The University of Alabama in Huntsville is one of America’s premier doctoral-granting, research-intensive universities, situated in the heart of beautiful North Alabama. Located adjacent to the Redstone Arsenal, an economic engine of over $100 billion per year, UAH faculty, staff, and students are able to conduct research side by side with world-class experts from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, the U.S. Army, the Missile Defense Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and other important Department of Defense partners. UAH regularly ranks among the Top 20 Universities in research funded by NASA and by the Department of Defense, but UAH also performs cutting-edge research for the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Energy, and the National Institutes of Health. As the anchor tenant of Cummings Research Park, the second-largest corporate research and technology park in the United States, UAH collaborates with over 285 high-technology companies serving the U.S. Aerospace and Defense sectors, as well as scientists and entrepreneurs at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. UAH is ranked as “R1 – Very high research activity” status among doctoral-granting universities in the Carnegie rankings, placing UAH among the top public universities in America. UAH augments scholarly research in its colleges with its interdisciplinary research centers, ranging from Modeling & Simulation, to Information Assurance, to Aerospace and Systems Engineering. Our robust capabilities in Astrophysics, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Optical Systems and Engineering, Reliability and Failure Analysis, Rotorcraft and Unmanned Systems, Severe Weather, Space Propulsion, and many others are nationally and internationally known. UAH’s colleges and research centers partner in many areas, working together to educate and inspire tomorrow’s leaders, discover new knowledge, and innovate solutions to address many of society’s toughest challenges. Watch Video Research in Action Get a glimpse at some of the amazing work UAH students are performing in the fields of defense, atmospheric science, aerospace engineering, computer science, and business management. ALL ALL Research News Mar 31 UAH SWIRLL researchers capture atmospheric data near Rolling Fork EF-4 tornado Nov 03 UAH hosts international student poster competition at Von Braun Symposium Aug 01 UAH team’s new technique protects data on solid-state drives from radiation Jul 27 $500,000 grant funds UAH professor’s study of origin of tiny particles that can make clouds ALL Research News Mar 31 UAH SWIRLL researchers capture atmospheric data near Rolling Fork EF-4 tornado Nov 08 UAH’s Earth System Science Center employees recover historic NASA Arctic and Antarctic flight data Nov 03 UAH hosts international student poster competition at Von Braun Symposium Aug 10 UAH-developed public health tool predicts effects of a pandemic and mitigation efforts ALL Research News Mar 31 UAH SWIRLL researchers capture atmospheric data near Rolling Fork EF-4 tornado Nov 08 UAH’s Earth System Science Center employees recover historic NASA Arctic and Antarctic flight data Nov 03 UAH hosts international student poster competition at Von Braun Symposium Aug 10 UAH-developed public health tool predicts effects of a pandemic and mitigation efforts Thinking of Partnering with UAH? Let the Office of Research and Economic Development Help! OVPRED Center Spotlight Center for Applied Optics View all Centers Contact Us Office of Research and Economic Development Student Services Building 324 301 Sparkman Drive Huntsville AL, 35899 256.824.6100 research@uah.edu
