STUDENT INSIGHTS
Personal Guides “Embry‑Riddle has great
professors who go above and beyond. They don’t just teach — they try to get to know you as a person to guide you better.”
Intelligence in Action “I chose Embry‑Riddle because it has one of the very few undergraduate intelligence programs in the country, many extremely qualified and dedicated professors and ample opportunity to get involved in intelligence before graduating.”
Fascination for Space “I started off reading books about astronauts and astronomy,” he recalled. “And I realized that in order to do all this science, there are a lot of people — engineers — working behind the scenes. That engineering was what brought me in.”
Leading the Way Muchow was founder and president of the Embry-Riddle Model United Nations (UN) team.
Vikas Patel ’24 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Christina Muchow ’26
GLOBAL SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE STUDIES
Driving Innovation in Air and Space During his time at Embry-Riddle, Aerospace Engineering graduate Vikas Patel (’24) made an impact. From Design-Build-Fly to LLAMAS, Patel’s undergraduate journey soared. On the Design-Build-Fly competition team, Patel worked on the design and function of the aircraft’s battery, contributing to the team’s second-place finish in 2022. As the lead for battery testing on LLAMAS, the student-built camera system that launched into space aboard the Polaris Dawn mission, Patel was awed by his impact as a student. “To have something you built reach space — and then be used in orbit? Still baffles me,” he said. A current guidance, navigation and control (GNC) development and testing intern at NASA, Patel has a bright future — and was selected to be a part of Aviation Week’s 20 Twenties Class of 2025.
Uniting Students and Nations For Christina Muchow (’26), intelligence and global security are top priorities. Since her first year on campus, Muchow has been involved with Eagle Eye Intelligence, a student-run research and intelligence organization that publishes reports and analyses of current geopolitical issues. “I was interested in joining Eagle Eye for the opportunity to practice intelligence writing and receive guidance from the more experienced upperclassmen,” she shared. “I later became an editor to continue developing my skills and give back to the organization that was helping me grow.” Throughout her career at Eagle Eye, she has had 22 articles published in issues of Eagle Eye and began serving as editor-in-chief during the 2025 fall semester. “This has allowed me to work with an amazing, dedicated group of fellow students,” she said.
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