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. ...
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...
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...
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. ...
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
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 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 ...
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...
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 ...
From Atmospheric and Earth Science Graduate to National Weather Service Meteorologist: Mariama Feaster's Journey
Feb 27, 2024
Mariama Feaster's ('23) journey through meteorology is a story of passion, persistence, and purpose. As an alumna of the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, she seeks to ins...
