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UAH team takes first in 2023 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge

Apr 25, 2023

A team from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) placed first in the 2023 NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) this year. ...

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UAH breaks ground on new 80,000-square-foot Raymond B. Jones Engineering Building

Apr 14, 2023

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) held a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new 80,000-square-foot engineering facility that will be named in memory of Raymond B. Jones, long-time business and community leader and past chairman of the ...

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UAH research programs achieve record high $169.5M in R&D funding for FY22

Apr 26, 2023

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) notched a record $169.5 million in federal research expenditures for fiscal year (FY) 2022, a 13% increase over FY21. ...

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UAH researchers win awards totaling $750K to advance steps toward “holy grail” fusion clean energy project

Apr 10, 2023

Mechanical and aerospace engineering faculty at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have won a pair of research awards totaling $750,000 to collaborate with the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) on research to advance knowledge toward...

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Team from UAH Colleges of Science, Engineering take 2nd place in DLA Defense Data Grand Prix (Heat 3)

Mar 21, 2023

A team of students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Colleges of Science and Engineering recently took second place in Heat 3 of a national Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Defense Data Grand Prix competition put on by the Acquisitio...

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UAH alumnus Michael Wicks inducted into Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame

Mar 10, 2023

Michael Wicks (MSE, Mechanical Engineering, ’94), is one of six honorees inducted in this year’s Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame on Feb. 25 at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel and Spa. ...

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Undergraduate Research celebrates 9th annual UAH Research Horizons Poster Session

Mar 10, 2023

On March 7, undergraduates at The University of Alabama in Huntsville participated in the ninth annual UAH Research Horizons Poster Session at the Charger Union. A total of 34 projects were presented by the students who conducted the work, with sel...

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UAH researcher seeks to explain why lithium-ion batteries abruptly fail; earns $598K NSF CAREER Award

Mar 07, 2023

Research focused on why and how lithium-ion batteries may suddenly fail energetically, causing smoke, fire or even an explosion has earned a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. ...

Amber Porteous

Aerospace engineering student Amber Porteous named Brooke Owens Fellow

Feb 24, 2023

Amber Porteous, an aerospace engineering senior from Mobile, Ala., slated to graduate in May, has been selected to receive the Brooke Owens Fellowship. ...

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UAH hosts 2nd Annual Engineering Showcase to celebrate Engineers Week 2023

Feb 24, 2023

  The University of Alabama in Huntsville hosted the second annual UAH Engineering Showcase during Engineers Week 2023, Feb. 19 – 25. ...