University News

In August 2023, Cyber Intelligence and Security Department students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University had a rare opportunity: the chance to build and deliver the first and only aviation cyber capture-the-flag (CTF) competition.

Six Embry‑Riddle students were chosen for the prestigious SFS program, which aims to recruit and train the U.S. government’s next generation of cybersecurity professionals.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Joel Billings has received a $600,000 Early Career Investigator Award for research on the safety-critical topic of firefighter sleep.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University junior Hannah Hoffman dreams of working for a federal agency as an investigator, and her internship at software company Verensics helped her gain valuable experience toward that goal.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Karol Planadeball Fernandez had always hoped to find a career that combined her two passions: technology and travel.

Six Embry‑Riddle students have been selected this year to receive Gilman Scholarships, which will fund opportunities for them to study internationally.

Researchers have developed a new way to accurately count and objectively analyze close encounters between drones and airplanes — without depending solely on pilot sightings.

Every summer, thunderstorms crop up with startling intensity across Northern Arizona’s rugged terrain, bringing driving rain, high winds, flooding and lightning. It’s all part of the North American monsoon, a seasonal increase in summer precipitation that occurs between June 15 and Sept. 30 each year.

Deneen DeFiore and Patrick Morrissey have been named to each receive a first-of-its-kind ACE (Aerospace Cybersecurity Excellence) Award, recognizing their efforts to combat aviation cybersecurity threats.

In his latest “Aviation Week” essay, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., describes efforts to advance aviation data analytics — a rapidly growing field aimed at saving lives and preventing accidents.

Before Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University alumna Rebekah Francis (’21) became the first member of her family to graduate from college, the prospect of higher education seemed almost overwhelming.

Cyber Intelligence and Security (CSP) senior William Noujaim, one of five students at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University's Prescott Campus who recently won full-ride funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Scholarship program, said he was in a complete state of shock when he got the news of his award.