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Dr. Lee Tiszenkel, a UAH alumnus at the UAH Earth Systems Science Center, performs field research in Houston, Texas, focused on atmospheric ultrafine particles that can impact urban air quality

UAH first-of-its-kind study shows air quality data derived from megacities are not accurate when applied to U.S. urban centers

Jul 23, 2025

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment that demonstrates for the first time that using data gathered on atmospheric particles from Chinese meg...


Left to Right: UAH’s Dr. John Christy reviews climate model data with Dr. Roy W. Spencer

UAH researchers’ climate study quantifies Urban Heat Island warming effects related to population density for the first time

May 02, 2025

A new research study from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of The University of Alabama System, addresses the question, how much have urban areas warmed from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect? ...


Dr. Josh Wurman presenting at the National Storm Chasing Summit

UAH’s Dr. Josh Wurman earns spot in National Storm Chasing Hall of Fame

Apr 09, 2025

Dr. Josh Wurman, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), was recently named to the National Storm Chasing Hall of Fame (NSCHoF). ...


Sensors provide critical insights into how soil moisture influences fire dynamics.

Fighting fire with science: UAH and NASA forge groundbreaking fire management collaboration in South Alabama

Mar 24, 2025

Researchers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama System, have partnered with the Alabama Forestry Commission and NASA’s FireSense initiative to study prescribed burns in the Geneva State Fores...


The C-band on Wheels a blue truck-mounted radar that collects weather data. It's part of the Doppler on Wheels (DOW) fleet.

UAH secures $5M for groundbreaking radar instrumentation and hail research

Feb 25, 2025

The Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets (FARM) team, part of the Severe Weather Institute – Radar & Lightning Laboratories (SWIRLL) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville’s (UAH) Earth System and Science Center (ESSC), has been awarde...


Artistic view of a NASA plane flying over gamma ray-glowing clouds in the Caribbean

UAH scientists help unveil dynamic gamma-ray emissions in tropical thunderclouds

Dec 06, 2024

Researchers from the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have partnered with atmospheric scientists from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to make groundbreaking discoveries about gamma-ray e...


Land cover maps from 2001 and 2019 in the Houston Metropolitan Area

UAH atmospheric researchers find disadvantaged urban populations are subject to greater heat stress, poor air quality

Nov 21, 2024

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have employed a NASA open-source program to reveal that disadvantaged populations may be subject to greater heat stress and poor air quality. ...


From left to right: Dr. Sujit Roy, Dr. Udaysankar Nair, and Dr. Amy Lin. Photo credit: Rachel Wyatt

UAH Earth Systems Science Center computer scientists partner with IBM on AI hardware installation

Nov 18, 2024

Computer scientists in the Earth Systems Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have coordinated with the IBM Research AI Hardware Center to acquire and install a collection of high-performance computing hardware to en...


Dr. Jun Wang Photo Credit: University of Iowa

Transforming Earth Science: Dr. Jun Wang, 2024 AGU Joanne Simpson Medal Winner

Nov 04, 2024

Dr. Jun Wang, a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) alumni and leading scientist at the University of Iowa, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Joanne Simpson Medal for his exceptional contributions to Earth a...


Madison Holland smiles widely as she gives a speech

UAH Senior Madison Holland Takes Flight with NASA’s SARP Summer Internship

Oct 22, 2024

Madison Holland is a senior at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and has demonstrated a profound passion for atmospheric and earth sciences. She is currently pursuing her bachelor's in Atmospheric and Earth Science with a meteorology conc...


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