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Tiffany Dinh and Michael Sorrell

UAH announces selection of first Prevost Scholars

May 19, 2021

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, announced the selection of the first two Prevost Scholars through the UAH Honors College: Tiffany Dinh, who is majoring in computer engineering, and Michael ...


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Alumna Dr. Kimberly Robinson named U.S. Space & Rocket Center CEO

May 12, 2021

Dr. Kimberly Robinson, an alumna of The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, has been named Executive Director and CEO of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center (USSRC). The hiring was announced by the Al...


From left to right: Dr. Dan Schumacher, Director Technology Development, Torch Technologies; Dr. Bruce Peters, Business Development Solutions Lead, Torch Technologies; Amanda Clark, Director EXPRESS Program Manager, Torch Technologies; John Watson, President & CEO, Torch Technologies; Bill Roark, Co-founder, Torch Technologies; joined by Dr. Darren Dawson, UAH President; Dr. Christine Curtis, UAH Provost and Executive Vice President Academic Affairs; Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, Dean UAH College of Engineering; and Mallie Hale, UAH Vice President for University Advancement/Executive Director of UAH Foundation

Torch Technologies makes $60K commitment to name space in Olin King Hall

May 06, 2021

Torch Technologies has committed $60,000 to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, to name Room N263 in Olin B. King Technology Hall (OTK). The space will be known as the Torch Technologies Measur...


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Doctoral student Saroj Kumar wins Best Student Paper at NETS 2021 conference

May 05, 2021

A doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has won an inaugural Best Student Paper award at the Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS) 2021 virtual confe...


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Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering students place well in AIAA Region II competition

May 04, 2021

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE) students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, brought home first and third places in team competition and a third in the undergradua...


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UAH announces faculty promotion and tenure decisions for 2020-2021 academic year

Apr 22, 2021

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, announced that 10 faculty members have been recognized for their outstanding performance and overall excellence by being awarded tenure and/or promotion effe...


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UAH presents 2021 University Awards for Excellence to faculty, staff

Apr 20, 2021

On April 16, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, hosted the annual University Awards for Excellence ceremony virtually to recognize the contributions of the university’s faculty, staff member...


From left, team members Nadia Alexander, Tegan Ruffalo and Jay Hayman build a prototype in the early manufacturing process.

Submersible storage system developed by senior design class could see actual Navy use

Apr 20, 2021

A unique storage system for a U.S. Navy Submersible developed by a senior design class team in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) will be in the running for actual Navy use....


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Two UAH teams competing in COVID-altered NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

Apr 12, 2021

Two teams from a senior design moon buggy class at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, are competing in a pandemic modified version of NASA’s Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC). ...


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Michaela Hemming has her choice of three national graduate engineering scholarships

Apr 12, 2021

A graduate student in aerospace systems engineering at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has been accepted to a trifecta of competitive national graduate scholarships. ...


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