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Embry‑Riddle student Matthew Davis works on a Censys Technologies Corporation’s Sentaero 5 drone, which was used to collect data for post-storm assessment after Hurricane Milton. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/Censys Technologies Corporation)
Above the Flooding, High-Tech Drones Capture Storm Damage and Data
October 25, 2024
Dr. Josh Wadler (bottom) shows off an Embry‑Riddle decal in the Lockheed WP-3D Orion plane used by NOAA to fly through hurricanes. Next to him (left) is NOAA Flight Director Sofia de Solo, an Embry‑Riddle alumna, and undergraduate Christopher DeLoach (back).
Braving the Storm: Embry‑Riddle Professor Flies Into Hurricane Milton to Conduct Research
October 14, 2024
Student researcher Noa Teed, a senior majoring in Software Engineering, adjusts robotic vehicles programmed to interact at timed intervals and change each other's internal codes. (Photo: Embry‑Riddle/William Fredette-Huffman)
Learning From Ants to Make Networks Safer
September 30, 2024
Dr. Dan Macchiarella and Embry‑Riddle student Tyler Deal greet guests at Science Sunday at the Brevard Zoo. (Photo: Dan Macchiarella)
Eagles Use Drones to Support STEM Education, Wildlife, Our Environment
August 15, 2024
As part of the NSF-funded Research Scholars Program at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus, graduate student Nazish Chunara presented her work at the 2023 National Conference for Undergraduate Research and gained confidence in her identity as a researcher. (Photo: Nazish Chunara)
NSF-Funded Program Empowers Online Student Researchers
June 3, 2024
Man and woman pose together holding drone.
Eagle Pivots From Career as Longtime Airline Captain to Drone Pilot
One of the first female African American captains to fly for American Airlines, Mika Tang spent nearly 20 years as a cargo and passenger airline pilot.
August 10, 2023
Airplane and drone fly in close proximity.
Study Offers Objective Insights to Near-Miss Collisions Between Drones, Airplanes
Researchers have developed a new way to accurately count and objectively analyze close encounters between drones and airplanes — without depending solely on pilot sightings.
July 24, 2023
Group of students pose in desert with two aircraft models.
Embry-Riddle Teams Win Top Honors in Design/Build/Fly Competition
Challenged in a global competition to design, build and test an uncrewed aerial vehicle to combat electronic warfare, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students ranked third place among more than 80 teams from around the world.
April 26, 2023
Drone hovers above landing pad.
Researchers Work to Advance Urban Air Mobility, Supported by $1.4 Million NASA Grant
High noise levels during flight have long been a barrier to the advancement of urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, or “air taxis.”
April 19, 2023
Man and woman pose on runway in front of airplane.
Embry-Riddle Undergrads Test-Launch New Instruments from Hurricane Hunter Plane
Late last month, two Meteorology undergraduates from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University experienced a rare research opportunity.
April 17, 2023
Forest fire.
Eagle Researchers Advance Drone Technology for Tracking Wildfires
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Patrick Hunter has his career sights set on remote piloting drones to utilize uncrewed aircraft systems in exciting, new ways. Already, as a student in the Master of Science in Unmanned Systems program, he has been involved in a project using drones to track endangered turtles.
January 13, 2023
Elephant on Serengeti.
Alumnus Gift Allows Eagles to Improve Anti-Poaching Surveillance Systems
When an animal’s life is at stake, every second counts. Nowhere is this felt more keenly than southern Africa’s game reserves, where increasingly sophisticated poaching squads are decimating elephant and rhino populations on a daily basis.
October 29, 2022