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PRC Graduate Recognition

Apr 27, 2020

Congratulations to all PRC graduates, we are extremely proud of you. All the best to you in the future. ...

PRC Graduate Recognition 12/04/2019

Mentoring Lunch - Jan. 31, 2020

Jan 31, 2020

Eminent Scholar and Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Dr. Phillip Ligrani gave his presentation entitled, "Physical Phenomena Associated with Hypersonic Weapon Vehicles" to a "packed house". Among the numerous guests were representativ...

PRC Graduate Recognition 12/04/2019

PRC Graduate Recognition

Dec 04, 2019

Dr. Shery Welsh, a UAH Alumna, now serving as the Deputy Director, S&T, Advanced Technology Directorate, at the Missile Defense Agency, presented her title "Leaning Forward in Life to Success (Be a Weirdo)" to the graduating PRC students. ...

Dr. Dale Thomas

Mentoring Lunches: Effectively Navigating Bureaucracy in the World of Research

Nov 08, 2019

Anthony Edmondson gave a presentation entitled, "Effectively Navigating Bureaucracy in the World of Research," to a capacity audience of 80 people. ...

Dr. Dale Thomas

Mentoring Lunches: Fluid Dynamics in Propulsion Systems

Oct 04, 2019

The October 2019 guest speaker at the PRC Student Mentoring Luncheon was Kristopher McDougal. He gave a brief overview of the Fluid Dynamics Branch in the Propulsion Department at the NASA Mashall Space Flight Center. ...

Dr. Dale Thomas

Mentoring Lunches: 2019 PRC Strategic Plan

Sep 17, 2019

The September 2019 PRC Student Mentoring Lunch was located at the Johnson Research Center. Our guest speaker for the lunch was Dr. Dale Thomas. Dr. Thomas spoke about the 2019 PRC Strategic Plan. ...

PRC Spring 2019 Graduates

Recognition of Graduate - Spring 2019

May 10, 2019

This spring we celebrate our students achieving four PhD.s., nine master’s degrees, and six bachelor’s degrees supported in part by research and active mentoring at the UAH Propulsion Research Center. ...

Blaine Bigler

Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Progress from the Air Force Research Laboratory

Apr 15, 2019

Blaine received a Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from California State University Long Beach in 2016, and is currently pursuing an online Master’s degree in aerospace engineering through the Georgia Institute of Technology. ...

Dr. Frederick and Matthew Denny

Mentoring Lunches: Early-Career Reflections on College and Engineering

Apr 08, 2019

Matthew will give us his personal insights on his UAH education and the first four years of his professional experiences since graduating from UAH in 2015. Mr. Denny stated, "The education I received at UAH was well-rounded and thorough..." ...

Dr. Gabe Xu

Mentoring Lunches: Plasma-assisted Combustion & Plasma-assisted Ignition

Feb 22, 2019

The February 2019 PRC Student Mentoring Lunch was located at the Johnson Research Center. Our guest speaker for the lunch was Dr. Gabe Xu, who spoke about Plasma-assisted combustion (PAC) and plasma-assisted ignition (PAI) use an electromagnetic fiel...