Work with us! We are seeking outstanding applicants for faculty positions. Please visit Faculty Vacancies to browse opportunities with UAH. The Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science is a nationally recognized academic organization boasting world-class faculty. Students and facilities are co-located with UAH's Earth System Science Center, NOAA National Weather Service, NASA, and other partners at the National Space Science and Technology Center (NSSTC). Understand the Earth and beyond AES combines quantitative science, hands-on training, and the collaboration of ideas to encompass all components of the earth system — air, rock, water, and life — to gain a comprehensive understanding of the world as we know it. Above all, AES is a vibrant learning community where research and education go hand in hand. Students interested in seeking a master’s or doctoral degree can specialize in a variety of topic areas, such as GIS and remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry, land surface processes, air quality, geospatial analysis, mesoscale modeling, land-atmosphere interactions, severe weather, and much more. Undergraduate Programs Graduate Programs Faculty Spotlight UAH researcher offers novel model to better understand the nature of hurricane landfalls Dr. Xiaomin Chen, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, has published a paper in Geophysical Research Letters, that offers a new model capable of resolving turbulence and eddies within hurricanes as they transition from water to land. Contact Us Department of Atmospheric & Earth Science National Space Science & Technology Center301 Sparkman Drive Huntsville, AL 35899 256.961.7877aes@uah.edu Follow #UAHScience