University News

A three-student team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has been selected to participate in a national undergraduate research showcase known as Posters on the Hill, in April, on the topic of space debris mitigation.

Jamarius Reid doesn't even remember when his fascination for flight began. Instead, he remembers moments: watching jets fly over his house in Charlotte, North Carolina; flying a kite; going for his first plane ride.

Dr. Riccardo Bevilacqua, Aerospace Engineering professor at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University, is on a mission. His goal: enable flexible spacecraft, equipped with either mounting appendages or large membranes, to autonomously control their motion, in-orbit.

This Aviation Week op-ed explores the booming space industry. Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., looks at how recent advancements in rockets, satellite technology, and suborbital flights have spurred a new generation of students to aim beyond Earth.

This Aviation Week op-ed underscores the value of extended reality technologies for aerospace workforce training and safety.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., appeared before the House Science Space and Technology Committee on May 6, 2021.

This Aviation Week op-ed explores how Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University drew on aviation’s safety culture to develop new flight training methods amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Embry‑Riddle is partnering with NASA commercial payload provider Intuitive Machines to send a camera to space that will capture the first-ever selfie of a spacecraft touching down on the moon.

This Aviation Week op-ed highlights how the convergence of academia, industry and entrepreneurship can serve as an incubator for innovation.

This Aviation Week op-ed discusses how increasingly sophisticated automation in aircraft can be melded with flight training.

This Aviation Week op-ed underscores the lack of progress made by women in aviation when compared to other male-dominated professions. Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., writes that drawing more women into the field is paramount “to sustain and grow the economic vitality and innovation of the industry.”

This Daytona Beach News-Journal op-ed posits that Volusia County, the northern gateway to Florida’s Space Coast, is well-positioned to support the space economy.