Embry-Riddle Team Cruised to Second Place in 2022 RoboBoat International Competition
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Phantom 2 team recently won a silver medal in the 2022 RoboBoat international student competition held in Sarasota, Florida.
“This…
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Eagles Partner With Alumna-Owned Drone Firm To Fight Wildfires, Protect First Responders
As a student, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumna Rocio Frej Vitalle (’12) worked in the Eagle Flight Research Center, which helped land her first job modeling and simulating…
Posted In: Aviation | Engineering | Uncrewed Systems
New $670,000 Federal Grant To Help Eagle Researchers Take On Fusion Energy Generation
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers are working on technology that could make fusion power generation economically viable, thanks to a $670,000 grant from the U.S. Department…
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Attention, Freshmen! Boeing Scholar Offers Tips To Help You Thrive
With two internships under his belt and a Boeing Scholarship to his name, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Aerospace Engineering senior Alijah McDonald is closer now than ever before…
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Eagle Named to Aviation Week’s 20 Twenties Sends Message of Hope to Women in STEM
Grace Robertson has always been one of the few women in the room throughout her training to become a space industry worker — and that makes sense, considering that women represent…
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Concussion-Detecting Helmets, 3D Printing Software Among Innovations Presented at Eagle Startup Showcase
The first commercially available suborbital balloon technology, sensors embedded in sports helmets that can detect concussions in real time and design/simulation software for 3D printing…
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Prescott Campus To Revamp Flight Complex, Add New Wind Tunnel, Propulsion and UAS Labs
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is investing in the future of its Prescott, Arizona, campus by launching a three-project plan to update existing buildings, expand facilities and…
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New FAA Grant To Help Embry-Riddle Researchers Improve Drone Safety
Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University recently received a $371,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to study the detection systems of uncrewed aerial systems…
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Eagle Wins National ‘Full-Ride’ Scholarship and Career Boost
An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University doctoral student conducting highly specialized aerospace engineering research, John Zelina tried to keep an open mind when it came to choosing…
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Turtle Trackers Fly Drones Out of Sight
In a first, an uncrewed aircraft system, or drone, operated by an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University team has begun searching for threatened and endangered sea turtles beyond visual…
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Undergrads To Push Drone Swarm Research Forward With Aid From Federal Funding
Twenty-four United States undergraduate students will soon have the chance to participate in National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research on the networking capabilities that enable…
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Game On: Boeing, Embry-Riddle Work To Enhance Cybersecurity in Capture the Flag Competition
Protecting aircraft against cyberattacks is serious business, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students are stepping up to the task by experimenting with avionics cybersecurity…
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Commercial Space Exec: Hands-On Work Can Launch Careers
Tyler Grinnell (’08) worked at Kennedy Space Center while he was still an Aerospace Engineering student at Embry-Riddle, juggling a full load of classes.
“That was a dream…
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Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Program Gets $840,000 Boost From U.S. Department of Education
Fourteen Aerospace Engineering doctoral students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University were recently supported with funds from an $840,000 GAANN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National…
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Eagles Install Solar Panels at Community Garden
On Earth Day, April 22, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students finished installing 18 solar panels at the community garden at Derbyshire Place to reduce electricity costs at…
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