Artistic view of a NASA plane flying over gamma ray-glowing clouds in the Caribbean

UAH scientists help unveil dynamic gamma-ray emissions in tropical thunderclouds

Dec 06, 2024

Researchers from the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have partnered with atmospheric scientists from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) to make groundbreaking discoveries about gamma-ray e...

Land cover maps from 2001 and 2019 in the Houston Metropolitan Area

UAH atmospheric researchers find disadvantaged urban populations are subject to greater heat stress, poor air quality

Nov 21, 2024

Researchers at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) have employed a NASA open-source program to reveal that disadvantaged populations may be subject to greater heat stress and poor air quality. ...

Dr. Jun Wang Photo Credit: University of Iowa

Transforming Earth Science: Dr. Jun Wang, 2024 AGU Joanne Simpson Medal Winner

Nov 04, 2024

Dr. Jun Wang, a University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) alumni and leading scientist at the University of Iowa, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Joanne Simpson Medal for his exceptional contributions to Earth a...

Madison Holland smiles widely as she gives a speech

UAH Senior Madison Holland Takes Flight with NASA’s SARP Summer Internship

Oct 22, 2024

Madison Holland is a senior at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) and has demonstrated a profound passion for atmospheric and earth sciences. She is currently pursuing her bachelor's in Atmospheric and Earth Science with a meteorology conc...

Severe Weather Institute – Radar and Lightning Laboratories (SWIRLL) at UAH

SWIRLL celebrates 10 years of life-saving weather research, addition of key meteorological capability

Oct 18, 2024

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), part of The University of Alabama system, marked the 10th anniversary of the Severe Weather Institute – Radar and Lightning Laboratories (SWIRLL) with a celebration on Oct. 18. ...

The FARM team collecting data in a tornado.

UAH becomes the largest mobile radar facility in the U.S. with the addition of the FARM to its deployable weather research fleet

Oct 04, 2024

With the addition of the Flexible Array of Radars and Mesonets (FARM) team to its deployable weather research fleet, the Severe Weather Institute – Radar and Lightning Laboratories (SWIRLL) at UAH will be the largest and most comprehensive mobile...

UAH scientist earns National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) funding to build AI foundation model for heliophysics

UAH scientist earns National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) funding to build AI foundation model for heliophysics

Oct 01, 2024

The award for designing the foundation model includes 650,000 hours of computational time on advanced supercomputing systems, which is worth around $5 million in funding. Dr. Sujit Roy, a computer scientist in the Lab for Applied Science (LAS) at ...

Christopher Kwinta, a master's student in the UAH Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science with his awards for being second top forecaster in North America.

Christopher Kwinta named second top forecaster in North American weather forecasting competition

Aug 07, 2024

Christopher Kwinta, a master's student in Atmospheric and Earth Science at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama system, achieved top honors in the 2023-2024 season in the WxChallenge, a prominent North ...

Dr. Michael Newchurch outside the UAH SWIRLL Building with his instrument truck the Rocket-city Ozone

Professor Newchurch Receives NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal in April 2024 for his in Air-Quality and Atmospheric-Chemistry Research

Jul 24, 2024

Prof. Michael Newchurch, faculty in the Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science and a principal investigator in the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), received the NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal...

A view of the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse from Madras, Oregon. Credit: NASA/Gopalswamy

Understanding Animal Behavior and Atmospheric Changes during the April 2024 Solar Eclipse

Feb 28, 2024

Three faculty members from the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, unveil the mysteries surrounding the solar eclipse and what is to be expected. The upcoming solar eclipse ...