Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center helps government, industry and students to soar
Oct 31, 2016
Talk with David Arterburn on a short walk through the halls of the Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center (RSESC), in UAH’s Wernher von Braun Research Hall, and you’ll quickly realize the center is about much more than helicopters...
German delegation visits UAH with hope of expanding collaborative opportunities
Sep 13, 2016
Last week, a delegation of seven representatives from Hochschule Bremen City University of Applied Sciences (HSB) spent two days with faculty, researchers, and staff from UAH and other city stakeholders in an effort to strengthen the Bremen-Al...
UAH AUVSI Pathfinder Student Club Makes First Trip to National Conference
May 10, 2016
Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Pathfinder Student Club members at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are attending AUVSI's XPONENTIAL 2016 conference in New Orleans, marking two singular events. The trip is...
Earth's New Lightning Capital Revealed
May 10, 2016
Earth has a new lightning capital, according to a recent study using observations from the Lightning Imaging Sensor onboard NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission. Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela earned the top spot, receiving an average rate of a...
UAH RSESC Director is a Committee Member and Participant in the Inaugural Meeting of Helicopter Association International unmanned Aircraft Systems Committee
Nov 03, 2015
HAI’s new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) committee is meeting for the first time this week. The committee is comprised of 20 members from manned and unmanned operators, UAS manufacturers, and academia. In addition, advisors from the FAA and NASA a...
UAH is key player in FAA Center of Excellence for Unmanned Systems
May 08, 2015
UAH is part of a team selected to conduct research as part of the new FAA Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Center of Excellence. ...
UAH to Conduct Drone Research for FAA
Mar 17, 2015
HUNTSVILLE, Ala (WHNT) – They’ve got a helicopter on their banner, but they’ve got a whole new set of responsibilities at the Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. They’ve been named...
UAH in pilot AUVSI program to establish student clubs
Mar 09, 2015
UAH is among six universities involved in a pilot program to establish student clubs for the Association of Unmanned/Vehicles Systems International (AUVSI). ...
UAH Scientists Give Spare Lightning Sensor New Life
Feb 18, 2015
In today's world, with limited budgets, it's important to use every piece of hardware possible. At The University of Alabama in Huntsville, scientists are pulling the flight spare of the Lightning Imaging Sensor (LIS, pronounced "Liz") out of the mot...
UAH scientists ship instrument that will expand view of global lightning
Feb 11, 2015
An expanded view of lightning around the globe is coming closer for scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), thanks to a repurposed measuring instrument. UAH researchers have passed NASA qualifying inspections and shipped out a...
