These awards included UAH Foundation Staff Awards; Research and Creative Activity Undergraduate Mentor Award; College Outstanding Faculty Awards; University Distinguished Teaching Award; University Distinguished Research, Creative Achievement and Scholarly Performance Award; University Researcher of the Year Award, and the new faculty and staff Made a Difference Award

UAH celebrates outstanding faculty, staff at 2026 University Awards for Excellence event on April 23

May 12, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) honored the achievements of 23 faculty and staff members on April 23 at the 2026 University Awards for Excellence ceremony in the Student Services Building ballroom. ...

Leah Johnson, the first student to earn a doctorate in chemistry at The University of Alabama in Huntsville, stands outside the UAH Materials Science Building on April 7, 2026, with her chemist LEGO model of the molecule she studied for her dissertation.

Leah Johnson will receive UAH’s 1st doctorate in chemistry at commencement ceremonies May 4

Apr 27, 2026

When Leah Johnson is awarded her Ph.D. in chemistry from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) on May 4, the event will mark a milestone for the student and the university. ...

Recipients of the awards, which honor outstanding alumni, partners and supporters, are, front row left to right, Anvi Dalal, Caroline McAnally, Michelda Johnson, Kathy Chan, Prabodh Satyal, Lauren Bowers and Shannon Collins Shaver, and, back row left to right, Shane Davis, Amir Deylami, Brad Hill, Taylor Reed, Matthew Gardner, Gerald Smith and Jeff Samz

First UAH Sapphire Excellence Awards gala highlights outstanding alumni, partners, supporters

Apr 06, 2026

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) thrives thanks, in large part, to its vibrant network of off-campus connections: the alumni, partners and supporters who advance the university and its impact through their outstanding achievements and ...

Group of students engaged in a classroom setting with an instructor assisting and others listening or working on laptops.

TEST Initiative Advances Undergraduate Learning in UAH’s College of Science

Mar 18, 2026

In fall 2025, the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening teaching and enhancing undergraduate student learning. ...

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...

UAH student group set to launch new instrument payload on NASA rocket to study harnessing reentry heat and converting it to electrical energy

UAH student group set to launch new instrument payload on NASA rocket to study harnessing reentry heat and converting it to electrical energy

Jul 29, 2025

The Terminus Spaceflight Research Group at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is set to send a new payload into space, a follow-up to the successful launch and retrieval of a previous Terminus payload in Aug. 2024. ...

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. ...

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) presented 15 plaques to 14 faculty and staff members during the 2025 University Awards for Excellence ceremony on May 1, 2025.

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. ...

12 desk plaques to 11 inventors from two colleges and four departments at UAH in recognition of patents issued in the past year.

UAH recognizes 11 inventors who received 9 patent awards during 2024-2025 year

May 22, 2025

The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) honored the significant achievements of 11 inventors from two colleges and four departments who have been awarded patents during the past year. ...