University News

Aiden McCollum got the idea to launch his own business in the middle of the night while wrestling with the finances for a club, where he served as treasurer.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has established a new tradition of international engagement through its International Ambassador Program, which connects students, faculty and industry partners around the world and is quickly becoming a key part of the university’s commitment to global collaboration, innovation, research and academic excellence.

While living with a Kyrgyz family this summer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Christopher Miller improved his Russian language skills and sampled Central Asian delicacies, including fermented horse milk.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has been awarded a $1.85 million Cyber Service Academy grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to develop the next generation of cyber defenders over the next five years.

Four Embry-Riddle faculty members - Dr. Robert Thomas, Dr. Krishna Sampigethaya, Dr. Leila Halawi and Dr. Vladimir Golubev - have been elected as fellows of the Royal Aeronautical Society, one of the world's oldest and most distinguished aviation organizations.

Embry-Riddle student Woojae Sohn has won $100,000 in Flexjet's Project LXi design competition, with his 'Carolina'-themed private jet interior concept selected as the grand prize winner from entries submitted by aviation and design students.

Embry-Riddle students from both the Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses competed in a Capture-the-Flag cybersecurity event at the second annual ERAU-NSF-NASA Aerospace Cybersecurity Workshop, with Daytona Beach students earning first and third place.

Embry-Riddle's Rosa Szurgot, an assistant professor in Cyber Intelligence and Security, was selected to attend an elite international seminar on space cybersecurity held at a German castle, where she presented research on how quantum networks could secure deep-space communications.

Five innovative companies - spanning aerospace, aviation technology, FinTech and wireless communications - are joining Embry-Riddle's Research Park, expanding a technology-focused ecosystem that connects startups and established firms with the university's researchers and students.