2017-08-18 15:47:01 UAH undergrad co-leads project using satellite images of Thailand Details Published: 18 August 2017 Can an astronaut in space look down at a spot on the Earth and tell if the people living there are wealthy or … Read more » 2017-08-18 15:17:28 UAH welcomes Fat Daddio's to world of weather research Details Published: 18 August 2017 Scientists at UAH are welcoming Fat Daddio's cake pans to the world of 'high powered' weather … Read more » 2017-08-10 15:24:47 UAH Earth system science major helps map, preserve wetlands in Rwanda Details Published: 10 August 2017 For tiny, overcrowded Rwanda, preserving its ecologically important wetlands is a big challenge, made more challenging by the lack of reliable maps. How can you protect what you have in the future if you don’t know what you have in the … Read more » 2017-08-07 15:41:33 UAH graduate student maps water in African desert Details Published: 07 August 2017 For thousands of generations, Africans concerned about their water supply looked to passing clouds for relief. Now, thanks in part to NASA's SERVIR program and several students and researchers at UAH, many of Africa's leaders will increasingly be … Read more » 2017-08-01 19:08:19 UAH designated Center of Academic Excellence in geospatial sciences Details Published: 01 August 2017 The Department of Atmospheric Science at UAH has been named a Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in geospatial sciences by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the U.S. Geological … Read more » 2017-07-20 15:36:10 UAH Earth system science student does the “research sprint” Details Published: 20 July 2017 When you have only three months to complete a research project, it can feel like a 12-week sprint – especially if the project includes building hardware. "You have to work quickly, and half the time I was building equipment," says Julian … Read more » 2017-07-13 15:53:47 UAH part of team researching tropical trees hit by lightning Details Published: 13 July 2017 Trees and lightning generally don't play well together. However, while many trees struck by lightning explode or ignite or are otherwise instantly killed, other trees (especially in the tropics) seem less effected by lightning strikes and live … Read more » 2017-06-06 13:41:41 SWIRLL building attains LEED certification status Details Published: 06 June 2017 The Severe Weather Institute – Radar and Lightning Laboratories (SWIRLL) building at UAH recently attained green building Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified … Read more » 2017-03-23 14:16:33 VORTEX-SE tornado study brings 11 institutions to UAH Details Published: 23 March 2017 The mysteries of severe weather in the southeastern U.S. — and why tornadoes kill and injure more people here than any other part of the country — will get an in-depth probe this spring, as researchers from 11 research institutions around the … Read more » 2017-03-22 19:30:46 MSc Research Assistantship in Urban Remote Sensing Now Open at UAH Details Published: 22 March 2017 Applications are invited for a 2-year graduate research assistant at the Master’s level beginning summer/fall 2017 in the Earth System Science (ESS) or Atmospheric Science (ATS) program of the Department of Atmospheric Science at … Read more » 1234