UAH researcher part of second gravitational wave detection
Jun 15, 2016
A UAH researcher had an integral role again as scientists with the LIGO Scientific Collaboration observed gravitational waves - ripples in the fabric of spacetime - for the second time. ...
UAH graduate student’s research into sun’s effect on space weather gets NASA boost
Jun 09, 2016
A UAH doctoral student's research into how the sun mediates fundamental forces that affect space weather has received support from NASA's Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) program. ...
Fifteen students win at Research Horizons Poster Day
Apr 18, 2016
Fifteen students were winners at the second annual Research Horizons Day Poster Session held in M. Louis Salmon Library's Student Success Center Tuesday, April 12. ...
Pass The Torch Presentation on "The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy"
Mar 03, 2016
Join Dr. Tyson B. Littenberg for a presentation on The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy on Thursday March 10, 2016 at 5:30pm in the National Geographic Theater at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center's Davidson Center. &nbs...
LIGO Press Conference
Feb 09, 2016
THURSDAY: Scientists to provide update on the search for gravitational waves 100 years after Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, the National Science Foundation gathers scientists from Calt...
CSPAR Researcher Named IEEE Fellow
Jan 22, 2016
CSPAR researcher, Dr. Vladimir Kolobov, has been named to the position of Fellow at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Kolobov specializes in plasma research and has previously been recognized for his wor...
CSPAR Director Dr. Gary Zank Honored with AOGS Axford Medal
Sep 30, 2015
CSPAR Director and Department of Space Science Chair Dr. Gary Zank has been awarded the 2014-2015 Axford Medal by the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS). Dr. Zank was presented the award for his work in heliophysics, including pa...
CSPAR Brings UAH Into LIGO Collaborative
Sep 24, 2015
CSPAR researcher Tyson Littenberg has led a successful effort to obtain membership for UAH in an important research collaborative, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory or LIGO. UAH's Jim Steele covers the story in this ...
CSPAR Researchers Talk About Upcoming Space Mission
Sep 24, 2015
Two CSPAR researchers - Dr. Michael Briggs and Dr. Peter Jenke - have been interviewed about the upcoming TRYAD space mission in a feature on the UAH news page. Additionally, Dr. Briggs spoke to local news outlet WAAY-TV. The articles are available...
New Light on Magnetohydrodynamics
May 29, 2015
Dr. Gary Webb, a UAH research scientist at CSPAR, explains the calculations in the recent paper in his UAH office. New calculations by a theoretical astrophysicist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) provide tools that open a door to ...