Dr. Lee Ellenburg in his office at the UAH Earth System Science Center.

Alabama Governor appoints Dr. Lee Ellenburg to succeed Dr. John Christy as state climatologist

Jan 29, 2026

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has appointed Dr. Lee Ellenburg as Alabama’s new state climatologist. ...

Pasture in Jackson County, Alabama, documented during field visit.

UAH researchers support Southeast flash drought assessment to improve future drought preparedness

Jan 21, 2026

The Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, played a key role in supporting a newly published regional drought assessment that details important lessons learne...

Pollutants are formed from both natural and human (anthropogenic) sources.

UAH researcher identifies breakthrough pathway for air pollution particle formation

Jan 20, 2026

An atmospheric scientist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has helped uncover a previously unknown chemical pathway that plays a major role in the formation of air pollution particles in e...

The four winners in The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition are, left to right, Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha, first place; Derek Koehl, second place; Boshra Rezvanian, third place, and Eirian Waldron, People’s Choice.

Vignesh Geetha’s ‘What’s in the Smoke?’ wins UAH’s 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition

Dec 17, 2025

Vignesh Vasudevan Geetha’s explanation of “What’s in the Smoke?” took the top prize in the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition presented by The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) Graduate School on Oct. 23. UAH is a part of Th...

Zeb Leffler stands in front of UAH’s Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar

UAH student publishes groundbreaking hurricane study improving accuracy of hurricane wind estimates after landfall

Oct 31, 2025

A paper authored by University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) graduate student Zeb Leffler has been published in the Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), showcasing the university’s growing impact on ad...

World’s record hottest temperature of 134 degrees F was recorded in Death Valley, Calif., on July 10, 1913.

UAH Earth System Science Center researchers question world record for hottest temperature ever observed

Oct 30, 2025

A new study published in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS) by researchers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, calls for invalidating the world record hottest tempe...

Dr. Xiaomin Chen and his student Zeb Leffler in front of UAH’s Mobile Alabama X-Band Radar

UAH researcher receives AMS award for advances in hurricane science and forecasting

Sep 25, 2025

Dr. Xiaomin Chen, an assistant professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and ​​principal investigator in the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama Sy...

Dr. Lee Tiszenkel, a UAH alumnus at the UAH Earth Systems Science Center, performs field research in Houston, Texas, focused on atmospheric ultrafine particles that can impact urban air quality

UAH first-of-its-kind study shows air quality data derived from megacities are not accurate when applied to U.S. urban centers

Jul 23, 2025

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have published a paper in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment that demonstrates for the first time that using data gathered on atmospheric particles from Chinese meg...

Four of the nine UAH recipients of national scholarships and fellowships in the spring 2025 semester stand beside their advisor on the lawn in front of Frank Franz Hall, home of The University of Alabama in Huntsville Honors College

UAH students receive prestigious national scholarships, fellowships in spring 2025

Jul 07, 2025

Nine undergraduate and graduate students at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) received national scholarships and fellowships during the spring 2025 semester. ...

Promotion and tenure emeritus awards 2025

UAH announces promotion, tenure awards for 2025-26, past year’s grants of emeritus status

Jun 11, 2025

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) announced awards of tenure and/or promotion for 22 faculty members and recognized eight who were granted emeritus status over the past year at the University Awards for Excellence. ...