Ashley Sharfenburg wins AIAA National Student Paper Competition

UAH students win at recent AIAA SciTech Conference

Feb 09, 2017

A paper coauthored by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) students Ashley Sharfenburg, an aerospace engineering senior, and Beth Dutour, a junior in aerospace engineering, won in the community outreach section of the AIAA National Student Pap...

Building wind tunnel is hands-on experience for three undergrads

Building wind tunnel is hands-on experience for three undergrads

Nov 16, 2016

Three engineering undergraduates are leaving behind a legacy for future students with their work on the design, construction and testing of a $2 million wind tunnel at UAH. ...

UAH student’s expandable pod takes grand prize in 3-D printing challenge

UAH student’s expandable pod takes grand prize in 3-D printing challenge

Nov 15, 2016

Thomas Salverson was first introduced to 3-D printing as a high school student in Gretna, Neb. "I was in a computer-aided design class and the science teacher who had the printer asked if I wanted to try it out," says the freshman mechanical and ae...

Blue Origin internship experience

Blue Origin internship experience "beyond comparison" for UAH student

Nov 15, 2016

Blue Origin may be best known for its reusable launch system, New Shepard, which successfully exceeded 330,000 feet in altitude before returning safely to Earth. But Robert Hicks found himself "firmly on the ground" during the three months he spent...

MAE Chair Hollingsworth inducted into NC State MAE Hall of Fame

MAE Chair Hollingsworth inducted into NC State MAE Hall of Fame

Nov 08, 2016

Dr. Keith Hollingsworth, chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) at UAH, was recently inducted into the North Carolina State University Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Hall of Fame. ...

UAH engineering major charts course for career in aerospace industry

UAH engineering major charts course for career in aerospace industry

Oct 28, 2016

Since arriving at UAH three years ago, Louisville, Ky., native Nathanial Long has been systematically laying the foundation for a post-graduation career in the international aerospace industry. "I’d really like to do something involving space sta...

German delegation visits UAH with hope of expanding collaborative opportunities

German delegation visits UAH with hope of expanding collaborative opportunities

Sep 13, 2016

Last week, a delegation of seven representatives from Hochschule Bremen City University of Applied Sciences (HSB) spent two days with faculty, researchers, and staff from UAH and other city stakeholders in an effort to strengthen the Bremen-Al...

25 years of achievement for Propulsion Research Center

25 years of achievement for Propulsion Research Center

Sep 12, 2016

UAH's Propulsion Research Center (PRC) is commemorating 25 years of achievement in propulsion research and student education with a symposium and celebration Oct. 13-14. ...

Honors student’s cubesat software earns him first place at Utah conference

Honors student’s cubesat software earns him first place at Utah conference

Aug 22, 2016

Open-source software for simultaneous satellite orbital and attitude propagation developed by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) student Kareem Omar has won him $10,000 and first place in a student paper competition. ...

UAH student’s multipurpose tool 3-D printed on International Space Station

UAH student’s multipurpose tool 3-D printed on International Space Station

Jul 21, 2016

At first glance, the web ad that popped up on Robert Hillan's browser looked like a scam. "It said something like, 'Get your design in space!', which made me think it was fraudulent," says the sophomore aerospace engineering major at UAH. "But I cl...