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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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. ...
Outstanding UAH faculty, staff celebrated at 2025 University Awards for Excellence event
Jun 06, 2025
The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) celebrated 14 faculty and staff members for their outstanding achievements during the 2024-25 academic year at the 2025 University Awards for Excellence ceremony on May 1. ...
UAH researcher offers novel model to better understand the nature of hurricane landfalls, enhancing predictions and public safety
Jun 09, 2025
Dr. Xiaomin Chen, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, has published a paper in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), that offers a new model capable of resolving turbulence and eddies ...
UAH researchers’ climate study quantifies Urban Heat Island warming effects related to population density for the first time
May 02, 2025
A new research study from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of The University of Alabama System, addresses the question, how much have urban areas warmed from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect? ...
UAH’s Dr. Josh Wurman earns spot in National Storm Chasing Hall of Fame
Apr 09, 2025
Dr. Josh Wurman, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), was recently named to the National Storm Chasing Hall of Fame (NSCHoF). ...
Student projects highlight research innovation in 2025 Graduate Poster Session
Apr 07, 2025
The Graduate School at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) hosted its annual UAH Graduate Poster Session in the Student Services Building on the UAH campus, a part of the University of Alabama System. ...