Embry-Riddle Trustee Kenn Ricci, Alumnus Steve Altemus Inspire Largest Graduating Class
Kenn Ricci, an Embry-Riddle Board of Trustees member and a world-renowned aviation entrepreneur whose companies include private aviation leader Flexjet, told graduates of the world’s…
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Business-Minded Embry-Riddle Engineering Student Selected for Competitive RTX Leadership Program
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior Lucas Cohen has already completed top internships at Collins Aerospace and founded his own successful business.
But he was stunned when he…
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Record Number of Embry-Riddle Students Present Research at Campus Forums and at National Conference
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student researchers set a record in the number of projects presented at the university’s spring research forums and also showcased their work…
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Embry-Riddle Team’s Lunar Energy Project Advances to NASA Challenge Finals
A team of students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has designed a system to provide multi-day energy storage on the moon without needing to transport huge battery systems…
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Eagle Team Advances to NASA Blue Skies Finals, Builds Valuable Skills
A team of student researchers from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has advanced to the finals of NASA’s Gateways to Blue Skies Competition for the second year in a row, becoming…
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Embry-Riddle Student-Led Startup Competition Showcases Innovations in Sustainability, Drone Tech and Automation
For Dillon Rosenthal, winning the $15,000 top prize at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Launch Your Venture competition means he can move forward on recycling and selling…
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‘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…
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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…
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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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