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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student Andrew Mayott saw the need for a drone that could carry heavy loads — so he decided to form his own aerospace startup company to design and build one.

For four days, drones crisscrossed land and ocean north of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus, collecting data on sea breezes.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Embry-Riddle a nearly $500,000 grant to continue hosting its Research Experiences for Undergraduates program on Cybersecurity Research of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The grant runs for the next three years.

Mechanical Engineering students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teamed up to retrofit a fixed-wing drone with a hydrogen fuel cell system — a technically complex and ambitious undertaking.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s residential campuses in Arizona and Florida produce the highest-paid graduates in their respective states, according to a Business Insider analysis of federal higher education data.

More than 300 leading researchers, policymakers and aviation innovators gathered at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University for the first-ever Florida Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Symposium, featuring two days of talks and advanced demonstrations on this revolutionary class of aircraft poised to transform how people and cargo are moved through the skies and the emerging sector’s potential economic impact.

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University's Team Minion joined forces with senior Mechanical Engineering students for an international autonomous robotic boat competition, where they came home with several top awards.

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.

For today’s cybersecurity students, focused on digital tools, physical locks are something seldom encountered.

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.

Student researchers from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University excelled at the national Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) University Design Competition, earning two first-place honors and a second-place finish among the 12 prizes awarded.

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