University News

The leadership of Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University is pleased to announce that Dr. Jeremy V. Ernst, an accomplished professor in the College of Arts and Sciences as well as currently the associate chancellor for research for the Embry‑Riddle Worldwide Campus, has accepted the position of vice president for research and doctoral programs at the university.

The recent release of never-before-seen imagery from the James Webb Space Telescope — which featured glimpses of colliding galaxies and nebulas up to 13 billion light years away — was a huge deal.

Just as the ocean’s surface can be calm and glassy or churning big waves, a moody portion of space called the ionosphere can smoothly reflect communication signals or bounce them into oblivion.

To help jump-start a thriving innovation corridor offering high-quality, high-paying job opportunities in Volusia County, Florida, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has partnered with StarterStudio to relaunch its successful business accelerator program.

Researchers at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University recently received a $371,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to study the detection systems of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), or drones, to improve the safety of their operation.

An Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University doctoral student conducting highly specialized aerospace engineering research, John Zelina tried to keep an open mind when it came to choosing his future career field.

In a first, an uncrewed aircraft system, or drone, operated by an Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University team has begun searching for threatened and endangered sea turtles beyond visual sight lines.

Protecting aircraft against cyberattacks is serious business, and Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students are stepping up to the task by experimenting with avionics cybersecurity using capture-the-flag scenarios.

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.

As a first-generation college student, everything about the process of embarking on the journey of higher education was “absolutely terrifying” to Giovanni Bacon.

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.

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.