University News

Five Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University Mechanical Engineering students were chosen for nationally competitive internships conducting research at world-class U.S. Department of Energy laboratories.

When the ESCAPADE mission blasts off toward Mars, instruments designed and built by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students will be on board — ready to probe the red planet’s atmosphere and uncover how solar storms and space weather impact it, thus helping to unravel Mars’ planetary evolution history and possibly paving the way for the first human explorers.

As Hurricane Melissa threatened to unleash devastation in the Caribbean, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University meteorology professor and researcher Dr. Josh Wadler was experiencing the sheer might of the Category 5 hurricane, flying directly into its eye on a Hurricane Hunter plane.

Crash test dummies have improved vehicle safety for decades, but one Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University sophomore is studying how to redesign them to better represent women.

For the past three years, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Celso Ferreira de Moura has juggled his studies with on- and off-campus jobs to cover his expenses.

Nine Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members have been recognized for outstanding research and innovation through the university's Research Awards Program.

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named three Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members to its 2026 Class of Associate Fellows — an honor recognizing their outstanding contributions to the field of aerospace.

Researchers at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University are creating “living” models using human tissue.

Embry-Riddle and NASA's Langley Research Center have signed a Space Act Agreement, opening the door to expanded collaboration on aeronautics and space research and new opportunities for Embry-Riddle students and faculty.

Space Physics student Grace Gratton has earned a 2025 Astronaut Scholarship, one of the most competitive undergraduate STEM awards in the country, in recognition of her research in heliophysics and space weather.