 miles per hour.
In the storm’s…
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Aviation Week Op-Ed: Embry-Riddle President Addresses Air Safety in Age of Drones
In his latest Aviation Week essay, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., explores how researchers, including faculty members at Embry-Riddle, are investigating…
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Embry-Riddle Research to Advance Testing for Hypersonic Materials
Embry-Riddle researchers will design a device to reproduce the extreme stress and heat fluctuations of hypersonic flight in order to more easily and economically test materials used…
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Allegiant Travel Chairman Urges Eagles to Think Differently
Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr., the majority owner and chairman of the board for Allegiant Travel Company, shared with Embry-Riddle students how he has built a successful career around being…
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The Future of Aviation Safety Presented at Embry-Riddle Research Symposium
Deep learning could help pilots avoid aircraft accidents by determining when they are disoriented, fatigued or lack the skills to execute a maneuver.
Dr. Hever Moncayo, professor and…
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$16 Million, Cutting-Edge Flight Training Center Opens on Prescott Campus
A dramatically modernized and expanded flight training center boasting the latest in simulation technology has made its debut on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott…
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