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UAH soil moisture sensors provide key data in Gulf State Park prescribed burn decision

Sep 11, 2023

Real-time data from soil moisture sensors built at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Earth System Science Center played a key role in Alabama Forestry Commission’s decision to call off a prescribed burn at Alabama’s Gulf State Park ...


Dr. Robert Junod, Dr. Andrew White and Kelley Murphy

New lightning prediction tool developed at UAH provides critical weather forecasting support at Rock the South

Aug 08, 2023

New lightning prediction technology developed by researchers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville’s (UAH) Earth System Science Center was used for the first time to successfully forecast the threat at the event. ...


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UAH gains $617K funding for two Department of Energy atmospheric research grants aimed to improve climate models

Jul 25, 2023

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced that researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have been awarded two projects designed to investigate the characteristics and evolution of convective clouds through advanced model...


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New Alabama Drought Reach program will improve drought communication, strengthens state climate office at UAH

Jul 06, 2023

Alabama Drought Reach, a new climate program housed at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), aims to improve communication between scientists and farmers and to use that information to mitigate harm. ...


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UAH hurricane research ramps up as 2023 hurricane season officially begins

Jun 02, 2023

Scientists from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science are preparing to study hurricane characteristics to better predict the intensity of these storms before they make landfall. ...


Over 125 scientists attended the Joint Science Meeting at UAH, travelling as far as South Korea. Courtesy Liz Junod/UAH

UAH hosts international meeting to discuss the future of monitoring air quality

May 17, 2023

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (MAY 15, 2023) – The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) hosted one of the largest gatherings of atmospheric scientists and air-quality practitioners ever assembled during Air Quality Awareness Week, ...


Two beloved UAH Earth System Science employees retiring with 26 years of Service

Two beloved UAH Earth System Science employees retiring with 26 years of Service

May 10, 2023

 (Left to Right) Dr. Richard T. McNider, Kevin Doty, Dr. John Christy, and Peggy Kauffman, at Kevin Doty's and Peggy Kauffman's retirement party held in UAH's Cramer Hall on April 27th, 2023. Photo Courtesy: Liz Junod/UAH In today’s world, ...


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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. ...


UAH ESSC research scientist coaches local robotics team, qualifies for world championship

UAH ESSC research scientist coaches local robotics team, qualifies for world championship

Apr 10, 2023

FTC Browncoats Robotics Coach Monte Bateman standing in front of nine years of trophies won by the FTC Browncoats Robotics team. Courtesy Monte Bateman   HUNTSVILLE, AL. (APR. 5, 2023) – A local North Alabama robotics team ...


Dr. Aaron Naeger, Dr. Susan Alexander and Dr. Michael Newchurch, left to right

UAH researchers to gain revolutionary data on air pollutants from new NASA instrument launch

Apr 07, 2023

A team of air-quality researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, expects to receive vital data from a new NASA instrument launched into space Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket toward its host...


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