University News

More than 1,600 graduating students from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s two residential campuses rang in commencement day in style last week, with celebrations in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona.

Nearly 300 graduates from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Worldwide Campus gathered April 28-29, 2023, to don their caps and gowns, walk the commencement stage and earn their diplomas.

Ryan Kinzie, an Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University doctoral student, has been selected as a NASA Space Technology Graduate Research Fellow, a recognition that comes paired with an $84,000 grant, which can be renewed for up to four years, plus a yearly stipend.

A scholarship established through Tailwinds of Hope, the Zachary Michael Capra Memorial Foundation, is an act of generosity that transforms the lives of flight students at Embry‑Riddle.

Singapore - The Innovation Hangar competition, which challenges bright young minds to develop revolutionary solutions to aviation and aerospace challenges, is back. Initially launched in 2020, the biennial challenge has expanded its themes this year, offering participants the option to compete in the Space, Sustainability, or Urban Air Mobility categories. In addition, the competition is open to young people from around the world. All are highly encouraged to join.

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.

This Aviation Week op-ed focuses on critical aviation safety challenges, and how the Boeing Center for Aviation & Aerospace Safety at Embry‑Riddle will provide a neutral, level playing field where companies and researchers can share their best ideas for resolving these challenges and those on the horizon.

Three years after the Covid-19 pandemic stalled most global travel, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Office of Global Engagement has rebounded with more professors than ever leading international study programs in 2023.

High noise levels during flight have long been a barrier to the advancement of urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles, or “air taxis.”

Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University hosted its annual ESHIP TECH TALK event, showcasing student-led startups with revolutionary ideas, scalable transformative technologies and cutting-edge technologies that utilize technology transfer programs like NASA T2U.

Late last month, two Meteorology undergraduates from Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University experienced a rare research opportunity.

Accomplished academic leader Dr. Dietmar Rempfer this week accepted the position of dean of the College of Engineering at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Arizona, campus.