University News

Civic leaders Cici and Hyatt Brown, shown March 24, 2022 with an illustration of the new Cici and Hyatt Brown Center for Aerospace Technology, have donated $25 million to Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University to promote economic progress in Volusia County.

Engaged in research that monitors the emotional reactions of airline passengers to their travel experience, Dr. Stathis Kefallonitis, associate professor in the College of Business, Security and Intelligence, was recently named a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and is providing hands-on industry experience to Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University students.

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.

Two Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Flight students were flying near Palatka, Florida, when they heard an emergency call over the radio that an 81-year-old pilot nearby had experienced engine failure at 800 feet.

Only one new COVID-19 case was detected across Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University over the past week, March 11-17, 2022. The new case was at Embry-Riddle's Worldwide Headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Sensatek Propulsion Technologies founder and CEO Reamonn Soto, an Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University graduate and Research Park success story, recently claimed the top $25,000 prize in the PenFed Foundation Black History Month Ignition Challenge.

GE Digital and Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University initiated a partnership in 2020 when the university adopted GE Digital’s Safety Insight® software, which includes Flight Operations Quality Assurance (FOQA) technology to enhance flight safety operations on their flight line and create dynamic learning experiences with their data analytics curriculum.

In celebration of Women’s History Month, Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University will host a free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) focusing on reshaping the aerospace and aviation industry, titled “Leadership for Women in Aerospace and Aviation.”

Backed by a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant, an Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University professor is working to expand the definition of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education by incorporating humanities lessons that focus on communication, reasoning and creativity.

Nineteen firefighters who lost their lives in Arizona's 2013 Yarnell Hill fire were likely victims of the same type of meteorological event that caused a deadly 1985 airplane crash, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University researchers have reported.

Only one new COVID-19 case was detected across Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for the time frame March 4-10; The case was at the Daytona Beach, Florida, campus.

Committed to enabling the safe transition to an electrified and connected world, Ocellott benefitted from an incubation period at the John Mica Engineering & Aerospace Innovation Complex (MicaPlex), and is now initiating its next stage here in Florida.