Profiles
Business Professor by Day, Human Rights Crusader by Night
For Assistant Professor Jennifer Hinebaugh, fighting human trafficking, helping a struggling student and easing millennials’ transitions into the workforce are all the same mission.…
What’s it Like to Work for SpaceX? Alumnus Kyle Williams Tells All
As a child, Kyle P. Williams (’15), of Massapequa, N.Y., loved Lego, working on cars and any other activity that allowed him to work with his hands. Now, working at SpaceX, he’s…
Meet the New Director of Campus Safety & Security
Jackie Litzinger is the Daytona Beach Campus’s new Director of Safety & Security. She was appointed in March following the retirement of Kevin Mannix.
Growing Commercial Space Industry Needs Policy Experts
Students train in policy and regulation while developing their science and technology background.
Photo of Mother-Daughter Pilot Team Goes Viral
As Chancellor of the Embry-Riddle Worldwide Campus, Dr. John R. Watret knows the power of women in aviation. Now, he knows what happens when it’s combined with the power of…
Meet Trevor Goodwin: New Virtual Reality Lab Director
Trevor Goodwin, who designs and develops computer applications within the Unity engine, an all-in-one digital experience creation suite, recently joined Embry-Riddle’s Daytona…
National Engineers Week: Making the World a Better Place, One Robot at a Time
Valentina Waters, an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide Campus Engineering senior, believes in helping others, and she sees science as a way to magnify her efforts.
“Helping…
Former Chief Meteorologist Leads Studio Upgrade, New Career Paths for Students
A new Broadcast Meteorology study track for Communication majors at the Daytona Beach Campus will offer exciting career options for students, according to new Assistant Professor of…
Alumna Reflects on Decade as TV Meteorologist
After nearly 10 years in the TV weather business, meteorologist and environmental reporter Vicki Graf (’07) has grown used to the bright lights and cameras of broadcast news.…
Heliophysicist Joins Elite National Advisory Committee
On Aug. 12 this year, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe blasted into space atop a Delta 4-Heavy rocket as part of the first-ever scientific mission to “touch” and better understand…
Why We Need Astroecologists: Bioinformatics Expert to Speak at SpaceCom
Research could suggest better responses to bacterial pathogens in space environments – and in healthcare facilities, where antibiotic-resistant bacteria have inadvertently been…
Remzi Seker Named Embry-Riddle Research Fellow
Dr. Remzi Seker, director of the Cybersecurity and Assured Systems Engineering (CyBASE) Center, professor of Computer Science and an accomplished scholar in the field of cybersecurity…
Persistence Pays Off: Life-Saving Jet Technology Earns Top Aviation Prize
As a boy growing up in Iceland, Snorri Gudmundsson put a lot of thought into how airplanes could fly. During many trips to a nearby airport in Reykjavik with his father, he asked, “How…
A Quest for the Skies
Swaziland, a small country in Southern Africa, is in the beginning stages of a growing aviation industry. With only one registered air carrier and 89,791 annual passengers, the country…
Junior Courtney Thurston Named Goldwater Scholar
Courtney Thurston, a junior Honors Program student at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus, is one of 211 undergraduate students nationwide that have…