Blake Parker

Alumnus finds dream career as NASA flight controller

Feb 19, 2018

When Blake Parker came to The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) as an undergraduate, he had one dream career goal in mind: working with NASA. Now he’s part of a group that communicates regularly with the International Space Station. ...

Herndon award recipient

Alumnus David B. Mayo receives Herndon Black Image Award

Feb 14, 2018

Dr. David B. Mayo, a UAH alumnus, has received the 2018 Robert H. Herndon Black Image Award. ...

Nick Peterson

UAH mechanical engineering major receives national achievement award

Feb 07, 2018

Nick Peterson, a senior mechanical engineering major and Honors College student at UAH, will receive the Internship Student Achievement Award at the 2018 conference of the Cooperative Education & Internship Association (CEIA), to be held April ...

Paulo Salvador

UAH graduate's dream of a career in rocket science fueled by determination

Feb 01, 2018

For Paulo Salvador, who graduated from UAH in 2016 with a master’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering, making his career goal a reality took a lot of doggedness and dedication. ...

Paul Galloway

UAH alumnus' engineering work at Teledyne Brown gains recognition

Feb 01, 2018

When the chief engineer at your firm writes to your alma mater to extol your work on a complex project now aboard the International Space Station (ISS), you must be doing things right. ...

STEM tools

Two teams of UAH students design STEM tools for area schools

Dec 21, 2017

At the start of Dr. Christina Carmen’s two-semester senior design course at UAH, students are asked to choose a project from a variety of sponsored options and form groups based on their selection. ...

Ethan Hopping

UAH engineering student uses 3-D printing to successfully build and test Hall-effect thruster

Nov 30, 2017

Ethan Hopping has always been passionate about space. "I remember visiting the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in elementary school, and being inspired by the story of the Apollo program and Huntsville’s role in it." ...

Murdy

Alumnus soars to career in the aviation field he loves

Nov 28, 2017

Before he was a student or an alumnus at UAH, Markus Murdy’s family would take vacations from Janesville, Wis., to the Gulf of Mexico’s beaches and stop by the 360-foot tall Saturn V rocket vertical model in Huntsville on the way back north. ...

Schneider

UAH students integral to successful hot-fire test of new NASA igniter

Nov 06, 2017

Engineers at NASA’s MSFC turned to Dr. Judy Schneider for help with testing the strength and reliability of their newest, additively manufactured rocket engine igniter. ...

Peterson

Internships with Disney and SpaceX help prepare UAH student for engineering career

Sep 01, 2017

Thanks to a series of experiential learning opportunities that he has been able to pursue as a mechanical engineering major at UAH, much of Nick Peterson’s academic career has taken place outside the classroom and in the real world. ...