Beyond Polaris Dawn: Alum and Astronaut Jared Isaacman Explores Future of Space
Embry-Riddle alumnus Jared Isaacman (‘11) has a lot to be proud of, including performing a history-making civilian spacewalk as commander of the Polaris Dawn mission on Sept.…
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‘Game-Changer’: Drones Can Reduce Wildlife Strikes at Airports, According to Award-Winning Eagle Research
To avoid dangerous and costly collisions between wildlife and aircraft, airport biologists are constantly monitoring nearby animal populations and attempting to reduce features that…
Posted In: Aviation | Research | Uncrewed Systems
Grant Funding Powers Student Research Abroad
Before starting a summer internship at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Skylar Butler had the rare opportunity to tour…
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Eagle-Built Tech to Provide New Atmospheric Imagery, Thanks to NSF Funding
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $1 million grant to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Alan Liu to expand a meteor radar network named CONDOR in Chile,…
Embry-Riddle Undergrad Researcher Publishes Multiple Papers on Reliability of AI
Even in high school, Alexandra Davidoff had started to dig deeply into aviation. She studied flight accidents while at the International Community School in Kirkland, Washington, and…
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Learning From Ants to Make Networks Safer
In a fascinating example of design inspired by nature, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s researchers are developing systems to detect cyberattacks on swarms of drones and…
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Researchers at Embry-Riddle Explore the Impacts of Trust and Fear on Aviation Safety
Maintenance errors can have catastrophic impacts on aviation safety, but with so many safeguards woven into aviation systems, why do errors like these still happen? That’s the…
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New $1 Million NSF Grant to Help Embry-Riddle Develop STEM Leaders
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty member Dr. Foram Madiyar — with Dr. Ronnie Mack, director of Undergraduate Research, and Samantha R. Bowyer, associate professor of…
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Long-Sought Global Electric Field on Earth Reported by NASA, With Embry-Riddle Collaborators
An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University team led by Dr. Aroh Barjatya, professor of Engineering Physics and director of the Space and Atmospheric Instrumentation Lab (SAIL), helped…
NSF-Funded Program at Embry-Riddle Promotes Undergraduate Research Nationwide
Student projects focused on the effects of radiation and microgravity on living cells, augmented reality to help prevent space collisions, plastic materials capable of “growing…
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Eagles Use Drones to Support STEM Education, Wildlife, Our Environment
For the past six years, Dr. Nickolas “Dan” Macchiarella has often been found at the Brevard Zoo in Melbourne, Florida. A professor at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach…
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Eagles Work to Optimize Spacecraft Operation in Latest Research Publications
New findings recently published by researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University could have significant influence on the methods used to control the flight of vehicles in space.
Researchers…
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Eagles Use AI to Improve Aviation Safety
An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researcher is using artificial intelligence to help model and predict in-flight loss-of-control incidents, which could help reduce a main cause…
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Embry-Riddle Partners With Florida Universities to Boost Space Manufacturing
Researchers from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the University of Florida, Florida A&M University and Florida Institute of Technology have announced a partnership to create…
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Embry-Riddle Space Biology Research Featured in Landmark Publication by Nature
Two papers from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University lab of Dr. Amber Paul on how spaceflight could affect the human body are included in a space biology package just published…
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