University News

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers are using artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to accelerate the design of a device aimed at saving the lives of children and young adults who were born with a heart defect that prevents normal cardiovascular circulation.

For Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University graduate Favour Obarewon, scheduling is critical.

Students from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Cyber Intelligence and Security (CIS) department were invited to develop and host a capture-the-flag competition at the recent Aviation Cybersecurity Summit in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 2-4.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University recently hosted a series of policy experts and officials to discuss U.S.-Japan cooperation in space security.

Zoey Hart, who just earned her bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, has been selected for a Fulbright Study/Research Award to attend the University of Southampton in England, where she will pursue a one-year master’s program in space systems engineering.

Nearly 200 university researchers and representatives of the space industry gathered at the Kennedy Space Center to launch the next phase of the Florida Space Research Consortium (FSRC), a statewide partnership designed to align Florida’s universities around space research, innovation and workforce development.

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.