University News

Two Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members on Feb. 1 were named Fellows of the elite American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). They were among only 28 new AIAA Fellows nationwide to earn the distinction this year.

Exemplifying Black excellence in aerospace, six Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students won 2022 Patti Grace Smith Fellowships, selections that set each of them up with paid summer internships at respected space companies.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University this week joined a national effort to build aviation and aerospace cybersecurity after being selected by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to receive $3,875,000 that will be awarded in scholarships to students.

In keeping with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's role as a thought leader in the area of aviation safety, faculty member Dr. Eduardo Rojas-Nastrucci has been contributing to public discourse about 5G networks.

Dr. Jim Gregory, dean of Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s College of Engineering (COE), received the prestigious Frank G. Brewer Trophy for significant contributions to aerospace education from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) at an event in December.

Researchers from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University will advance testing and development of a device designed to help patients born with only one functioning heart ventricle, thanks to a $300,000 grant from the Children’s Heart Foundation, which brings the funding the project has received since the researchers began work in 2015 to $700,000.

Sarah Ketchersid, an Aerospace Engineering student at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University – Daytona Beach, was recently awarded the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Distinguished Undergraduate Award.

This Aviation Week op-ed underscores the value of extended reality technologies for aerospace workforce training and safety.

Two Embry‑Riddle students, Zoe Brand and Katrina “Kat” Ternus, have been awarded prestigious Brooke Owens Fellowships, joining 42 other talented undergraduates who were selected from among more than 800 applicants.

In a collaboration with the University of Central Florida and the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University professor of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Eduardo Divo and Ph.D. student Arka Das are conducting research aimed at saving the lives of children born with only one functioning heart ventricle, a condition that deprives them of crucial blood oxygenation. Without surgery, those suffering from this condition have no chance of survival.

Embry‑Riddle is partnering with NASA commercial payload provider Intuitive Machines to send a camera to space that will capture the first-ever selfie of a spacecraft touching down on the moon.