The Daytona Beach Department of Aerospace Engineering is the largest of its kind in the country, with more than 2,400 students across its B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. programs. Known for academic excellence, diversity and hands-on experience, the department prepares students to become leaders in aviation, space and beyond.
Through labs, design projects and a year-long capstone, students turn theory into practice — designing, building and testing aerospace systems in state-of-the-art facilities that mirror real industry environments. Students collaborate with faculty on innovative research that advances flight and space technologies, gaining firsthand experience in discovery and innovation that drives the future of aerospace.
Embry‑Riddle’s flexible aerospace degree pathways — from undergraduate through doctoral programs — allow students to tailor their education, pursue advanced study and prepare for leadership roles in the aerospace industry. Students can use Pathways to advance through B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. accelerated options.
Visit the website of the Department of Aerospace Engineering
Submissions from 2026
Global Time-Resolved Measurements of Inlet/Isolator Unstart Induced by Mass Injection, Andrew N. Bustard, Benjamin L. Bemis, Aaron Marques, Matthew J. Zahr, and Thomas J. Juliano
Simulation Results of Spaceborne SSA Using a Comprehensive Passive Radar Model, Chinmay Gaikwad, Filipe Senra, Thomas Alan Lovell, Hao Peng, Berker Pekoz, and Tianyu Yang
Submissions from 2025
Power to Liquid and Hydrogen Use for Saf Production; A Policy and Techno-Economic Overview for Aviation, Eva Maleviti
Investigation of a Busemann Intake at Negative Angle of Attack, Mark E. Noftz, Andrew N. Bustard, Nicholas J. Bisek, Thomas J. Juliano, and Joseph S. Jewell
Submissions from 2024
Immersive Framework for Designing Trajectories Using Augmented Reality, Joseph Anderson, Leo Materne, Karis Cooks, Michelle Aros, Jaia Huggins, Jesika Geliga-Torres, Kamden Kuykendall, David Canales, and Barbara Chaparro
Dynamics of a 3-D Inlet/Isolator Measured with Fast Pressure-Sensitive Paint, Andrew N. Bustard, Mark E. Noftz, Mitsugu Hasegawa, Hirotaka Sakaue, Joseph S. Jewell, Nicholas J. Bisek, and Thomas J. Juliano
Submissions from 2023
Dual Quaternion Relative Dynamics for Gravity Recovery Missions, Ryan Kinzie, Riccardo Bevilacqua, and Seo Dongeun
Using Machine Learning to Predict Hypervelocity Fragment Propagation of Space Debris Collisions, Katharine Larsen and Riccardo Bevilacqua
Predicting Dynamic Fragmentation Characteristics from High-Impact Energy Events Utilizing Terrestrial Static Arena Test Data and Machine Learning, Katharine Larsen, Riccardo Bevilacqua, Omkar S. Mulekar, Elisabetta L. Jerome, and Thomas J. Hatch-Aguilar
State Space Modeling and Estimation of Flexible Structure Using the Theory of Functional Connections, Carlo Lombardi and Riccardo Bevilacqua
Feedback Control Methods on Short-Period Orbits Of the Earth-Moon Equilateral Libration Points, Luis E. Mendoza Zambrano, Franco Criscola, David Canales Garcia, Riccardo Bevilacqua, Stephen Eikenberry, Octavi Fors, José María Gómez, and Andrea Richichi
Solar Sailing Adaptive Control Using Integral Concurrent Learning for Solar Flux Estimation, Luis Enrique Mendoza Zambrano and Riccardo Bevilacqua
Six-degree-of-freedom Optimal Feedback Control of Pinpoint Landing using Deep Neural Networks, Omkar S. Mulekar, Hancheol Cho, and Riccardo Bevilacqua
Stability of Deep Neural Networks for Feedback-Optimal Pinpoint Landings, Omkar S. Mulekar, Hancheol Cho, and Riccardo Bevilacqua
Stereoscopic-Based Mass Properties Estimation for Warhead Fragments, Alessia Nocerino, Katharine Larsen, Riccardo Bevilacqua, and Elisabetta L. Jerome
Experimental validation of inertia parameters and attitude estimation of uncooperative space targets using solid state LIDAR, Alessia Nocerino, Roberto Opromolla, Giancarmine Fasano, Michele Grassi, Spencer John, Hancheol Cho, and Riccardo Bevilacqua
Design of an Internal Osculating Waverider Intake, Mark E. Noftz, Andrew J. Shuck, Joseph S. Jewell, Jonathan Poggie, Andrew N. Bustard, Thomas J. Juliano, and Nicholas J. Bisek
Submissions from 2022
Effect of Freestream Noise on Hypersonic Crossflow-Induced Boundary-Layer Transition, Andrew Bustard, Thomas J. Juliano, Harrison B. Yates, Mark Noftz, and Joseph Jewell
The Effect of Pre-Thermal and -Load Conditions on IN-718 High Temperature Fatigue Life, Paulina De La Torre and Alberto Mello
Preliminary Study of Shape-Memory Alloy Torsional Tubes as Thermal Management Actuators Under Non-ideal Conditions, Paula Sanjuan Espejo, Samuel Desloover, Devon Hardy, Mark Ricklick, Frederick Calkin, and David Foutch
Experimental Study of Wall Bounded Harbor Seal Whisker Inspired Pin Geometries, Anish Prasad and Mark Ricklick
Influence of Cold Expansion and Aggressive Environment on Crack Growth in AA2024-T3, Ken Shishino, Christopher Leirer, and Alberto Mello
Submissions from 2018
Mechanical and Electrical Characterization of Carbon Fiber/Bucky Paper/Zinc Oxide Hybrid Composites, Suma Ayyagari, Marwan Al-Haik, and Virginie Rollin
Floating Active Baffles, System and Method of Slosh Damping Comprising the Same, Dae Won Kim, Rudy L. Baum, Vijay Santhanam, Balaji Sivasubramanian, and Sathya Gangadharan
Submissions from 2016
Heating Element Including Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Layer, Santhosh Kumar Loganathan, Virginie Rollin, and Daewon Kim
Submissions from 2012
Strain Rate and Orientation Dependencies of the Strength of Single Crystalline Copper under Compression, Virginie Dupont and Timothy C. Germann
Submissions from 2011
Use of the Richtmyer-Meshkov Instability to Infer Yield Stress at High-Energy Densities, Guy Dimonte, G. Terrones, F. J. Cherne, T. C. Germann, Virginie Dupont, K. Kadau, W. T. Buttler, D. M. Oro, C. Morris, and D. L. Preston
Submissions from 2010
Nanoindentation and Plasticity in Nanocrystalline NI Nanowires: A Case Study in Size Effect Mitigation, F. Sansoz and Virginie Rollin
Submissions from 2009
Molecular Dynamics Study of Crystal Plasticity during Nanoindentation in Ni Nanowires, V. Dupont and F. Sansoz
Submissions from 2006
Grain Growth Behavior at Absolute Zero during Nanocrystalline Metal Indentation, F. Sansoz and V. Dupont
