University News

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s ASTRA Space Workshop featured a variety of researchers, industry professionals and government policymakers exploring the connections between artificial intelligence, robotics, technology and policy in the space industry.

During a recent visit, former NASA astronaut Jim Wetherbee shared insights with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students about the early U.S. space program and the journey to the moon.

Three Embry-Riddle students were selected for aviation safety-focused internships with the National Transportation Safety Board. A fourth student interned with the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Aviation, a congressional panel that has jurisdiction over civil aviation.

Eleven Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members have been recognized for their research accomplishments through the university’s Research Awards Program.

Thirteen students from the Prescott Campus participated in DEF CON 34, the world’s largest cybersecurity conference, held in Las Vegas this past August. At the conference, students networked with industry professionals, led capture-the-flag challenges and presented research.

Forty students at Embry-Riddle’s David B. O’Maley College of Business interned this past summer at aviation and aerospace companies, including Boeing, Flexjet, Embraer, Safran and more.

Lauren Báez Sepúlveda, a junior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, just had the exhilarating — and apparently life-changing — experience of flying into a hurricane aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hurricane hunter aircraft.

Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are conducting “sky-high seismology” research, investigating when vertical ground movement during an earthquake acts like a giant piston, sending energy upward through the vibration of atoms and molecules.

A NASA program to build a skilled aerospace workforce has selected an Arizona initiative that will provide $300,000 in funding to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to create curricula and project-based learning experiences that prepare students for aerospace careers in the era of artificial intelligence.

In the second episode of the "Safer Skies" video podcast, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Boeing Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety (BCAAS) takes listeners into the cockpit with former U.S. Navy fighter pilot and airline captain Tammie Jo Shults, who averted tragedy by wrestling severely crippled Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 to the ground.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named three Embry Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members to its 2027 Class of Associate Fellows — a designation recognizing significant and lasting contributions to the aerospace profession.

Following Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s historic centennial year, President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., chartered a course for the university’s next century during his 2026 State of the University address.