Fall/Winter 2021
In the Line of Fire
Embry-Riddle alumni battle nation’s wildfires with aerial and maintenance skills
Meet the First Hurricane Hunter
Embry-Riddle executive’s historic flight launched generations of storm chasers
From the President
Innovations
Back to topMaking the Rules
Will Lovett (’91) is shaping the future of beyond visual line-of-sight operations
Rock(et) Star
Michelle Lucas (’00) inspires students to seek Higher Orbits
Outside the Lines
Alumna embraces technology and tradition
The Human Factor
Eagle alumna soars in leadership role at Skyguide
Good Science
RAD Satellite project aims to combat human rights abuses
Changing the Future of Space Travel
For space physics alumnus Erik Lentz (’09), the early days of the pandemic were the perfect time to pursue his dream research project
Alumni News
Back to topPassing the Torch
Bill Thompson (’87) and Edmund Odartey (’04, ’10) discuss the legacy and future of alumni engagement at Embry-Riddle
Providing Refuge
Alumni support the evacuation of Kabul, Afghanistan in the summer of 2021
Launching Careers
Future Alumni Network opens doors to dream career
Brothers of the Wind Reunite
A homecoming event explored ways the alumni group could support Black students
Game Time
Readers identify the pool sharks from last issue's Tailwinds photo
A Floating Mystery
Do you know about this waterborne competition? Inflate our institutional knowledge!
University News
Back to topShape Shifters
Embry-Riddle researchers report thermal energy breakthrough with phase-change materials
Game Changer
Gaming students develop augmented-reality flight training tool
Modeling Monsoons
Low-altitude flights help Eagle researchers predict storm formation
Airborne Plastics
Civil engineering professor researches air pollution and microplastics in new lab
The Robots Are Here!
University offers environmentally friendly robotic delivery service
Remembering 9/11: 20 Years Later
Faculty, staff and alumni commemorate 20th anniversary of 9/11