UAH mechanical engineering major Nick Peterson spent last fall interning as an avionic test lab mechanical engineer at SpaceX’s headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif.

SpaceX internship complements classroom learning to prepare UAH student for graduation

Feb 15, 2017

Nick Peterson was already registered for classes and looking forward to the start of the fall semester when he learned he’d been selected for an internship with pioneering private space exploration company SpaceX. "They called and asked if I coul...

students studying in hammocks tied between trees on UAH campus

UAH named Tree Campus USA for fourth year in a row

Feb 13, 2017

UAH has once again been recognized as a Tree Campus USA® by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management. The university first received the designation in 2013 and has continued to receive it each year thereafte...

A UAH senior design class explains their strategy for drone defense to Bob McCaleb, Northrop Grumman corporate lead executive, at Olin B. King Technology Hall on campus. From left are Daniel Bernues, Tevon Walker, Alyse Adams, William Klingbeil, McCaleb, Faith Buckley and Zack Horvath.

Northrop Grumman drone challenge spawns cross-campus collaboration

Feb 13, 2017

Other than shooting it down, how can you stop an enemy drone from entering a protected zone? ...

Prestigious Amelia Earhart Fellowship awarded to UAH Ph.D. candidate

Prestigious Amelia Earhart Fellowship awarded to UAH Ph.D. candidate

Feb 10, 2017

Deepa Kodali, a Ph.D. candidate in aerospace engineering at UAH, was one of just 35 women globally to be awarded the 2016 Amelia Earhart Fellowship from Zonta International, a global organization dedicated to empowering women through service and ad...

Corey Amiot has focused on improving lead times for warnings of high wind events.

Radar study targeting wind events at NASA, Air Force launch facilities

Feb 09, 2017

Rockets rolling to their launch towers at both the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station and NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida (and the people who work on them) may soon be a little bit safer, thanks to research in the Atmospheric Science Departmen...