Research

Smart composite materials now under development in Embry-Riddle’s John Mica Engineering and Aerospace Innovation Complex (MicaPlex) show promise for improving aviation safety by continuously monitoring aircraft for structural failures – even in flight.

Why does Embry-Riddle own a new submarine? Brian Butka, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering is quick to clarify that it’s a research submarine – not a military-scale vessel. The 100-pound sub, located in the new Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory at Embry-Riddle’s John Mica Engineering and Aerospace Innovation Complex (MicaPlex), will inform efforts to improve communication between unmanned underwater vehicles and unmanned surface vessels.

An Embry-Riddle invention that recently took First Prize at the World Congress of Biomechanics Undergraduate Design Competition in Dublin, Ireland will now undergo further objective analysis by Ph.D. candidate Christine Dailey.

Students at Northern California’s Rancho Tehama Elementary were rushed from the playground into locked classrooms after school officials heard nearby gunshots on Nov. 14, 2017. Minutes later, the gunman rammed through the school gates in a pickup truck and began shooting again.

Embry-Riddle Worldwide Professor Deborah Donnelly-McLay, a United Parcel Service 767 pilot, co-authored a peer-reviewed study, with Harvard University researchers, showing how pilot performance is affected by specific carbon dioxide levels on the flight deck.

When Hurricane Irma grazed Puerto Rico’s northern coast on September 6, 2017, the island lost $45 million in crop yields to the Category 5 storm. Two weeks later, Hurricane Maria tore directly across Puerto Rico, claiming more than 4,600 lives and $780 million in agricultural losses.