Aviation Maintenance: Not Just Technicians
Graduates of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Aviation Maintenance Science (AMS) bachelor’s program have gone on to careers working for companies as diverse as Blue…
Posted In: Aviation | Computers and Technology | Space | Uncrewed Systems
Undergraduate Researchers Target Space Debris Removal in Rare Publication Opportunity
Aerospace Engineering student Spencer John has translated his lifelong love of space into a significant accomplishment: publishing a paper in an academic journal as an undergraduate…
Posted In: Engineering | Research | Space
Eagles Design Experimental Fuel System to Power Liquid-Propellant Rocket Engines
Samir Ahmed, a team leader on the liquid-propellant rocket project, recently interned with United Launch Alliance’s test propulsion engineering group. (Photo: Samir Ahmed)
Aerospace…
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Testing Gravity on the Tiny New Frontier of Physics
The new frontier of physics is infinitesimally small. But exciting discoveries are being made one micrometer at a time — even among some of the field’s most time-tested…
Astronomer Named First-Ever Embry-Riddle Winner of $100,000 Award
Astronomer Noel D. Richardson has been named Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s first recipient of the $100,000 Cottrell Scholar Award, which recognizes research and teaching excellence.
Nationwide…
‘Beat the Odds’: National Fellowship Class Headlined by Eagle Who Journeyed from Paralysis to Running a 5K
Five students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University have been selected to receive 2023 Patti Grace Smith Fellowships, which guarantee them paid internships at industry-leading firms,…
Posted In: Engineering | Security Intelligence and Safety | Space
Speedway Project Promises Insights into Heart Disease Space Travel More
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, killing an estimated 17.9 million people each year. To combat this trend, researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
Posted In: Applied Science | Human Factors | Research | Space
When Your Supernova’s a Dud: Rare Binary Star Features Weirdly Round Orbit, Embry-Riddle Researchers Report
After crunching a mountain of astronomy data, Clarissa Pavao, an undergraduate at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Arizona, campus, submitted her preliminary analysis.…
Simulated Space Mission Inspires New Thinking
Watching your payload shatter as it hits the ground at 50 mph would be disheartening to most, but to the members of a unique Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University club, failure is just…
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Eagles Visit Intuitive Machines to Make Final Preparations on EagleCam CubeSat
Embry-Riddle doctoral student Daniel Posada, Intuitive Machines President Steve Altemus and Mechanical Engineering undergraduate student Daniel Lopez pose at Intuitive Machines headquarters…
Posted In: Engineering | Space
Teenage Eagles Earn Black Belts, Become Upperclassmen Before 18th Birthdays
Luca Guida was just 12 years old when he took his first college course.
“When I first went to our local community college, some of the professors saw me walking around and thought…
Posted In: Space
Intuitive Machines and Columbia Sportswear Launch New Scholarship Program at Embry-Riddle
Taylor M. Yow set her career path in high school. More than anything, she wanted to become an engineer, working on spacecraft and orbital calculations. She didn’t realize just…
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Embry-Riddle Student Team Developing Low-Cost Recoverable Rocket
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students are designing a rocket that can soar through the Earth’s atmosphere and reach outer space, only to be recovered through a parachute…
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Alumna Engineer Served in Launch Room for Artemis I
Alora Mazarakis (’21) will have something unforgettable to be thankful for when she joins her family for Thanksgiving next week: a successful Artemis launch.
On launch day, you…
Posted In: Space
Embry-Riddle Astronomer Helps Analyze Stunning New Stardust Image
Just as a rock thrown into a pond creates an undulating pattern of circular ripples, some double star systems called binaries can push rings of dust into space as one star orbits around…