The Combustion Institute - 2020 Spring Tech Mtg & Call for Papers and Competitions
Dec 19, 2019
2020 Spring Technical Meeting of the Central States Section — Calls for Papers and Competitions Central States Section of The Combustion Institute ...
Space Hardware Club on the hunt for terrestrial gamma rays in thunderstorms
Jul 01, 2019
Student members of the Space Hardware Club at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are preparing to launch weather balloons into thunderstorms to try to directly observe the terrestrial gamma ray flashes (TGFs) storms generate. ...
Ligrani recognized for ASME committee leadership
Jun 27, 2019
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International Gas Turbine Institute has recognized Dr. Phillip Ligrani for outstanding contributions, commitment and service to its Heat Transfer Committee with an Outstanding service Award. ...
Sodium ion battery research could power up renewable energy storage
Jan 24, 2019
Longer life and increased capacity for a new technology battery that could be the workhorse of a renewable energy grid are the goals of a study of the effect of charging cycles on the structure of anodes in sodium ion batteries. ...
Plasma-based technology may bring clarity to challenges posed by contaminated water
Dec 17, 2018
The availability of clean, potable water is a concern for everyone, from residents here on Earth to astronauts in space. To address the issue, researchers have recently begun studying plasma-based technologies as a cost-effective method to purify w...
Seven get New Faculty Research awards
Dec 04, 2018
Seven new tenure-track faculty members at UAH will share $62,518 in 2018-19 New Faculty Research (NFR) awards from UAH's Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. ...
International collaboration encourages “exchange of ideas and different perspectives”
Nov 05, 2018
When Victor Fontalvo left Colombia as a Ph.D. visitor to UAH on a Fulbright scholarship, he was surprised to find a familiar face upon his arrival – that of his former undergraduate student from the Universidad del Norte in Barranquilla, Colombia...
Wind tunnel will be used to study gas turbine hot section components
Aug 22, 2018
The wind tunnel at UAH Johnson Research Center (JRC) will be used to provide data to research gas turbine hot section components at engine conditions. ...
NSF grant will help fund engineering professor’s research of bio-inspired micro-air vehicles
Jul 16, 2018
Dr. Chang-kwon Kang, an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UAH, was awarded a three-year, $276,876 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his proposal entitled "Dynamics and Control of Long ...
UAH and JACOBS Engineering announce new graduate fellowship program
Jun 22, 2018
UAH and JACOBS Engineering recently established a new education partnership, designed to offer graduate students financial support and the opportunity to work with company engineers on pioneering research projects. ...