‘Time Stood Still’: Embry-Riddle Grad Helps Power Artemis II Launch
When the Artemis II rocket was about to lift off the launch pad on April 1, Embry-Riddle graduate Joe Pavicic was right there in Firing Room 1 of the Launch Control Center at Kennedy…
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Embry-Riddle Launches STEM Teacher Training Initiative with Yavapai County
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has launched a new outreach initiative to strengthen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education across Yavapai County, Arizona,…
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Embry-Riddle Team Navigates to 6th-Place Finish, Earns Top Awards at 2026 RoboBoat Competition
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Team Minion joined forces with senior Mechanical Engineering students for an international autonomous robotic boat competition, where they came…
Posted In: Engineering | Uncrewed Systems
Embry-Riddle Ph.D. Student Mines Insect Behaviors for Engineering Insights
James Hand is a Ph.D. candidate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, a Department of Defense SMART scholarship awardee and, most recently, the recipient of the International Council…
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From Embry-Riddle to Artemis: Alumna’s Voice Heard Around the World in Launch Communications
With moments to the launch of the NASA Artemis II rocket, Alora Mazarakis, a standout scholar who earned her master’s degree from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 2020,…
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Embry-Riddle Ph.D. Student Flies High in Academia — and in an F-16
In his second year as a Ph.D. student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Seur Gi Jo published three research papers on three different space operations topics in top-rated scientific…
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From Carnival Games to Elevator Controls: Embry-Riddle Students Build Automated Future in New Lab
Students Austin Palahnuk and Wrin Monger stand beside their carnival game that uses artificial intelligence to automatically track and shoot rotating banana targets. (Photo: Embry-Riddle/Wilson…
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Embry-Riddle Researchers Develop Drone Tech to Study Harmful Blue-Green Algae on Lake Okeechobee
During the summer months, mats of blue-green algae float across Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, choking the ecosystem and releasing toxins that can be irritating to people and fatal to fish…
Posted In: Applied Science | Aviation | Computers and Technology | Engineering | Research | Uncrewed Systems
Driven to Succeed: Student Honored for Leadership of Embry-Riddle’s Baja Team
When Bridget O’Connell joined Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Women’s Baja SAE team as a sophomore, the student group hadn’t competed nationally in the off-road racing and design…
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Aerospace Cyber Defenders Unlock New Challenges at Embry-Riddle Capture-the-Flag Contest
For today’s cybersecurity students, focused on digital tools, physical locks are something seldom encountered. But at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s recent capture-the-flag…
Posted In: Aviation | Computers and Technology | Engineering | Security Intelligence and Safety | Uncrewed Systems
Embry-Riddle’s Record Four NSF Graduate Research Fellows Continue to Find Success
Four Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University graduates selected in the last round of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships are thriving in graduate school…
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Embry-Riddle Student Team Earns First Place in Capture-the-Satellite Competition
A team of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students has taken the top spot in a national, months-long capture-the-satellite competition, a game that teaches how to control a spacecraft…
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Embry-Riddle Faculty Awarded Office of Naval Research Grant to Develop Autonomous Boat Curricula
With a strong record of designing award-winning uncrewed surface vehicles, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is creating openly available training guides for autonomous boat builders…
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Fulbright Programs Link Embry-Riddle, Germany Through Student and Staff Exchanges
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University strengthened its ties with Germany this fall through an international Fulbright program that brought a visiting engineering student to the Prescott…
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Six Embry-Riddle Students Honored in Aviation Week’s Prestigious 20 Twenties List
A record six Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students have been named to the Aviation Week Network 20 Twenties Class of 2026, which recognizes outstanding aerospace-focused university…
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