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Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student researchers set a record in the number of projects presented at the university’s spring research forums and also showcased their work on a national stage.

A team of student researchers from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has advanced to the finals of NASA’s Gateways to Blue Skies Competition for the second year in a row, becoming one of eight teams chosen to vie for positions as interns with NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in the prestigious contest.

James Hand is a Ph.D. candidate at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, a Department of Defense SMART scholarship awardee and, most recently, the recipient of the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)/Stevens Institute Doctoral Award.

In his second year as a Ph.D. student at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, Seur Gi Jo published three research papers on three different space operations topics in top-rated scientific journals.

During the summer months, mats of blue-green algae float across Florida’s Lake Okeechobee, choking the ecosystem and releasing toxins that can be irritating to people and fatal to fish and other wildlife.

Embry-Riddle professor Dr. Alan Liu is leading a $7.2 million NSF-funded project to study how severe weather events on Earth trigger waves that travel upward and disturb the ionosphere, where they can disrupt GPS and communications.

In his latest Aviation Week essay, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., writes about how artificial intelligence holds the promise of providing students with personalized debriefings that supplement lessons taught by instructors during training flights.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University has honored Siobvan Nyikos and Marty Reynolds for their achievements in strengthening cyber resilience in the aviation and aerospace sectors.

Legislators in Tallahassee have honored Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Centennial by adopting a resolution recognizing the university’s outstanding contributions to aviation and aerospace in the state of Florida, across the nation and around the world.

Embry-Riddle astronomy student Sola Nova has led a research project on how massive, rapidly spinning stars shed their gas disks - with the resulting paper accepted for publication in The Astrophysical Journal before she even completed her undergraduate degree.

No one likes flight delays. That frustration is one of the reasons Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student John Preiss is researching ways to strengthen airline networks and reduce schedule disturbances.

Four Embry-Riddle students earned National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships in the same cycle - a record for the university - and are now pursuing research in areas including space physics, engineering and astrophysics.