UAH AUVSI Pathfinder Student Club makes first trip to national conference

UAH AUVSI Pathfinder Student Club makes first trip to national conference

May 02, 2016

Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Pathfinder Student Club members at UAH are attending AUVSI's XPONENTIAL 2016 conference in New Orleans, marking two singular events. ...

Madison County, General Atomics join UAH in tornado early warning research

Madison County, General Atomics join UAH in tornado early warning research

Apr 27, 2016

A new tornado early warning system could result from research at UAH that's being conducted with the help of General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and supported by $50,000 in seed funding from the Madison County Commission through C...

Team UAH eyes next phase of infrastructure challenge and the chance to win $150,000

Team UAH eyes next phase of infrastructure challenge and the chance to win $150,000

Apr 22, 2016

Earlier this year, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers and herox launched the Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge, a three-phrase competition that tasks teams with identifying the most critical problem with U.S. infrastructure (complaint ph...

Micro-thruster test stand paper boosts UAH graduate student to AIAA award

Micro-thruster test stand paper boosts UAH graduate student to AIAA award

Apr 21, 2016

A research paper describing a magnetically levitated micro-thruster test stand that cuts spacecraft development time using 3-D printed parts and high speed motion detection has won a best student paper award for a UAH graduate student. ...

Service-learning course adds depth to UAH students’ understanding of poverty

Service-learning course adds depth to UAH students’ understanding of poverty

Apr 20, 2016

Service-learning classes combine classroom curriculum with practical experience, ensuring that students not only learn academic theory but also its real-world application. Such is the case with "Understanding Poverty in the U.S.," a service-learnin...