UAH researcher earns NASA Early Career Achievement Medal for advancing AI-driven foundational models for science
May 26, 2026
Dr. Sujit Roy, a researcher in the Earth Systems Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has been awarded the NASA Early Career Achievement Medal. ...
UAH researcher helps uncover “burn scar heat islands,” advancing understanding of wildfire impacts on weather
Apr 29, 2026
New research headed by a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) scientist working in collaboration with NASA reveals that wildfires can leave behind more than scorched Earth – they can create persistent “heat islands” that reshape local we...
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...
UAH scientist earns National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) funding to build AI foundation model for heliophysics
Oct 01, 2024
The award for designing the foundation model includes 650,000 hours of computational time on advanced supercomputing systems, which is worth around $5 million in funding. Dr. Sujit Roy, a computer scientist in the Lab for Applied Science (LAS) at ...
UAH Professor Sundar Christopher Publishes Third Book
May 15, 2024
Dr. Sundar A. Christopher, professor and King-McDonald Eminent Scholars Chair in the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and co-director for the UAH Laboratory for Applied Science, recently ...
UAH computer scientist reelected to second term on Open-Source Geospatial Foundation board of directors
Feb 05, 2024
Dr. Rajat Shinde, a computer scientist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, was recently reelected to the Open-Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) Board of Directors. The primary missio...