Nine Embry-Riddle Faculty Earn 2025 ERAU Research and Innovation Awards
Nine Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members have been recognized for outstanding research and innovation through the university’s Research Awards Program. The 2025…
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From the Skies to Space, Embry-Riddle Draws Bold New Explorers
On sky-blue letterhead, an eagle and globe encircle the words Embry-Riddle International School of Aviation. The letter, dated Sept. 6, 1950, is postmarked Miami 30, Florida. Documents…
Three Embry‑Riddle Faculty Named AIAA Associate Fellows for Excellence in Aerospace
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named three Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members to its 2026 Class of Associate Fellows — an…
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Aviation Week Op-Ed: Cubesats Present Big Benefits for Students and Industry, Embry-Riddle President Says
In his latest Aviation Week essay, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., highlights how cubesats have come to make space engineering and science accessible…
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Space Trek Academy Launches Embry-Riddle Student’s Career Aspirations
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Whitney Melick’s dream to build and launch her own projects into space got closer to reality after attending the Space Trek Academy…
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New Embry-Riddle SPACE Lab Advances Science to Improve Astronaut Health, Combat Disease on Earth
Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are creating “living” models using human tissue that can be experimentally subjected to the damaging conditions of spaceflight…
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Record Number of Embry-Riddle Eagles Awarded Highly Competitive Defense Department SMART Scholarships
A record-breaking 13 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students have received prestigious 2025 U.S. Department of Defense SMART Scholar awards, placing them on a direct path to work…
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Meet the 2025 Class of Boeing Scholars at Embry-Riddle
Vanessa Fakrogha says she chose to study Aeronautical Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University “to be the best pilot I can be.” She got a boost in that direction…
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Embry-Riddle, NASA Enact Agreement to Advance Research, Educational Opportunities
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and NASA’s Langley Research Center have formed a partnership to advance research, educational opportunities and workforce development to enable…
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Trailblazing Embry-Riddle Space Physics Student Earns Prestigious Astronaut Scholarship
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Grace Gratton, a junior majoring in Space Physics, was recently named a 2025 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
Gratton…
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Embry-Riddle Students Prepare to Launch CubeSat to Study Memory Chip Decay From Space Radiation
After seven years of painstaking work, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student team is finally cleared to launch its second small satellite into orbit.
The CubeSat, named EagleSat-2,…
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Embry-Riddle Students Present Forward-Looking Space Research at International Conference
Five Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students showcased their innovative space research on a global stage this past summer. The students presented at the 2025 International Space…
Embry-Riddle Researchers Launch Rockets for a Deeper Look at Ionized Clouds That Disrupt Communications
Embry-Riddle researchers recently shot two 46-foot-tall rockets into clouds high in the Earth’s atmosphere to learn more about the complex dynamics that affect critical communications…
High-Profile Washington Fellowship Helps Embry-Riddle Professor Explore Critical Space Policy Questions
Dr. David Canales Garcia, assistant professor in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, expanded his expertise in space science this year…
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Embry-Riddle Professor, Undergrads Unlock Secrets of Cosmic Dust With the Webb Telescope
Dr. Noel Richardson, associate professor of Physics and Astronomy, discovered four additional Wolf-Rayet systems with his students. (Photo: Embry-Riddle)
Cosmic dust does far more than…
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