On the heels of the first-ever detection of gravitational waves as well as light streaming away from the violent collision of two ultra-dense neutron stars 130 million light-years away, Embry-Riddle researchers involved in the project will offer a public seminar on Friday, Oct. 20.
As a systems engineer intern at NASA Glenn this summer, Naia Butler-Craig, a McNair Scholar on Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach, Fla., campus completed a project that could help advance future scientific research.
As of October 2017, Embry-Riddle Worldwide Research Chair and Assistant Professor of Aeronautics Dr. David C. Ison has officially assumed the role of President of the University Aviation Association.
UAA, a nonprofit organization consisting of more than 525 members representing 105 accredited colleges and universities around the world, plays a pivotal role in the advancement of degree-granting aviation programs.
The notorious “WannaCry” and “Petya” computer attacks this year affected hundreds of thousands of computers around the globe and could ultimately cost affected organizations $4 billion.
Although airlines and the aviation industry were not specifically targeted in those cases, many were affected merely because their systems were susceptible to the vector of the attack – generally, unpatched systems (mostly Windows). Other cyberattacks – many deliberate – have caused computer outages, airplane groundings, disruption of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system, and other interruptions of air transportation.
Five Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University faculty and student researchers working at the Prescott, Ariz., campus were among the contributing researchers to LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, which received the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2017.
A massive deep-sea megathrust on March 11, 2011, triggered a magnitude-9.0 Tōhoku earthquake off Japan’s eastern coastline. The tragic aftermath of that event, including a tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people, injured many more and triggered the meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, has been extensively reported.
In a new video, Embry-Riddle President Dr. P. Barry Butler provides an overview of the university’s ambitious research goals. Facilities, fellowships and internally-funded research will be used to expand Embry-Riddle’s research enterprise over the next five years.
Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach Campus air traffic management labs has added high-tech consoles and simulation software used in today’s air traffic control facilities, giving Embry-Riddle students a strong foundation when graduating and seeking employment with the FAA, the Department of Defense and commercial air traffic facilities.
In just a few days, a brand-new, innovative 1,000-square-foot, zero net energy, solar-powered home that survived a hurricane unscathed will appear in a pop-up solar village in Denver, Colo., for an international competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy.
A strong earthquake, volcanic eruption, rocket launch or underground nuclear test can send a train of acoustic shock waves high into the atmosphere. As they barrel upward, the sound waves steepen and intensify into shocks, crashing into space more and more intensely before the particles collapse back down in a signature pattern.
Medical human factors research can be intense. Researcher Tara Cohen can attest to that. Last summer, she and her colleagues witnessed several traumatic injuries, including compound fractures, knife wounds, severe lacerations and traumatic brain injuries.
Along with seven other graduate students in her cohort, Cohen spent hundreds of hours in emergency and operating rooms over the past two years, observing doctors, nurses and other medical staff. The ultimate goal: To improve patient safety and quality of care by identifying workflow disruptions.
Saturday, Oct. 14 – Race starts promptly at 9 a.m. – Flight Line statue near College of Aviation
Everyone is invited you to run or walk for a worthy cause in the the True to the Blue 5K on Embry-Riddle's campus on October 14. The True to the Blue 5K will honor one of Embry-Riddle's first graduates of the Homeland Security program, Ashley Guindon, a Marine Corps veteran who was tragically killed in the line of duty on Feb. 27, 2016 - her first day as a Police Officer serving Prince William County, VA. Proceeds raised from the 5K Run & Walk will benefit the Ashley Guindon Memorial Scholarship. Runners registered by Wednesday, October 4 are guaranteed to receive an event t-shirt. The True to the Blue 5K is organized by Embry-Riddle's Student Veterans Organization, Homeland Security Student Association, and the Order of the Sword and Shield.
ENTRY FEES: Before Oct. 1: $25; after Oct. 1 to Race Day: $30; ERAU students: before Oct. 12 - $20; ERAU students after Oct. 12 to Race Day: $25. For complete race information, go to https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/DaytonaBeach/TruetotheBlue5K.
The future of aviation technology, flexible air-mobility concepts, the future of defense aircraft programs and U.S. Air Force acquisition priorities are a few of the many topics slated for discussion during the Aviation Week Network’s upcoming Program Excellence Symposium.