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Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Program Gets $840,000 Boost from U.S. Department of Education
Fourteen Aerospace Engineering doctoral students at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University were recently supported with funds from an $840,000 GAANN (Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need) grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Education.
May 12, 2022
International Space Innovation Team Advances to NASA Finals
A student team representing all three campuses of Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, as well as the Politecnico di Milano, a prestigious university in Italy, has designed a system to produce propellant out of resources extracted from Mars.
May 2, 2022
What Does Spaceflight Feel Like? Student Tells All
Astronauts typically experience a gravitational force (G-force) of around three, or three times Earth’s G-force, during launch and re-entry.
April 29, 2022
Embry-Riddle Computer and Project Management Students Build App for Pilots
Beginning in May, pilots in Arizona can use an app newly developed by Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students for the Arizona Pilots Association to keep track of pilots' visits to airports and aviation sites around the state.
April 28, 2022
Commander of First-Ever All-Civilian Space Mission to Address Grads at Embry-Riddle Commencement
Nearly 2,000 Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students will earn degrees at the spring 2022 commencement ceremonies for the Daytona Beach, Florida; Prescott, Arizona; and Worldwide campuses this May.
April 27, 2022
Abandoned as a Baby, Embry-Riddle Class President Reflects on a Life of Struggle and Triumph
Angel Thomas, the president of her Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University graduating class, is an exuberant young woman with many awards and accomplishments to her name.
April 25, 2022
Embry-Riddle’s First All-Female Team to Take on Global Maintenance Competition
Students from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will head to Dallas to defend its title at the worldwide Aerospace Maintenance Competition—but this time, for the first time ever, the Eagle team will be all women.
April 22, 2022
Acting FAA Administrator: Industry Boom Creating New Career Paths, Safety Standards
From working as a military and commercial airline pilot to heading up safety programs at airlines in Australia and Canada, Billy Nolen ('07) has had a varied and eventful career in aviation.
April 19, 2022
Embry-Riddle to Develop Camera System for Upcoming Polaris Dawn Space Mission
Entrepreneur, Polaris Dawn Commander and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University alumnus Jared Isaacman ('11), who last year led the first-ever all-civilian space mission, visited Embry-Riddle's Daytona Beach Campus to meet the next generation of aviators.
April 19, 2022
Trailblazing Women in Aviation Showcased at Embry-Riddle
In an industry where only 2.5% of all aviation maintenance technicians in the U.S. are women and 4.6% are Airline Transport Pilots, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University welcomed five trailblazing alumnae who are role models for women in aviation.
April 15, 2022
Embry-Riddle Celebrates 40 Graduates of the Aviation Management Program in Brazil
Embry-Riddle officials joined Brazilian aviation leaders for an April 1 graduation ceremony celebrating 40 students completing the Aviation Management Program from cohorts of 2020 and 2021.
April 7, 2022
Sudanese Refugee Transcends Childhood Trauma to Join Air Force, Start Family, Earn Master's Degree
Taylor Schaffer, academic advisor for Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus, has always known master’s degree candidate Deng Pour was a great student. Extremely motivated, Pour has been working a full-time course load in order to finish this fall, while also serving as a master sergeant in the Air Force and raising a family.
April 6, 2022