Successful Prometheus rocket launch prompts UAH celebration

Successful Prometheus rocket launch prompts UAH celebration

Jul 01, 2014

The successful June 21 launch of Prometheus, a Charger Rocket Works student-built rocket, was celebrated by the UAH Propulsion Research Center with a barbecue dinner Monday, June 30, at Johnson Research Center on campus. University officials on ...

Congrats ChargerSat-1 Team!

Congrats ChargerSat-1 Team!

Dec 03, 2013

The Propulsion Research Center would like to formally congratulate the UAH Space Hardware Club (SHC) on their completion and launching of ChargerSat1, an entirely student-built CubeSat.  This project began as an application for the CubeSat Launc...

Charger Rocket Works Team Makes Noise Again!

Charger Rocket Works Team Makes Noise Again!

Dec 02, 2013

Wednesday morning (11/27/13) the Charger Rocket Works (CRW) team, which operates under the Propulsion Research Center banner, learned of their acceptance in the 8th NASA Student Launch Competition. The team had one week to produce a proposal for the ...

Dr. Gang Wang: AIAA Associate Fellow

Dr. Gang Wang: AIAA Associate Fellow

Oct 22, 2013

Dr. Gang Wang: AIAA Associate Fellow      Dr. Gang Wang    The Propulsion Research Center congratulates Dr. Gang Wang on his appointment as an AIAA Associate Fellow. This fellowship is awarded to those “who have...

Dr. Ken Zuo: AIAA Associate Fellow

Dr. Ken Zuo: AIAA Associate Fellow

Oct 18, 2013

October 18, 2013 The PRC would like to congratulate Dr. Ken Zuo on his recent appointment as an American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Associate Fellow.  According to the AIAA, the "AIAA Associate Fellows are individuals of...

PRC Participation in the 6th Wernher Von Braun Symposium

PRC Participation in the 6th Wernher Von Braun Symposium

Oct 18, 2013

PRC Participation in the 6th Wernher Von Braun Memorial Symposium The 6th Wernher Von Braun Memorial Symposium took place on the University of Alabama in Huntsville campus from October 7-10, 2013. Four PRC students participated in the symposium’s ...

UAH’s Propulsion Research Center gains national acclaim, again – Popular Science

UAH’s Propulsion Research Center gains national acclaim, again – Popular Science

Jan 04, 2013

Huntsville, Ala. (August 28, 2011) — The Propulsion Research Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville has again gained national acclaim by being named the third “Most Awesome Lab in 2011” by Popular Science magazine as part of its “B...

PRC Industry Day 2010

PRC Industry Day 2010

Jan 04, 2013

UAH Propulsion Research Center Industry Day "The Role of the University in Next Generation Propulsion Technologies" Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Introductory Talking Points PRC Heritage Established in 1991, Dr. Hawk's death 2008 Performed Hands-O...

PRC website wins Awards!

PRC website wins Awards!

Jan 04, 2013

The PRC website has just been noted for its outstanding marketing efforts....

PRC and COE Lead NIRPS Academic Advisory Team

PRC and COE Lead NIRPS Academic Advisory Team

Jan 04, 2013

Dr. Robert Frederick, Director of the UAH Propulsion Research Center (PRC), and Dr. Shankar Mahalingam, Dean of the UAH College of Engineering (COE), co-chaired a National Workshop entitled, “Grand Challenges in Propulsion Research,” at the ...