University News

A group of students from across Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s three campuses was recently chosen as one of only 15 teams from around the world to present space innovations at NASA’s annual Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Karol Planadeball Fernandez had always hoped to find a career that combined her two passions: technology and travel.

NASA’s Artemis program, which will send humans to the moon for the first time since the Apollo days, will land the first woman and the first person of color onto the lunar surface, equipping them with innovative technologies to explore and discover more than any astronaut has before. But NASA won’t do it alone.

Six Embry‑Riddle students have been selected this year to receive Gilman Scholarships, which will fund opportunities for them to study internationally.

Embry‑Riddle researchers were awarded Office of Naval Research (ONR) funding for new composite 3D printing equipment related to research investigating the strength and stiffness of 3D-printed, fiber-reinforced aerospace parts.

Community leaders and elected officials on July 11 joined Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Anette Karlsson, chancellor of the Prescott, Arizona campus, in breaking ground for an advanced learning complex designed to prepare future innovation leaders.

Research led by Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Subhradeep Roy, which will use virtual reality (VR) technology while collecting data to better understand, quantify and model automobile driving behavior, has received a prestigious, five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award of $557,000.

For recent Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University graduate Hannah Hodge, scholarship funding is a game-changer.

Researchers at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University recently received $450,000 to participate in an Air Force Small Business Innovation Research project with ControlX Engineering. The goal: Optimize and test a space vehicle with a robotic arm capable of performing in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM) on spacecraft.

The National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) has granted initial accreditation to Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Gaetz Aerospace Institute, which offers STEM-related college programs to high school students throughout the nation, making it the first program of its kind in the state to earn this recognition.

Research designed to improve the prevention and treatment of such infant joint disorders as hip dysplasia, led by Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Victor Huayamave, has received a prestigious, five-year award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early CAREER Development Program in the amount of $577,000.

More than 100 students from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University gathered recently to present research to the campus community and compete for grant funding. Their topics of focus varied greatly, with the top two winning projects each focusing on very different areas of aviation.