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Used for upper-level laboratory classes in Modern Physics and Optics and provides equipment and space for small or short-term undergraduate project needs.
Asia Campus Lab Advances Uncrewed Systems Training Focus on UAS Safety To stay ahead of the explosive growth in the use and deployment of Uncrewed and Autonomous Systems (UAS), Embry-Riddle’s Asia Campus recently earned approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore to provide drone pilot instruction. This allows the Asia Campus to join Embry-Riddle’s other locations in offering authorized UAS training, and B.S. in Aeronautics students can now take online minors in Uncrewed Systems. To support training and boost safety, a new campus lab has also opened and uses the RealFlight commercial app along with other apps that include Virtual Reality Accident Investigation and ERUPT for Quad and Fixed Wing aircraft. The programs and lab will serve as a foundation to advance Embry-Riddle’s UAS training in Asia. “As the proliferation of uncrewed aircraft rises, so must our commitment to responsible piloting,” said Matthew Flaherty, vice chancellor and head of Asia. “These new UAS offerings do more than provide UAS instruction; they’re cornerstones of building a safe and vibrant urban air environment for everyone.”
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LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory) is a nationwide project that involves the measurement of gravitational waves with lasers on a very large scale — 4 kilometers by 4 kilometers. Meanwhile, students in the Modern Physics and Optics Lab create their own small-scale, simplified interferometers on optical tables. Dr. Andri M. Gretarsson, professor of Physics and director of both laboratories, believes the research lab informs the teaching lab and vice versa. He said, “Embry-Riddle is fortunate to be involved in such an endeavor on this national scale so close to the frontlines of knowledge. The students benefit enormously from that, both by the professors being motivated by it and by the students being involved directly or indirectly, as in the Optics Lab.”
Modern Physics and Optics Lab In the Modern Physics and Optics Lab on the Prescott Campus, you will find students using lasers to make precise measurements by means of interferometry. The lab is equipped with electron guns, quantum-level demonstrations, x-rays, radioactive sources and sensors, general optics equipment of research-grade quality, lasers, spectrometers and interferometers. The lab is primarily used for upper-level physics courses, especially for Space Physics and Astronomy majors, but can also be used for student projects such as senior capstone projects. Adjacent to the Modern Physics and Optics Lab is the LIGO Optics Lab, mainly reserved for faculty-student research with a select few undergrads.
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