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Six Eagles Earn Scholarships from the U.S. Department of Defense
When Kayann Coote, now entering her junior year in Aerospace Engineering, found out she had won a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) scholarship that would support her through her bachelor’s…
Posted In: Applied Science | Engineering | Institutional News | Security Intelligence and Safety
‘Rotating’ Memories Can Improve Machine Learning, Embry-Riddle Researchers Say
Advances in artificial intelligence, or AI, could someday help machines perform tasks typically assigned to humans such as weeding through thousands of aircraft identification signals…
Posted In: Computers and Technology | Engineering | Research
Three Eagles Win Prestigious National Science Foundation Research Grants
When Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University senior Adriana Formby-Fernandez won a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship recently, she added her name to a list…
Posted In: Engineering | Research
Combating Racism in STEM: Newly Tenured Professor Walks the Walk
Before anyone can fully understand Dr. Leroy Long III, newly tenured associate professor of Engineering Fundamentals at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, it’s helpful to hear…
Posted In: Engineering | Institutional News
Blood Condition Only Fuels Eagle’s Dreams of Outer Space
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University freshman Maya Benson has always wanted to be an astronaut. Being diagnosed of sickle cell beta thalassemia shortly after birth, however, meant that…
Posted In: Engineering | Space
L3Harris Technologies, Eagles Send 3D Printed Devices to the International Space Station
When Northrop Grumman's Cygnus-15 vehicle rocketed skyward on Feb. 20, bound for the International Space Station (ISS), its 8,000 pounds of cargo included a 3D printed electronics experiment…
Posted In: Engineering | Research | Space
Three Eagles Earn National Fellowships, Aerospace Internships
After a rigorous three-round selection process, three Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University undergraduates will receive paid internships, professional mentoring and grants of $2,000…
Posted In: Engineering
Honeywell, Embry-Riddle Partner to Produce Air Taxi Innovators
As Honeywell partners with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to design air taxis and help shape the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) industry, students are benefitting from hands-on research…
Posted In: Computers and Technology | Engineering | Unmanned Systems
Machine Capable of 3D Printing Nanoscale Objects to Revolutionize Embry-Riddle Research
Fabricating objects from their smallest components up is the work of nanoscale 3D printers, traditionally rare devices for scientists to acquire given their cost and sophistication.…
Posted In: Computers and Technology | Engineering | Research
Eagle Team Wins First Place in DOE's Solar Energy Competition
Update, April 27, 2021: Since publishing this story, The Solar Studz team from Embry-Riddle has been notified by the U.S. Department of Energy that it has won first place in the Solar…
Posted In: Engineering
Eagle Spotlight: Meet Your 2021 Brooke Owens Fellows
Two Embry-Riddle students, Zoe Brand and Katrina “Kat” Ternus, have been awarded prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowships, joining 42 other talented undergraduates who were…
Posted In: Engineering | Institutional News
It’s Electric! Four Years of Work Culminates in Aircraft Milestone
After nearly four years of perseverance, the Eagle Flight Research Center (EFRC) team at Embry-Riddle is celebrating a milestone in its electric propulsion research: its Diamond HK-36…
Posted In: Aviation | Engineering | Research
Eagle Researchers Receive FAA Grants to Assure Drone Safety
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers received four Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants this month to assess risks and help develop safety protocols for unmanned…
Posted In: Aviation | Engineering | Research | Unmanned Systems
Rising Above Sickle Cell Anemia, Student Pursues Energy Innovations
Eagle senior Raymond Miller is not defined by his disease.
For years, he would avoid sharing information about his experience with sickle cell anemia with others, for fear that it would…
Posted In: Engineering
Eagle Fights for Equality through Engineering
Embry-Riddle Aerospace Engineering senior Maverick Thigpen believes in progress. As president of the Prescott Campus National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), that’s the goal…
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