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Eagles Make University History with Top Finish at AIAA DBF Aircraft-Design Competition
A team of Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students recently made school history by placing second in this year’s Design, Build, Fly aircraft competition hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
May 31, 2022
Aviation Week Op-Ed: Diverse Teams are Better for Aviation and Aerospace Business
This Aviation Week op-ed highlights the need for a genuine push to bring women and people of color into the professional ranks of the aviation industry.
May 20, 2022
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
Eagles Install Solar Panels at Community Garden
On Earth Day (April 22), Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students finished installing 18 solar panels at the community garden at Derbyshire Place, to reduce electricity costs at the facility.
May 6, 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
Aerospace Engineering Grad Awarded DoD SMART Scholarship
Aerospace Engineering graduate student Katharine Larsen was recently chosen to receive a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship.
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
Embry-Riddle Chosen to Participate in EcoCAR EV Challenge
The four-year competition is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, General Motors and MathWorks and is managed by Argonne National Laboratory. The EcoCAR EV Challenge will begin in fall 2022 and conclude in 2026.
April 25, 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
Nicholas Zhu Awarded Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship
Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. student Nicholas Zhu, who is researching experimental aerodynamics in Embry-Riddle's subsonic wind tunnel, was awarded a Vertical Flight Foundation Scholarship.
April 14, 2022
To Invent Game-Changing Technology, Follow These Tips
Dr. Paul Bevilaqua, who, as the chief engineer of Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works, helped invent the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in 2001, recently visited Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University and shared advice with aspiring engineers as he recounted the story of how the aircraft system was developed.
April 11, 2022
Eagle Turns Real-Life Passion for Racing into eSports Win
Freshman Colton Salek never thought of video game racing as anything more than a simple hobby, but when the COVID-19 pandemic struck and he couldn't get out to the track as often, he started to see his hobby differently.
March 30, 2022