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Embry-Riddle, Verizon Partner to Use Drones for Marine Mammal Rescue
In an effort to safely and humanely rescue marine mammals, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with marine biologists and a Verizon drone-management platform to monitor…
Posted In: Aviation | Research | Unmanned Systems
Business Students Partner with Space Florida to Boost Spaceport Revenues
Graduate students in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s David B. O’Maley College of Business are taking a hands-on role in the exciting but complicated process of transforming…
College of Engineering Earns Funding for Research to Maximize Bridge, Highway Safety
Assistant Professor Dan Su inspects a pre-stressed concrete beam connected to distributed optical fiber sensors at a FDOT facility. The Department of Civil Engineering at Embry-Riddle…
Posted In: Engineering | Research
Embry-Riddle Works to Advance Sustainable Environmentally Friendly Urban Air Mobility Vehicles
A newly developed hybrid power plant promises a ratio of electric power-to-weight that is 4.6 times better than any existing battery system, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers…
Posted In: Aviation | Engineering | Research
Undergrads Take to the Wind Tunnel to Build a Better Surfboard
For the very first time since its installation on campus in 2018, the new subsonic wind tunnel on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus was made available…
Posted In: Applied Science | Engineering | Research
Students Engineer Their Way to NASA Design Development
When Lea Miller was a little girl growing up in Pearl River, New York, she used to watch Star Trek, dreaming that she would one day be able to explore other worlds like they did on…
Posted In: Applied Science | Engineering | Human Factors | Research | Space
Sea Turtle Conservation Flies Forward Thanks to New Drone Project
To better understand the behavior of multiple sea turtle species along Florida’s Space Coast, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has teamed up with aviation leader Northrop…
Posted In: Applied Science | Aviation | Research | Unmanned Systems
Eagle Uses A.I. to Combat Covid-19 in Virtual Internship
Rising Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University junior Audrey Osburn dreams of one day being an astronaut working onboard the International Space Station, and she is hoping a summer internship…
Posted In: Applied Science | Human Factors | Research
Atlanta International Named World’s Most Efficient Airport
For the 17th year in a row, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was named the most efficient airport in the world as announced by the Air Transport Research Society…
Undergraduate Research Earns Funding for Astronaut Safety Equipment, Innovative Sports Injury Prevention, More
Research by Embry-Riddle senior Haleema Irfan will help create a sensor for detection of a serious problem encountered by astronauts on long-term spaceflights: hydrocephalus, or an…
Posted In: Applied Science | Research | Space
Scientific 'Red Flag' Reveals New Clues about Our Galaxy, Embry-Riddle Researcher Says
Figuring out how much energy permeates the center of the Milky Way — a discovery reported in the July 3 edition of the journal Science Advances — could yield new clues to…
Random Boarding May Help Airlines Reduce Covid-19 Risks
To reduce the spread of illness, some airlines have been keeping middle seats open, which is effective in reducing infection risk. Preliminary research based on computer simulations,…
Posted In: Aviation | Engineering | Research
Eagle Research of Strategies to Prevent Spread of Covid-19, Other Viruses, Lands National Funding
Dr. Sirish Namilae, Aerospace Engineering associate professor, is refining research he began about four years ago that explores how pedestrians move in crowds, amplifying it with new…
Posted In: Applied Science | Research
How Do You Cope with Covid-19? Share Your Experience in This Psychological Study
As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to deprive humans of their fundamental psychological needs for autonomy, competence and relatedness, professor of Human Factors and Systems Christina…
Posted In: Research
First Optical Measurements of Milky Way's Fermi Bubbles Probe Their Origin
Embry-Riddle faculty member Dr. Matt Haffner, working with lead researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently co-authored an important advancement in astronomy –…