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Embry-Riddle Researchers Study Lightning Effects on Mars
Backed by an NSF CAREER grant of $676,000, Dr. Jeremy Riousset, assistant professor in Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Physical Sciences Department, studies atmospheric electricity on Mars, which has implications for the safety of missions to the planet and even on the search for extraterrestrial life.
September 25, 2023
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Professor Brings Rare Astrophysics Research Opportunities to Eagles
As a young girl, Dr. Pragati Pradhan used to point out different planets and constellations in the night sky to her mother from their terrace in Darjeeling, India, high up in the Himalayas.
September 13, 2023
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Embry-Riddle Professor Wins NSF Grant to Develop Augmented-Reality Teaching Tool, Close Achievement Gap in STEM
Work to develop an augmented-reality tool to teach spatial skills and boost engineering student success, led by Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Dr. Lulu Sun, has been awarded a three-year, $400,000 National Science Foundation Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (NSF IUSE) grant.
September 5, 2023
Embry-Riddle President P. Barry Butler stands with student leaders at the 2023 State of the University address.
Embry-Riddle President Unveils New Strategic Plan
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s new five-year strategic plan, unveiled this month by President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D. during his annual State of the University address, places renewed emphasis on student retention, scholarship funding and enrollments to specific areas such as graduate programs.
August 25, 2023
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Eagles Gain Real-World Experience Pitching Space Innovation to NASA Pros
A group of students from across Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s three campuses was recently chosen as one of only 15 teams from around the world to present space innovations at NASA’s annual Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition.
August 21, 2023
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The Miller Group Chairman Rudy R. Miller Joins Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Aviation and Business, Security and Intelligence Advisory Boards
Rudy R. Miller, chairman, president and CEO of The Miller Group of entities, has been invited to join two influential boards at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona.
August 15, 2023
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Eagle Selected for Highly Competitive U.S. Dept. of State Fellowship
Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University student Karol Planadeball Fernandez had always hoped to find a career that combined her two passions: technology and travel.
August 14, 2023
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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
Woman and man pose for picture in Kennedy Space Center.
Three Eagles Earn Fellowships to Contribute to NASA's Artemis Mission
NASA’s Artemis program, which will send humans to the moon for the first time since the Apollo days, will land the first woman and the first person of color onto the lunar surface, equipping them with innovative technologies to explore and discover more than any astronaut has before. But NASA won’t do it alone.
August 10, 2023
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Six Eagles Earn Department of State Scholarships to Study Abroad, ‘Make a Difference’
Six Embry‑Riddle students have been selected this year to receive Gilman Scholarships, which will fund opportunities for them to study internationally.
August 8, 2023
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Embry-Riddle Researchers Awarded Funding for Equipment for Composite 3D Printing
Embry‑Riddle researchers were awarded Office of Naval Research (ONR) funding for new composite 3D printing equipment related to research investigating the strength and stiffness of 3D-printed, fiber-reinforced aerospace parts.
August 3, 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