STUDENT INSIGHTS
Foundation for Success The U.S. Army Air and Space Basic Course will lay a foundation that will allow me to further my quest for knowledge of the world beyond Earth and how that affects our everyday lives.
A Step Towards Space With dreams of becoming an astronaut, she is also minoring in Applied Mathematics and Military Sciences and sees participation in the U.S. Army course as a pivotal first step in her space journey.
Head in the Game Did you know that 3.8 million sports-related concussions are reported annually? Yet, according to Britton, “around 50% of all concussions are undiagnosed.” CerebriTech is on a mission to change this by developing in-helmet sensor technology to actively detect concussion symptoms in athletes.
DID YOU KNOW?
Embry-Riddle graduated more students in Astronomy and Astrophysics than 85% of other undergraduate astronomy programs
in the U.S., according to the American Institute of Physics.
Alexander Britton ’24
Lilyanne Pepe ’22
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Helping Athletes With STEM Alex Britton is the CEO of his own LLC, CerebriTech, researching real-time concussion detection in athletes. The student-athlete is studying Mechanical Engineering with a focus on biomedical systems. When Britton first learned of technology with the ability to detect cognitive functions in pilots, he wondered if this could be applied to concussion research to identify them when they occur. Britton and his team were recently given the opportunity to work with StarterStudio, a nonprofit that assists tech startups and gives entrepreneurs resources to aid their development. Britton emphasizes the importance of faculty advisors that are “really willing to work alongside you and help you.” He names Dr. Ramy Rahimi, assistant professor of Entrepreneurship, and Dr. Christine Walck, assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering, as being vital in CerebriTech’s growth.
Above and Beyond Lilyanne Pepe’s sights have long been set on space, and her goal got a huge boost when she was named one of the nation’s first two Army ROTC cadets to be chosen for the U.S. Army’s Air and Space Basic Course. Pepe, a senior majoring in Astronomy and Astrophysics, will join Space Physics alum Michael Flynn in the exclusive course, which is the first step toward a future career as an Army Space Operations Officer. “I strongly believe this program will help me get there because it will provide me with necessary foundational knowledge needed to understand the Army’s role as a warfighting function in space,” said Pepe, who also works as an undergraduate research assistant with Dr. Stephen Gillam, assistant professor of Physics and Astronomy.
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